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by Roger Sutton
Mar 02, 2009 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
>I interview Neil Gaiman in the March SLJ.
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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Anonymous

>Thank you for this. You've redeemed SLJ's really disastrous coverage of this year's Newbery.

Posted : Mar 05, 2009 01:55

Nina

>This interview makes me very very happy. Like the sun coming out after a storm: so nice to hear sensible and funny perspectives on the Newbery.

Posted : Mar 04, 2009 06:25

chellej

>Great interview. I've always looked up to librarians for their gowns.

Posted : Mar 03, 2009 07:27

Roger Sutton

>Nah, SLJ has always liked to keep things lively. Happy to help.

Posted : Mar 03, 2009 04:47

Anonymous

>Great interview, Roger. And how ballsy of you was it to diss SLJ in an interview they have to pay you for and print in their magazine?

Posted : Mar 03, 2009 04:33

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