Spring 2025 Sneak Previews
Take a look ahead at some of the big titles for children and teens due out next spring, in our exclusive roundup. more...The Future of Children’s Bookselling
Forward-thinking booksellers are reinventing community programming staples, from author visits to subscription boxes. more...Obituary: James Proimos
Children's author, illustrator, animator, and designer James Proimos died on July 8. He was 66. more...Brian Selznick's YA Debut to Arrive in April
Scholastic Press will publish Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick's first YA novel—'Run Away With Me', a coming-of-age romance set in Rome—on April 1, 2025. more...Katherine Rundell’s Magic Words
We spoke with British author Katherine Rundell about bringing her acclaimed middle grade fantasy series-starter, 'Impossible Creatures,' across the pond this fall. more...ALA Annual 2024 in Photos
The annual ALA Conference and Exhibition took place this year from June 27 through July 2, gathering the publishing community for programming highlighting librarians, creators, and industry professionals. more...In Brief: July 11, 2024
Recently, a publisher’s authors gathered for an event; a stage adaptation made its premiere; and an author celebrated a launch. more...Children's Books for Fall 2024: All Our Coverage
Our fall 2024 Children’s Preview issue spotlights innovative approaches to getting kids jazzed about reading, our comprehensive A–Z listings of forthcoming children’s and YA titles, and more. more...Spring Flying Starts
We spotlight five of the season’s most promising children’s and YA debuts. more...YA Romantasy: True Love or Passing Fancy?
We spoke with publishers, agents, and authors about readers’ all-consuming passion for romantasy, the influence of BookTok on sales, and why it's become a category that demands to be taken seriously. more...From Middle Grade Novel to Graphic Novel
There’s more to adapting a chapter book into a graphic novel than just drawing pictures to go with the words. Adapters often bring a whole new level of extratextual communication to the page. more...What's Ahead for Kids' Books in 2024?
Few in children’s publishing were sorry to see the end of 2023, a year marred by skyrocketing book bans and softening sales. But publishers and agents foresee much to feel optimistic about in 2024—albeit with a few caveats. more...Children’s Authors on Their Favorite Questions from Kids
We asked veteran children’s authors and illustrators to tell us their favorite questions they’ve been asked by young readers, and how they answered them. more...Who Is YA For?
We spoke with editors about the category’s ever-shifting boundaries and widening appeal for today's readers. more...2023 Children's Bestsellers: Standout Series, Spinoffs, and Staples
Our annual Facts and Figures compilation of children's and YA bestsellers includes a wide variety of titles, dominated by ever-expanding illustrated and graphic novel series and their spinoffs, YA movie tie-ins and sequels, and time-tested picture books. more...-
Book News
Spring 2025 Children's Sneak Previews
Take a look ahead at some of the big titles for children and teens due out next spring, in our exclusive roundup.
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Industry News
ALA Annual 2024 in Photos
The annual ALA Conference and Exhibition took place this year from June 27 through July 2, gathering the publishing community for programming highlighting librarians, creators, and industry professionals.
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Industry News
Obituary: James Proimos
Children's author, illustrator, animator, and designer James Proimos died on July 8. He was 66.
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Book News
Brian Selznick's YA Debut to Arrive in April
Scholastic Press will publish Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick's first YA novel—'Run Away With Me', a coming-of-age romance set in Rome—on April 1, 2025.
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Authors
In Brief: July 11, 2024
Recently, a publisher’s authors gathered for an event; a stage adaptation made its premiere; and an author celebrated a launch.
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Book News
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of July 15, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a child helping others navigate grief, a graphic novel following a tween gamer at a digital detox camp, a YA horror anthology featuring a diverse group of authors, and more.
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Authors
In Conversation: Wade Hudson and Don Tate
We asked author Wade Hudson and illustrator Don Tate to discuss their new picture book, 'The Day Madear Voted,' which traces one Black family’s journey to the polls in 1969.
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Authors
Adib Khorram on the Dark Side of Winning
Adib Khorram reflects on his new picture book, 'Bijan Always Wins,' illustrated by Michelle Tran, and the early seeds of toxic masculinity that are planted in childhood.
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Authors
Q & A with Tricia Levenseller
An ambitious teenager will stop at nothing to get what she wants in 'The Darkness Within Us,' the companion novel to YA romantasy author Tricia Levenseller's viral BookTok sensation 'The Shadows Between Us.'
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Book News
Rights Report: Week of July 8, 2024
New deals for Justine Pucella Winans, Sarah Henning, Sarena Nanua, Sasha Nanua and others.