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Rebecca Stead Joins New Literary Agency
Rebecca Stead, 2010 Newbery Medalist for 'When You Reach Me,' is adding a new chapter to her publishing career.
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Four Questions for...Cassie Beasley
Debut author Cassie Beasley discusses her new novel, 'Circus Mirandus,' old favorites, and her favorite writing partner: her sister.
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Q & A with Katie McGarry
In 'Nowhere but Here,' Katie McGarry kicks off the Thunder Road series, which delves into the high-octane world of a motorcycle club.
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BookCon 2015: Judy Blume Dishes on Life in Fact and Fiction
After 750 fans gave Judy Blume a standing ovation before she even said a word on stage, Jennifer Weiner kicked off an hour-long Q&A with Blume during BookCon.
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Four Questions for...Brenda Bowen
The children's publishing veteran and current literary agent is releasing her debut adult novel, 'Enchanted August,' this month. We spoke to Bowen about the 1922 novel that inspired her debut, and how being an editor has affected her sensibilities as an author.
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BEA 2015: Editors Buzz About Middle Grade Books
Editors gathered at BEA Friday morning to share their favorite middle-grade books for fall.
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BEA 2015: Judy Schachner: Welcoming a New Picture-Book Hero
Best known as the creator of SkippyJon Jones, the frisky Siamese who thinks he’s a Chihuahua, Judy Schachner has added a new member to her family of animal characters.
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BEA 2015: Michael Buckley: Making a Bold Step into YA
Author of the bestselling middle-grade Sisters Grimm and Nerds series, Michael Buckley enters the YA arena with "Undertow" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May), the first in a planned trilogy.
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BEA 2015: Scott Westerfeld: Investigating Crowd Power
A group of teens with unusual abilities are catapulted from zero to hero status in a YA trilogy that kicks off with "Zeroes" (Simon Pulse, Sept.), written by a trio: Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, and Deborah Biancotti.
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Katherine Applegate: Something New, Echoes of the Old
How daunting is it to return to one’s writing desk after winning the Newbery?
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BEA 2015: Salina Yoon Expands Penguin’s World
The creator of more than 140 novelty books for the youngest readers, Salina Yoon moved on to picture books in 2012 with "Penguin and Pinecone," the story of a scarf-clad Antarctica penguin who finds a fast friend in a pinecone.
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BEA 2015: David Baldacci Continues His Fantasy World-Building
"The Finisher," David Baldacci’s debut YA fantasy in March, introduced iron-willed Vega Jane, who takes a stand and fights to do what’s right after discovering that her village of Wormwood is built on dangerous lies.
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BEA 2015: Delia Ephron & Ed Koren: To the Manners Reborn
The idea for the first edition of Delia Ephron’s book, "Do I Have to Say Hello?" was hatched when she picked up her eight-year-old nephew at the airport and he told her to take him to the baseball card shop.
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Rebecca Stead: On Middle-Grade Love and Identity
"It's about love," says Newbery author Rebecca Stead, describing her new novel, "Goodbye Stranger" (Random House/Wendy Lamb, Aug.).
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BEA 2015: Brian Selznick: A Novel Hybrid of Pictures and Prose
Brian Selznick offers a new take on his multidimensional storytelling technique in "The Marvels" (Scholastic Press, Sept.), which balances two stories.
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BEA 2015: Barry Lyga: Merging Three Creative Minds
An actor, a Hollywood producer, and a bestselling author have pooled their talents to create a YA novel set on a future Earth plagued by environmental collapse and mass poverty.
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BEA 2015: Carolyn Mackler: Linking Together Significant Moments
Life is a series of moments. And some of the most memorable ones—good or bad—come during high school.
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Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann: A Creative Collaboration
The wife-husband creative team who first collaborated on 2012's "Oh, No!" has arrived at BEA to talk about their latest work together, "Bulldozer's Big Day" (Atheneum, May).
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BEA 2015: Gwenda Bond: Placing Lois Lane in the Spotlight
Since her 1938 debut, Lois Lane has played pivotal roles in an array of comics, movies, and TV shows.
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Four Questions for… Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton's first book, 'Tiny Pretty Things,' is the story of three ballerinas from diverse backgrounds at a competitive Manhattan ballet school.
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