Carpenter steps up to children’s editor role

Caroline Carpenter has been named as The Bookseller’s new children’s editor, alongside her existing role as deputy features editor. 

Carpenter will lead the magazine’s children’s coverage while continuing to be part of the Features and Insight team, led by managing editor Tom Tivnan. Having joined The Bookseller in 2013 as editorial assistant via a Creative Access internship, she has since held a variety of positions at the company, including acting children’s editor in 2017, covering her predecessor Charlotte Eyre’s maternity leave. She has chaired the YA Book Prize for the past five years and this year chaired The British Book Awards’ new Books of the Year: Children’s Illustrated category. She is also a co-host of children’s books podcast Down the Rabbit Hole.

Her appointment comes following Eyre’s move into freelancing earlier this year. The Bookseller’s editor Philip Jones commented: "I’m delighted that Caroline has accepted these additional responsibilities to go alongside her features role. She was the natural successor to Charlotte, having long demonstrated an empathy towards the children’s sector, as well as an enthusiasm for its products. I am confident that Caroline will ensure The Bookseller continues to excel in its reporting of the children’s sector, starting with Bologna 2022."

Carpenter added: “I have long been passionate about children’s publishing, so I’m excited to be taking on the children’s editor title, as well as continuing to support Tom on the features side. I can’t wait to delve further into one of the most innovative and exciting areas of the book trade.”