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Q & A with Melba Pattillo Beals
Beals spoke with PW about revisiting her past as a member of the Little Rock Nine, and what she hopes readers will glean from her new memoir.
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Obituary: Brooke Goffstein
Author-illustrator and fine artist Marilyn Brooke Goffstein, whose work was published under the name M.B. Goffstein and Brooke Goffstein, died on December 20, 2017 at the age of 77.
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Q & A with James L. Swanson
PW spoke with the author of 'Chasing King’s Killer' about his interest in sparking kids’ love of history.
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In Conversation: Tim Federle and Marla Frazee
Authors Federle and Frazee discuss seeing their picture book adaptations on the big screen.
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Fall 2017 Flying Starts: Celia C. Pérez
The author of 'The First Rule of Punk' reflects on her path to becoming a writer, and the need for young people to see themselves in literature.
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Fall 2017 Flying Starts: Tochi Onyebuchi
Tochi Onyebuchi had already written 15 unpublished novels when the idea for 'Beasts Made of Night' came about.
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Fall 2017 Flying Starts: Andrea Tsurumi
Author-illustrator Andrea Tsurumi on the somewhat accidental creation of her debut picture book.
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Fall 2017 Flying Starts: Molly Ostertag
We spoke with author-illustrator Molly Ostertag about her debut graphic novel for young readers, featuring a nonconforming boy from a magical family.
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Fall 2017 Flying Starts: David Barclay Moore
The idea for David Barclay Moore's debut novel, 'The Stars Beneath Our Feet,' came to the author in a dream.
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Fall 2017 Flying Starts: Jessica Townsend
We spoke with Townsend about realizing her childhood dream through her debut middle grade novel, now an international bestseller .
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Fall 2017 Flying Starts
We spotlight six notable children’s and YA debuts this season.
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Obituary: Kathleen Karr
Author Kathleen Karr, best known for her numerous historical children’s novels such as 'The Great Turkey Walk,' died on December 6 at the age of 71.
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Where the Kids Are: 'Traveling Stories' Gets Kids Reading, One Book at a Time
We spoke with founder Emily Moberly about her San Diego-based literacy nonprofit's work, instilling a love of reading and civic engagement in young people.
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Four Questions for Jack White
PW spoke with the lead singer and guitarist for The White Stripes about adapting his song “We’re Going to Be Friends” into picture book form.
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Q & A with Emma Mills
PW caught up with Mills in Indianapolis, where she attends graduate school, for a discussion of mean girls in books and film, and her forthcoming novel.
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Global Kids Connect 2017: Four Questions for Meera Dolasia
In advance of next month’s GKC conference, we spoke with the CEO and founder of DOGO Media about the surprising ways kids choose to engage with each other and with the world around them.
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Obituary: Sheila Barry
Sheila Barry, highly regarded publisher of Groundwood Books, died in Toronto of complications from cancer on November 15.
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Four Questions for Oliver Jeffers
PW spoke with Jeffers about his new picture book, and the ways that fatherhood has given an immediacy to his storytelling.
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Global Kids Connect 2017: Q & A with Ginger Clark
In anticipation of the Global Kids Connect conference on December 4, PW spoke with Curtis Brown agent Ginger Clark about the U.K. marketplace, the ramifications of current events, and where the bright spots are in the world of children’s publishing.
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Q & A with Shane Burcaw
PW spoke with Burcaw about his first foray into writing for young readers, and his mission of changing the public perception of disability.
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