She was recruited to head the newly created children's fiction section for Harper & Brothers from 1925 to 1932.
[2][3] She married Frank Glick, executive director of placement and personnel for the Associated Merchandising Company, on June 5, 1936.
[4] Kirkus taught history and English at a private school from 1917 to 1919 before leaving Delaware for New York in the 1920s.
[5] When Harper & Brothers closed the children's department in 1932, Kirkus declined another job with the publisher and left the company.
[6] While returning from a trip to Europe in 1932, Kirkus came up with the idea of creating brief reviews on upcoming books for bookshops.