About the Editor

Sarah Barley is Editorial Director of Sarah Barley Books, a new imprint of Books for Young Readers dedicated to vibrant, innovative, literary and commercial books for readers eight and up, launching in spring 2026. Sarah was most recently at Flatiron Books, where she published over a dozen New York Times bestsellers and her books received recognition from the Printz, Morris, Stonewall and Walter Award committees, among others.