Hosted By Amy and Susan R.
Thursday, June 6, 2024
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Details
Andrea Cascardi is a children’s book agent. She will talk about the process by which an agent evaluates potential clients, and what the market looks like these days for picture books and middle grade.
About Andrea:
Andrea Cascardi held senior editorial and publishing roles at Random House, Disney/Hyperion, and Egmont USA. As an editor, she acquired and edited Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King winner Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold, the Raffi Songs to Read series, and Pura Belpre winner Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez among many other award-winning books. As an agent, she has represented many bestselling and award-winning titles including Clare Vanderpool’s Newbery winner Moon Over Manifest and Printz Honor winner Navigating Early, e.E. Charlton-Truillo’s Stonewall winner Fat Angie, New York Times Bestseller Nubs: A Mutt, A Marine, and a Miracle, and Texas Bluebonnet winner Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break if You Want to Survive the School Bus. She looks for distinctive voices, compelling stories, and strong hooks that will grab and engage the reader. She’s on Instagram (@andreacbks), occasionally posting.
