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YA Author and Movie Producer Perry Moore Dies
Perry Moore, author, director and movie producer, died February 17 at his home in New York City. He was 39 and the cause of his death has not been determined.
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About Our Cover Artist
In less than a decade of illustrating children's books, Sophie Blackall has quickly amassed a substantial body of work and many accolades, most recently, the New York Times's Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2010 list.
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Lauren Myracle: 'This Generation's Judy Blume'
If a writer's potential to incite controversy could be gauged by her Web site, Lauren Myracle would not register as a candidate.
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Q & A with Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg
In 2006, recent college graduates Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg launched a year-and-a-half long international adventure, to Beijing, Shanghai, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Mali.
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Taking Flight with Maya Soetoro-Ng
At last month's Winter Institute, PW caught up with President Obama's half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. She was in town to meet with her editor, Karen Lotz, president and publisher of Candlewick Press, and to talk with booksellers about her forthcoming picture book, Ladder to the Moon, illustrated by Yuyi Morales.
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Brian Jacques, 1939-2011
Brian Jacques, author of the bestselling Redwall series, died after a heart attack on Saturday, February 5. He was 71. The Redwall fantasy series, set in a world populated with anthropomorphized animals, began in 1986 with Redwall, which was published in the U.S. by Philomel. Since, the series has been published in more than 20 countries and has sold more than 20 million copies.
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George Edward Stanley, 1942-2011
George Edward Stanley, author of more than 100 books for young people, died on Monday, February 7, after a ruptured aneurysm; he was 68. After writing and publishing over 200 short stories in American, British, Irish, and South African magazines, Stanley turned to writing books.
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Q & A with Dan Yaccarino
We spoke with Dan Yaccarino about his new picture book, All the Way to America, which traces his family’s history from Sorrento, Italy, to New York City.
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Q & A with Judy Blundell
With Strings Attached, Judy Blundell has to follow her own tough act: her first foray into YA, What I Saw and How I Lied, won the 2008 National Book Award. She spoke to PW about her inspiration, and why one of her 39 Clues collaborators may still not be speaking to her.
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Newbery Honor Author a Hit on Japanese TV
Margi Preus, whose novel, Heart of a Samurai, has just received a 2011 Newbery Honor, is on her way to becoming a media celebrity in Japan.
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'Hello? It's the ALA Calling': Stead and Vanderpool on Winning the Big Prize
When you win a Newbery or a Caldecott Medal, you find out in an early morning phone call—and your life is changed in an instant. Both Erin Stead and Clare Vanderpool received that call this past Monday morning; we spoke with both of them to find out where they were when the phone rang, what their reactions were, and what they did next.
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Q & A with Ellen Potter
In 2003, Ellen Potter made a lively splash onto the scene with her middle-grade novel Olivia Kidney. Most recently, the author tapped into memories of her own childhood reading to pen The Humming Room, a novel inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden.
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Q & A with Elizabeth Eulberg
A book publicist for a dozen years, first for Scholastic and currently for Little, Brown as director of global publicity for Stephenie Meyer, Elizabeth Eulberg stepped into the role of author with The Lonely Hearts Club. Scholastic's Point imprint is publishing her second YA novel, Prom & Prejudice, a modern-day retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Bookshelf caught up with Eulberg—who like Lizzie lives in Hoboken—to talk about the novel and her writing life.
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Fall 2010 Flying Starts
Interviews with four novelists who had noteworthy debuts this fall.
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Planes, Picture Books, and Pastels: Meeting Bob Graham
Children's illustrator Suzy Becker writes about meeting Australian illustrator Bob Graham, on a trip to Melbourne.
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Erskine Wins NBA in Young People's Literature
Kathryn Erskine was filled with gratitude as she stepped up to the podium on Wednesday night to claim the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, for her novel Mockingbird (Philomel), about a 10-year-old girl with Asperger's syndrome.
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Q & A with Michael Rosen
For more than 35 years, Londoner Michael Rosen has been writing books for children, primarily poetry anthologies and picture books. Tiny Fly Guy, the latest offering from the author, who served as the U.K.'s Children's Laureate from 2007-2009, was published by Candlewick last month. Bookshelf caught up with Rosen during his recent visit to Boston.
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Who Are You Writing About Today, Jean Fritz?
On November 16, 2010, Jean Fritz celebrates her 95th birthday, and on January 6, 2011, we will publish Alexander Hamilton, The Outsider, Jean's 45th book for Putnam. It is our 29th book together and each one has been an amazing experience, filled with distinct and very warm memories.
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Q & A with Robin McKinley
Robin McKinley gained early fame when her second published novel, The Blue Sword (1982), was named a Newbery Honor and her third novel, The Hero and the Crown, won the Newbery itself. Among her 15 other books are Beauty, a retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," and Sunshine, a vampire novel. In the world of Pegasus, McKinley's newest tale, human beings must coexist with a race of sentient, winged ungulates with whom communication is extremely difficult.
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Q & A with Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park is the Newbery-Award winning author of A Single Shard and other acclaimed novels and picture books. Her forthcoming book, The Long Walk to Water, profiles two young people in the Sudan—one based on a real Lost Boy, who was forced to flee his village, the other a fictional girl who collects the water for her village.
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