
PEN, Authors Guild, Society of Children's Book Writers. Founder of Lisa Libraries (charitable organization) founder of Ann M. CareerĮlementary school teacher in Noroton, CT, 1977-78 Pocket Books, Inc., New York, NY, editorial assistant for Archway Paperbacks, 1978-80 Scholastic Book Services, New York, NY, copywriter for Teen Age Book Club, 1980-81, associate editor, 1981-83, editor, 1983 Bantam Books, Inc., New York, NY, senior editor of Books for Young Readers, 1983-85 writer and freelance editor, 1985. Agent-Amy Berkower, Writers House, Inc., 21 W.


Hobbies and other interests: "Reading and needlework, especially smocking and knitting." Addresses Born August 12, 1955, in Princeton, NJ daughter of Henry Read (a cartoonist) and Edith Aiken (a teacher) Martin.
