Krestyna Lypen

Editorial Director, New York

Krestyna has nearly two decades of experience in children’s publishing, most recently at Algonquin Young Readers/Hachette US. She’s had the privilege of working with numerous talented, critically acclaimed, and award-winning authors and illustrators, including Nicole Melleby, Khoa Le, Samantha Mabry, Kelly Jensen, Rebecca Santo, Rimma Onoseta, and April Genevieve Tucholke.
 

  • A bookshop I love: Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn 
  • A book I love: Almost too many to count! A small selection: Himawari House, New Kid, Oh No, George!, Milo Imagines the World 
  • A fun fact about me: I once performed at Lincoln Centre (thanks, high school orchestra!)