Emily Shapiro

Emily Shapiro edits young adult and middle grade fiction featuring rich and detailed worlds, propulsive plots, and engaging voices. She is looking for stories you can not only escape into but explore and build a new home in. Emily joined Labyrinth Road in 2022 after working as a member of the Random House Children’s Books publishing office and has co-edited young adult books including Among Ghosts from the New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hartman and the New York Times bestselling series Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams and middle grade books such as Forbidden Mountain from fantasy powerhouse Brandon Mull. When not editing books, she can be found buying books or talking about books and occasionally actually reading them.