{"product_id":"dear-genius-the-letters-of-ursula-nordstrom-9780064462358","title":"Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leonard S. Marcus\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography - Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNordstrom on career opportunities in publishing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarch 4, 1953\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Did I ever tell you ... I was taken out to luncheon and offered, with great ceremony, the opportunity to be an editor in the adult department? ... I almost pushed the luncheon table into the lap of the pompous gentleman opposite me and then explained kindly that publishing children's books was what I did, that I couldn't possibly be interested in books for dead dull finished adults, and thank you very much but I had to get back to my desk to publish some more good books for bad children\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNordstrom on editorial responsibility: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune 13, 1952\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I never want to forget that if Lewis Carroll had asked me whether or not he should bother writing about a little girl named Alice who fell asleep and dreamed that she had a lot of adventures down a rabbit hole, it would not have sounded awfully tempting to any editor\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNordstrom on nice books: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust 11, 1959\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"NOW I ABSOLUTELY LIKE THE IDEA OF THE MEAN STORIES ... Would you have some mean children, I hope?\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45156089692311,"sku":"9780064462358","price":1825.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780064462358.webp?v=1767301582","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dear-genius-the-letters-of-ursula-nordstrom-9780064462358","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}