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Category: Melissa Nasson

Cuteness Overload from the Pets of Beacon Press!

December 10, 2020

The pet-less hiatus at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has gone on long enough. At last, four-legged friendos are coming back! In honor of President-elect Joe Biden bringing Champ and a future feline to the White House, we are sharing stories about our doggos, kitties, and other creature companions. Quality of life would suffer without them. Warning:…
Beacon Behind the Books: Meet Melissa Nasson, Contracts Director, Director of Beacon Press Audio

July 7, 2017

Like everyone else who works in publishing, I grew up as a bookworm. My grandfather and my parents used to take me to the children’s section at the Needham Public Library, and we’d leave with more books than I could carry. In high school, my friend Alex and I were total Harry Potter diehards. We…