Author Interviews

Mark Oshiro is making a name for himself. Already a well-known writer and media analyst for the Mark Does Stuff online community, he now has set himself apart from the crowd with his debut YA [...]

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., may be one of the most successful and visible professionals who is also on the autism spectrum. She is a college instructor, a highly sought after speaker, a well-respected [...]

Two years ago, award-winning author Kate DiCamillo introduced readers to three unlikely friends. This year, she revisits the Three Rancheros in Louisiana’s Way Home (Candlewick Press, [...]

For more than 30 years, Pat Mora’s books have influenced and impacted readers of all ages. Mora knows the value of providing books that readers can relate to and understand—books that help [...]

All around them, shots fired at aircraft that burst into flames. Bao Phi’s family held their breath as they waited for their plane to rescue them from war-torn Vietnam. Against all odds, [...]

Very rarely is there a book published that is completely original and groundbreaking. But Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix (Readers to Eaters, 2017) completely breaks the mold when it [...]

“I didn’t want to be an author when I grew up,” admits award-winning author Catherine Thimmesh, “I never even knew it was an option.” As a child, Thimmesh loved to write. There were no [...]

Artist Bryan Collier’s work speaks to thousands of readers with its signature combination of collage and watercolor that automatically pulls them into the illustrations. Full of textures and rich [...]