Anna Jordan has joined Books of Wonder, New York City, as special events coordinator with the goal of increasing partnerships with area schools through both of the bookstores' Manhattan locations. She will work on author and artist appearances, book fairs and other special events at both stores and off-site.
She formerly worked in author relations and events at Islandport Books in Yarmouth, Maine, and served two terms as the conference co-director for the New England region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She also taught middle school for 10 years, is an author and was the owner/operator of Creative Bookings, a boutique agency booking children's authors and illustrators at schools and libraries nationally and internationally.