Anne Greenberg. Book editor specializing in children's and young adult fiction & nonfiction

Anne Greenberg was an in-house editor of children’s books for 16 years at Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books, specializing in fiction for readers 5–8 (but not picture books), 8–12, and young adult. Now she is a full-time freelance, doing developmental editing, editing, and copyediting of adult fiction and nonfiction, in addition to children’s books. Known for her thorough yet sensitive work, at Pocket/S&S she edited more than 550 books (including all-new Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys titles) and worked with more than 40 writers, including first-time authors. Honors for her list include The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti, a teen novel that garnered two starred reviews and the cover of the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books; Why Do They Hate Me?, a nonfiction compilation that was named a VOYA Nonfiction Honor Book; and Violet Eyes by Nicole Luiken, a teen science fiction novel that was a YALSA Quick Pick nominee. As a freelance she has edited Walking the Line by Mike Lude with Bill Knight (sports autobiography), Sniper Shot by Barry Ozeroff (adult thriller), Spider Riders: The Shards of the Oracle by Tedd Anasti and Patsy Cameron-Anasti with Stephen D. Sullivan (children’s sf), and Defender: Hyperswarm by Tim Waggoner (sf).

Copyedited works include Winning by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch (business); Shine by Star Jones Reynolds; The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty by Buster Olney (sports); Arthritis by John D. Clough, MD; One Stroke, Two Survivors by Bernice Kleiman with Herb Kleiman (health); The Van Gogh Conspiracy by J. Madison Davis (thriller); The Rare and the Beautiful by Cressida Connolly (biography); and Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score by Andy Kessler (business).

Specialties:

Developmental/substantive editing, manuscript evaluation, copyediting.
Scope: Young adult fiction; children’s fiction (chapter books and middle grade but not picture books); adult trade fiction and nonfiction, including self-help, how-to, diet and nutrition.

Editorial List (selected)

Books for Adults

Classic Day and Peanut Butter Publishing

America at the Internet Crossroads by Michael Bookey (nonfiction)
Walking the Line by Mike Lude and Bill Knight (life story of intercollegiate athletic director written by award-winning journalist)
What Healthy People Know by Robert M. Gleeson, MD (nutrition and health)

ibooks

Defender: Hyperswarm by Tim Waggoner (83,000-word sf ms based on arcade game)
Sniper Shot by Barry Ozeroff (420p thriller)

WizKids LLC

MechWarriors: Patriot’s Stand by Mike Moscoe (93,000-word ms based on video game)

Books for Teens and Younger Readers

Newmarket Press

Spider Riders series by Tedd Anasti and Patsy Cameron-Anasti with Stephen D. Sullivan (based on animated TV series): The Shards of the Oracle; Quest of the Earthen; Reign of the Soul Eater.

Pocket Books, Pocket Pulse, Simon Pulse, and Archway Paperbacks

Teen Readership

Kissed by an Angel trilogy by Elizabeth Chandler (romance-mystery-supernatural/Daniel Weiss Associates, packager)
The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti (starred PW and BCCB reviews)
Violet Eyes (YALSA Quick Pick nominee) and Silver Eyes by Nicole Luiken (sf/thriller)
Stratemeyer series: The Nancy Drew Files, The Hardy Boys Casefiles, Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMysteries, and Tom Swift

Media Tie-ins

Charlie’s Angels by Elizabeth Lenhard
Charmed TV novelizations and spin-off novels
Clueless movie novelization and movie and TV spin-off novels
Dawson’s Creek: The Beginning of Everything Else by Jennifer Baker
Girlfight by Frank Lauria
My Girl 2 by Patricia Hermes
Sleepy Hollow by Peter Lerangis
Vertical Limit by Mel Odom

Minstrel Books/Aladdin Paperbacks

Middle-Grade Readership

The Rainbow Pony and The Wildflower Pony by Anne Eliot Crompton
Stratemeyer series: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories and The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories

Media Tie-ins

Dudley Do-Right by Elizabeth Lenhard
The Little Vampire by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg and Nicholas Waller
Little Women by Laurie Lawlor
The Mask of Zorro by Frank Lauria, and Zorro movie spin-off novels
Sister, Sister TV spin-off novels by Janet Quin-Harkin

Early-Grade Readership

The Kids on Bus 5 series by Marcia Leonard, illustrated by Julie Durrell
Stratemeyer series: The Nancy Drew Notebooks; The Hardy Boys Are: The Clues Brothers; and The New Bobbsey Twins

Copyediting—Selected List

HarperCollins

Getting from College to Career by Lindsay Pollak (nonfiction)
The High-Purpose Company by Christine Arena (business)
Home Team Advantage by Brooke de Lench (parenting/sports)
The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty by Buster Olney (nonfiction)
mental_floss Presents Condensed Knowledge (nonfiction)
The Modern Jewish Mom’s Guide to Shabbat by Meredith L. Jacobs (nonfiction)
Money-Driven Medicine by Maggie Mahar (business)
100 Bullshit Jobs and How to Get Them by Stanley Bing (business)
The Rare and the Beautiful by Cressida Connolly (biography)
Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score by Andy Kessler (business)
Shine by Star Jones Reynolds (self-help/inspirational)
The Stress Cure by Dr. Vern Cherewatenko and Paul Perry (self-help)
Threshold Resistance by A. Alfred Taubman (business/autobiography)
Winning by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch (business)
Winning: The Answers by Jack and Suzy Welch (business)

Cleveland Clinic Press

Arthritis by John D. Clough, MD
One Stroke, Two Survivors by Bernice Kleiman with comments by Herb Kleiman

ibooks

The Van Gogh Conspiracy by J. Madison Davis (adult thriller)

Z File

Beyond Hell and Back by Dwight Jon Zimmerman and John D. Gresham (military nonfiction)

Feedback

"It has been nothing but fun working with you on Charmed and, of course, Charlie’s Angels. And I will always be grateful to you for giving me my first ‘break’ with Clueless. You definitely played the biggest role in launching me on this career." —Elizabeth Lenhard

"You’re an experienced and talented editor, which is a rare thing these days!" —Anonymous Nancy Drew author

"Guess what??? We got a STARRED PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW!!!! And I do mean ‘we.’ " —Deb Caletti, author of The Queen of Everything

"I’ve had a great time working with you, and I think we’ve put some really neat books out there, not just mysteries but slices of contemporary life that the fans of Nancy & Frank & Joe might never come across otherwise." —Anonymous Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys author

"Thanks to my editor I have an excellent road map for the process of revision. The critique was both thoughtful and thought provoking. Overall, a terrific experience." —Network client (children’s fantasy)

"Anne is a fantastic editor! She showed me ways to make my manuscript much much stronger." —Network client (YA novel)

"This is my second time working with Anne. She's a very professional editor, who delivers material on time and provides a clear editorial letter along with the edited manuscript." —Network client (YA novel)

"I can’t thank you enough for your help. Your comments and edits made the manuscript much stronger." —Michael Bookey, author of America at the Internet Crossroads

"Thank you so much for all of your help. Your comments/suggestions are excellent." —Network client (children’s fiction)

"Anne Greenberg made great catches and saved me from embarrassing myself." —Buster Olney, author of The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty (from the acknowledgments)

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