Cover Reveal: 'Graciela in the Abyss' by Meg Medina
In her forthcoming novel 'Graciela in the Abyss', Newbery Medalist and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina explores an eerie underwater world with an evocative ghost story for middle grade readers. more...
2024 Election and Voting-Themed Books: Q&As with Picture Book Authors
Election season is in full swing and even if young readers can't vote, they can still get involved. We spoke with three authors about how their new picture books can help children learn about civic engagement. more...
Just Announced: 'Girls on the Rise' by Amanda Gorman
Author, poet, and activist Amanda Gorman is set to publish a picture book with Viking Children’s Books. 'Girls on the Rise,' illustrated by Loveis Wise, is scheduled for release on January 7, 2025. more...
In Conversation: Lydia Gregovic and Krista Marino
We asked Lydia Gregovic to discuss the origins of her YA fantasy debut 'The Monstrous Kind' and the experience of shifting back and forth between writing and editing with Delacorte senior executive editor Krista Marino. more...
Four Questions for Ellen Hopkins
In her verse novel 'Sync,' author Ellen Hopkins's first YA since 'People Kill People' in 2018, 17-year-old twins Storm and Lake struggle to navigate the foster care system and all the complications that come with it. more...
Q & A with Bessie Flores Zaldívar
Set in 2017 Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Bessie Flores Zaldívar’s debut YA novel Libertad follows 18-year-old gay poet Libi and her family as they navigate the months before a highly anticipated—and historically controversial—presidential election. more...
On the Road with Karen M. McManus
Author Karen M. McManus embarked on a 10-city tour earlier this summer to celebrate the release of her latest YA thriller, 'Such Charming Liars,' about mother-daughter grifters who set out on their final job. 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 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...
Off the Beaten Path: Unusual Tales from Children's Publishers
Sometimes a book’s journey to publication is straightforward. Other times, it’s a bit more circuitous. We asked publishers to tell us their fun or unusual behind-the-scenes stories. 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...
Spring Flying Starts
We spotlight five of the season’s most promising children’s and YA debuts. 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...
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 NewsCover Reveal: 'Graciela in the Abyss' by Meg Medina
In her forthcoming novel 'Graciela in the Abyss', Newbery Medalist and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina explores an eerie underwater world with an evocative ghost story for middle grade readers.
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Authors
In Conversation: Lydia Gregovic and Krista Marino
We asked Lydia Gregovic to discuss the origins of her YA fantasy debut 'The Monstrous Kind' and the experience of shifting back and forth between writing and editing with Delacorte senior executive editor Krista Marino.
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Authors
2024 Election and Voting-Themed Books: Q&As with Picture Book Authors
Election season is in full swing and even if young readers can't vote, they can still get involved. We spoke with three authors about how their new picture books can help children learn about civic engagement.
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Book News
Just Announced: 'Girls on the Rise' by Amanda Gorman
Author, poet, and activist Amanda Gorman is set to publish a picture book with Viking Children’s Books. 'Girls on the Rise,' illustrated by Loveis Wise, is scheduled for release on January 7, 2025.
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Authors
Q & A with Bessie Flores Zaldívar
Set in 2017 Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Bessie Flores Zaldívar’s debut YA novel Libertad follows 18-year-old gay poet Libi and her family as they navigate the months before a highly anticipated—and historically controversial—presidential election.
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Authors
Four Questions for Ellen Hopkins
In her verse novel 'Sync,' author Ellen Hopkins's first YA since 'People Kill People' in 2018, 17-year-old twins Storm and Lake struggle to navigate the foster care system and all the complications that come with it.
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Book News
2024 Election and Voting-Themed Books for Young Readers
As we gear up for the forthcoming election, many publishers are offering young readers books centered around civic responsibilities and processes. We've rounded up a number of titles out this year for children that highlight the importance of voting.
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Authors
On the Road with Karen M. McManus
Author Karen M. McManus embarked on a 10-city tour earlier this summer to celebrate the release of her latest YA thriller, 'Such Charming Liars,' about mother-daughter grifters who set out on their final job.
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Book News
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 26, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a child struggling with an apology, a graphic novel following a teen wolf protecting her friend from hunters, a YA novel about a doomsday prepper falling in love, and more.
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Book News
Rights Report: Week of August 19, 2024
New deals for Ann Liang, Nancy Banks, Melissa Poett, and others.
