Anna Parsons Editor Aladdin

Anna Parsons joined Aladdin in 2018 after completing several internships and an MS in Publishing from New York University. Anna is primarily looking for middle grade adventure stories, including light or epic fantasy and science fiction, suspenseful mysteries and thrillers, survival stories, and light horror. She’s also acquiring some contemporary and historical fiction, tending toward high-concept and escapist plots but with depth to the characters and their real-world experiences. In nonfiction, she’s looking for accessible narrative nonfiction or illustrated books that offer insights into important social topics or historical events. She’s mainly looking for prose, but also acquires graphic novels and novels in verse, and she’d especially love to see more books featuring underrepresented voices and that target the “in-between” spaces of early and upper middle grade. 

 

Additionally, she’s looking for escapist young adult novels with mass appeal that are transporting and compulsively readable. Anna loves compelling voices, complex characters, unique and immersive worlds, fast-paced plots, and clever twists.