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ALA 2024: Greener Grass: PW Talks with Trevor Noah
We spoke with the former host of 'The Daily Show' about his forthcoming illustrated tale for all ages, 'Into the Uncut Grass,' the timelessness of fables, and collaborating with artist Sabina Hahn.
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ALA 2024: Q & As with Featured Children's Authors
We spoke with six authors of books for young readers ahead of their appearances at the ALA annual conference in San Diego.
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ALA 2024: Baseball as Metaphor: PW Talks with Kwame Alexander
Newbery Medalist Alexander spoke with us about his second book in the Door of No Return series, sports as metaphor in his writing, and his commitment to foiling book banners.
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ALA 2024: 'Fostering Empathy and Resilience': PW Talks with Maggie Nichols
In advance of her appearance at ALA, NCAA champion gymnast Nichols spoke with us about her memoir 'Unstoppable!,' and how teachers, librarians, and caretakers can use it as a resource to support kids.
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Monsters Under the Bed and in My Head: PW Talks with Max Greenfield
Actor Max Greenfield's fourth picture book, 'Good Night Thoughts,' illustrated by James Serafino, takes on children's nighttime fears and anxieties.
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ALA 2024: 'To Help and Heal Humanity': PW Talks with Taraji P. Henson
Award-winning actor Taraji P. Henson highlights anxiety around fitting in and dealing with bullies in her debut picture book 'You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!),' the first in a series illustrated by Paul Kellam.
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ALA 2024: The Greater Good: PW Talks with Jay Jay Patton
In advance of ALA, PW spoke with Jay Jay Patton about her graphic novel memoir, 'Dear Dad,' how taboos around incarceration don't serve children, and using technology for good.
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Spring 2024 Flying Starts: K.A. Cobell
It was K.A. Cobell’s Blackfeet father who guided her throughout her life, teaching her about their culture and greatly supporting her goals. She put everything he taught her into her YA thriller debut, 'Looking for Smoke,' and getting that book into his hands was the final step of a roller-coaster journey.
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Spring 2024 Flying Starts: LaDarrion Williams
LaDarrion Williams is having his “I told you so” moment. After struggling to have his short film featuring Black boy magic picked up by Hollywood executives, Williams is sitting on a bestseller: his YA debut fantasy novel, 'Blood at the Root.'
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Spring 2024 Children’s Flying Starts
We spotlight five of the season’s most promising children’s and YA debuts.
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Spring 2024 Flying Starts: Cassandra Calin
Cassandra Calin's career as a cartoonist began on the internet. Ten years later, Calin is reintroducing herself with the middle grade graphic novel 'The New Girl,' her debut long-form endeavor, in which she highlights the parallel experiences of moving to a new country and the start of her first period.
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Spring 2024 Flying Starts: Xin Li
Xin Li’s picture book debut, 'I Lived Inside a Whale,' came into being during the upheaval of the pandemic. “I thought about this girl wanting to run away from all the chaos and mess,” she says.
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Spring 2024 Flying Starts: Amber Chen
Amber Chen sees echoes of Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness series in her first YA novel. 'Of Jade and Dragons.'
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In Conversation: Leah Johnson, Kyle Lukoff, and Abdi Nazemian Share Their Hopes for Queer Children's Lit
In honor of Pride Month, we asked recent Stonewall Award winners and honorees Leah Johnson ('You Should See Me in a Crown'), Kyle Lukoff ('Too Bright to See'), and Abdi Nazemian ('Only This Beautiful Moment') to discuss how they celebrate queerness in their novels, and their hopes for the future of LGBTQ+ literature for young people.
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A Busload of Joy: PW Talks with Loren Long
In 'The Yellow Bus,' author-illustrator Loren Long traces a school bus's journey in a tale whose changing landscape tells a story of its own.
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Why YA Readers Love Murder
Author Diana Urban reflects on why young readers are so enthralled by murder-centric stories, making mysteries and thrillers such hot genres in YA publishing today.
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'Healing Through Connection': PW Talks with John Cochran
In contemporary middle grade novel 'Breaking into Sunlight,' journalist and debut author John Cochran chronicles a tween’s experience having a parent with a substance dependency.
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Jeff Kinney Throws Beantown Party for All-Star Librarians
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series author Jeff Kinney hosted a group of librarians in Boston and at his Plainville, Mass., bookstore, An Unlikely Story, for a fun-filled weekend.
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Q & A with Sangu Mandanna
Sangu Mandanna—author of numerous adult, YA, and middle grade novels spanning various genres—adds a new category to her expansive backlist with middle grade fantasy graphic novel 'Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic,' illustrated by Pablo Ballesteros.
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In Conversation: Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow
We asked friends and fellow foodies Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow to discuss their new middle grade mystery, 'The Cookie Crumbles,' about a baking competition gone wrong.
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