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In Conversation: Jodi Meadows and Susan Metallo
The protagonists of YA author Susan Metallo’s latest YA book 'Reasons to Hate Me' and Jodi Meadows’s middle grade novel 'Confessions from the Group Chat' have found themselves on the outs with their friends, a pivotal turning point in girlhood.
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Q & A with Khadijah VanBrakle
Khadijah VanBrakle discussed her new YA novel, ‘My Perfect Family,’ Black American Muslim intersectionality, and how her experience as a mother influences her writing.
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Four Questions for Angeline Boulley
Angeline Boulley spoke about her new YA thriller, ‘Sisters in the Wind,’ her legal research on the foster care system, and the importance of family to the Indigenous community.
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On Tour with Maggie Stiefvater
Bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater recently set out on a five-city tour to celebrate the launch of the first graphic novel adaptation of her YA series, The Raven Cycle.
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In Conversation: Karina Yan Glaser and Anne Hoppe
Karina Yan Glaser and her editor, Anne Hoppe, discuss their collaboration on Yan Glaser's new middle grade novel, 'The Nine Moons of Han Yu,' which is infused with their shared love of Chinese history and art.
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Q & A with Raegan Revord
Actor, producer, and book club creator Raegan Revord is best known for their role on 'Young Sheldon' as the beloved Missy Cooper. At just 14, Revord signed a two-book deal, and the now 17-year-old child star is releasing their debut YA novel, 'Rules for Fake Girlfriends.'
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Four Questions for Ingrid Law
Ten years after the release of her middle grade novel Switch, Newbery Honor winner Ingrid Law returns to the children’s lit scene with a picture book debut of the bedtime variety.
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Four Questions for A.J. Wood
Veteran children’s book publisher and author A.J. Wood, creator of the bestselling Ologies series, turns her attention to the mysterious side of science with 'The Wizard’s Guide to Magical Experiments.'
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Lauren Roberts Takes the Mound
Lauren Roberts, author of the blockbuster Powerless YA series and a lifelong Detroit Tigers fan, was thrilled when the Tigers chose her for Major League Baseball’s first-ever Book Club Night.
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Q & A with James Ransome
Multifaceted artist and renowned author-illustrator James Ransome returns with a new picture book, 'A Place for Us,' the wordless story of an unhoused mother and son.
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In Conversation: Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown
We asked the duo behind Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales to discuss their new spinoff chapter book series, which kicks off with 'Troubling Tonsils,' and striking the right tone for kids.
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Q & A with Jeanne Birdsall
Penderwicks series author Jeanne Birdsall returns with 'The Library of Unruly Treasures,' a lightly fantastical contemporary middle grade novel illustrated by Matt Phelan.
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Bookseller Andrew Laties on Championing Banned Books
We spoke with Andrew Laties, longtime activist bookseller, author, and publisher of the Rebel Bookseller imprint, about his latest title to focus on banned books, 'You’re Telling My Kids They Can’t Read This Book?'
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Four Questions for Charlene Chua
A grieving girl finds the ideal way to honor her late aunt in Charlene Chua’s 'The Pink Pajamas: A Story About Love and Loss,' the second picture book Chua has both written and illustrated (after 2020’s 'Hug?').
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Four Questions for Jeannine Atkins
Jeannine Atkins, the writer of several biographies of remarkable women in history, grapples with her own past and the impact of a sexual assault she suffered during college in her new memoir in verse 'Knocking on Windows.'
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Four Questions for I.V. Marie
I.V. Marie makes her entrance onto the YA scene with her debut fantasy novel Immortal Consequences, set at a school in the afterlife that acts as purgatory for its students.
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Q & A with Dawn Quigley
We spoke with children’s author Dawn Quigley about her teaching career, what drives her to write stories featuring Indigenous characters, and why she believes there need to be a variety of voices when it comes to representation.
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In Conversation: Chelsea Lin Wallace and Thyra Heder
We asked author Chelsea Lin Wallace and illustrator Thyra Heder to discuss their new book, On Our Way with Mr. Jay, kicking off a series of picture books celebrating school heroes.
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Four Questions for Lisa Brown
We spoke with author, illustrator, and cartoonist Lisa Brown about her most recent picture book, The Moving Book—which was created in the same vein as The Airport Book and The Hospital Book—and her multifaceted artistic journey.
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Four Questions for Amar Shah
Set in the mid ’90s, 'Wish I Was a Baller' by Amar Shah is a graphic memoir that follows the author’s experiences as a teen sports journalist covering the golden era of the NBA.
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