Ask an Editor Charlie Castelletti, editor at Macmillan Children's Books and First Ink

Why and how did you get into publishing?

I've always been interested in entertainment media, specifically the intersection between books and film/TV. At ten years old I would watch Jane Eyre on the telly, and then I would read the book; BBC would release a new adaptation of some classic, and after watching I'd read the material that inspired it. I've always enjoyed the intimate, quiet moments between the page and the individual, so the idea of getting involved in this process, to help shape that experience for the reader, was always exciting to me. I remember the first time I read The Hunger Games or Twilight aged about 12, and how that completely changed my relationship with books. I became obsessed with YA fiction and their filmic counterparts, and as a teen with access to Twitter, always had an eye on what was being published both UK and stateside. So book publishing always made the most sense to me.