164: Being a Cookbook Editor with Rachel Brown of Appetite

Molly and Kate speak with Rachel Brown, acquisitions editor at Appetite, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada, about her career journey and insights into the Canadian cookbook landscape. Rachel talks about her education and early editing experience before taking us behind the scenes about Appetite titles specifically. She shares what types of books they publish, how the team works, what they are looking for in a proposal and how Canadian readers love to support local authors. She talks about working with other countries' markets, the upcoming books she is excited about and the themes she'd like to see more of before leaving us with a few words of advice for those who aspire to work in the editing sphere. Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen Editor: Abby Cerquitella   Mentions Appetite by Random House Mary Berg 136: Cooking the Food of Nigeria with Ozoz Sokoh Jason Hudson Food Friends Newsletter   Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show My Cypriot Table, by Irene Matys