Books hold many powers, as author Varsha Bajaj can attest. She credits books for helping her make the cultural transition to the United States after growing up in Mumbai, India. In turn, several [...]
There are a lot of ways to describe Jason Reynolds’ books: Groundbreaking. Relatable. Gripping. Or as School Library Journal said recently in their starred review of Soundtrack: A [...]
Alicia D. Williams traces her love of storytelling back to her childhood when she listened to tales told by family elders and read books she borrowed from a bookmobile. Now the award-winning [...]
“I like to write characters who manage to find silver linings,” says Holly Goldberg Sloan. Her newest middle grade novel, Finding Lost (Rocky Pond Books, 2025), features another of these [...]
If a new Wimpy Kid book isn’t enough reason for a celebration, then how about the release of the twentieth title in this phenomenally popular series? Partypooper (Amulet Books, 2025) [...]
Katherine Paterson has been named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in acknowledgment of her two Newbery Medals, her two National Book Awards, and the profound impact her books have had [...]
Autumn is a season of change—in nature and in the classroom—and the perfect opportunity to showcase Anything (Chronicle, 2025), a new title that presents the picture book debut of Newbery [...]
Shannon Hale’s fifty-plus books have sold over fifteen million copies in twenty-five languages, but the award-winning author is committed to giving her readers even more. Hale continues to dig [...]