Jerry Griswold

Jerry Griswold is a specialist in Children's Literature and in American Literature and Culture. The author of seven books, he has published hundreds of essays in the national press (The Nation, Paris Review, New Republic, and elsewhere) and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. A book critic and cultural observer, Griswold was a university professor at San Diego State University, UCLA, UCSD, the University of Connecticut, and the National University of Ireland in Galway. The former Director of the National Center for the Study of Children's Literature, Griswold has lectured all over the globe (from Seoul to Salamanca to São Paolo). You can keep up with his recent publications at: https://medium.com/@jerrygriswold