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Q & A with Travis Jonker
We spoke with author and librarian Travis Jonker about how he started writing and illustrating for kids, what he has learned from other creators over the years, and what it’s like living a life surrounded by books and book lovers.
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In Conversation: Lydia Gregovic and Krista Marino
We asked Lydia Gregovic to discuss the origins of her YA fantasy debut 'The Monstrous Kind' and the experience of shifting back and forth between writing and editing with Delacorte senior executive editor Krista Marino.
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2024 Election and Voting-Themed Books: Q&As with Picture Book Authors
Election season is in full swing and even if young readers can't vote, they can still get involved. We spoke with three authors about how their new picture books can help children learn about civic engagement.
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Q & A with Bessie Flores Zaldívar
Set in 2017 Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Bessie Flores Zaldívar’s debut YA novel Libertad follows 18-year-old gay poet Libi and her family as they navigate the months before a highly anticipated—and historically controversial—presidential election.
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Four Questions for Ellen Hopkins
In her verse novel 'Sync,' author Ellen Hopkins's first YA since 'People Kill People' in 2018, 17-year-old twins Storm and Lake struggle to navigate the foster care system and all the complications that come with it.
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On the Road with Karen M. McManus
Author Karen M. McManus embarked on a 10-city tour earlier this summer to celebrate the release of her latest YA thriller, 'Such Charming Liars,' about mother-daughter grifters who set out on their final job.
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Beyond the Book: Ginger Reno's 'Find Her'
In Ginger Reno’s compelling middle grade fantasy Find Her (Holiday House, Oct.), a tween girl grapples with the disappearance of her mother in Oklahoma. Set against the backdrop of the shocking story of the hundreds of indigenous people who have been reported murdered or missing in the state, Reno’s novel has already earned a starred review from PW and been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. PW talked with Reno about getting into the mind frame of her young heroine and how her Cherokee background informed this work. (Sponsored)
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Cover Reveal: Adventures Unlimited by Andy Griffiths
Readers who reveled in the lightheartedly ludicrous antics of the protagonists of Andy Griffiths’s 13-volume Treehouse series can look forward to the author's next madcap middle-grade series, kicking off next April from Feiwel and Friends.
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On the Road with Lucy Knisley
Last month, comics creator Lucy Knisley went on tour for her new book, 'Woe: A Housecat’s Story of Despair' (Random House Graphic), a collection of cat cartoons originally posted on her Instagram feed featuring her “dramatic” cat Linney.
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Q & A with Randy Ribay
Via four generations of Filipino teens' alternating perspectives, Randy Ribay, author of 'Patron Saints of Nothing,' a National Book Award finalist, examines masculinity and familial trauma in his historical YA novel 'Everything We Never Had'.
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Anna Desnitskaya on Leaving and Finding Home
Anna Desnitskaya's new picture book, 'A Star Shines Through,' is inspired in part by her experience leaving her longtime home in Moscow with her family amid the current turmoil in Russia.
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PW Close-Up: From Ivy & Bean Creators, Meet Stella & Marigold
The duo behind the popular Ivy & Bean chapter book series spoke to PW about the two new stars in their charming early reader series, Stella & Marigold, coming in October. (Sponsored)
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Q & A with Julian Winters
In Julian Winters's latest YA romance, 'Prince of the Palisades,' the titular royal Jadon is sent to L.A. to prove to his family that he can be the kind of prince and leader his nation Rêverie needs.
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Four Questions for Abigail Hing Wen
Abigail Hing Wen sets sail from her bestselling Loveboat series to chart new territory in the rom-com thriller 'Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies', her first standalone YA novel.
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What 'Bridgerton' Reveals About the Future of Romantasy
J. Elle, author of the House of Marionne series, reflects on the overlapping appeal of 'Bridgerton' and YA romantasy, and the need for more diverse representation within the romance genre.
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka Pahks the Cah at New England Libraries
Author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka embarked on a public library book tour from June 21–August 2, billing his New England stops as “JJK’s Summah Readin’ Roadtrip.”
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Obituary: Francine Pascal
Author Francine Pascal, whose massively popular Sweet Valley High series broke new ground—and several records—in the YA publishing realm, died July 28; she was 92.
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Q & A with Jordan Ifueko
Jordan Ifueko confronts the complex aftermath of revolution in her YA fantasy 'The Maid and the Crocodile,' set 10 years after her Raybearer series.
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Four Questions for Hayley Dennings
YA author Hayley Dennings’s bloodthirsty romantasy debut, 'This Ravenous Fate,' takes place during the lively Harlem Renaissance era.
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Beyond the Book: Kiah Thomas and K-Fai Steele's Lone Wolf
PW talked with Kiah Thomas and K-Fai Steele about their new early reader series Lone Wolf, making children’s books with adult appeal, and why they chose to create a hero who, at first glance, seems like a misanthrope. (Sponsored)
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