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Remembering Dinah Stevenson
Friends, authors, and former colleagues pay tribute to the beloved editor and publisher, who died on January 23 at age 81.
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Just Announced: 'The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science' by Kate McKinnon
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has announced the forthcoming release of comedic actor Kate McKinnon's debut middle grade novel, 'The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science.'
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Four Questions for Melissa Albert
Four seemingly unconnected individuals vanish from suburban Illinois on the same night in YA supernatural horror story 'The Bad Ones,' the second standalone novel from Melissa Albert, author of the Hazel Wood books.
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Q & A with Maggie Smith
In poet Maggie Smith's debut picture book, 'My Thoughts Have Wings,' a child wrestles with the recurring thoughts that often plague kids at bedtime until their mother frames the experience with a powerful metaphor.
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Q & A with Hena Khan
This year will be another abundant one for children's author Hena Khan, who has five new books on the way.
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Q & A with Ruth Behar
Ruth Behar, author of the Pura Belpré award-winning 'Lucky Broken Girl,' interweaves the lives of four Sephardic Jewish 12-year-olds across generations in her latest middle grade novel, 'Across So Many Seas.'
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Children’s Authors on Their Favorite Questions from Kids
We asked veteran children’s authors and illustrators to tell us their favorite questions they’ve been asked by young readers, and how they answered them.
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Kekla Magoon on Her Genre-Crossing Output
Fifteen years into her career, and with four new books on the way in 2024, the children’s author isn’t showing any signs of slowing the pace.
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Black History Month 2024: Q&As with Picture Book Creators Honoring Influential Black Figures
In honor of Black History Month, we spoke with the authors of six picture books that celebrate the contributions of Black activists and creators.
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Q & A with Tony Keith Jr.
We spoke with hip-hop educator and spoken word artist Tony Keith Jr. about his debut YA verse memoir, 'How the Boogeyman Became a Poet.'
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Winter Institute 2024: Scouting Locations and Making Friends: PW Talks with Lauren Castillo
In her latest picture book, 'Just Like Millie,' Castillo finds inspiration in her neighborhood and local dogs.
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Winter Institute 2024: Children's Authors to Meet
Established creators and future favorites are among the picture book, middle grade, and YA authors in Cincinnati.
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In Conversation: Erin Frankel and David Unger
We asked authors Erin Frankel and David Unger to interview each other about their forthcoming picture book biographies on chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, and the inspiration they've found in his activism.
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Q & A with Ray Xu
In his graphic novel debut 'Alterations,' animator Ray Xu draws from his own childhood memories growing up in 1990s Toronto to chronicle one comic book-loving Chinese Canadian middle schooler's tumultuous adolescence.
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Dave Eggers's Newbery Win: ‘Wandering Around in a Daze’
“I’m reeling a bit, but mostly I’m catatonic—yes, that’s the word!” Dave Eggers described the aftershock of learning of his Newbery win for ‘The Eyes and the Impossible.’
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A.S. King’s Printz Win: ‘Are You Sure?’
For author A.S. King, family dinner came with an extra helping of surprise last Sunday; that’s when she learned that the short fiction anthology she edited and wrote a story for, ‘The Collectors,’ had won the Michael L. Printz Award.
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Vashti Harrison’s Caldecott Win: Kind of a ‘Big’ Deal
Author–illustrator Vashti Harrison happened to be in Miami to celebrate her father's 89th birthday when—at 9:30 p.m., while sorting laundry—she received the news of her Caldecott win for ‘Big.’
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Four Questions for Goldy Moldavsky
Goldy Moldavsky spoke with PW about her new YA rom-com, 'Just Say Yes,' inspired by her experience growing up as an immigrant in the early aughts, and writing across genres.
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Q & A with Cicely Lewis
We spoke with Cicely Lewis, an award-winning librarian and creator of the Read Woke challenge, about promoting literacy and social justice through her work in the school library and in children's publishing.
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Four Questions for Liana Finck
We spoke with 'New Yorker' cartoonist Liana Finck about her debut picture book, 'You Broke It!,' and her longtime aspirations create books for children.
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