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Q & A with Gregory Maguire
Gregory Maguire returns to children's literature with 'Egg & Spoon,' which stars two girls who team up with the witch Baba Yaga to save (Tsarist) Russia from global warming.
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'This Is Malala': PW Talks with Malala Yousafzai
PW spoke with Malala Yousafzai when she was in New York to launch the young readers edition of her bestselling memoir, 'I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World.'
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Caldecott Honoree Peter Brown Has a Novel Idea
Role-reversal and topsy-turvy scenarios account for illustrator Peter Brown's first middle-grade novel: 'The Wild Robot,' which Little, Brown will publish in 2016.
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Four Questions for Paul Fleischman
Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman's 'Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines' is meant to help identify key environmental problems and show how to navigate and critically evaluate information.
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Q & A with Jandy Nelson
Jandy Nelson's 'I'll Give You the Sun' is a tale of tragic misunderstandings, betrayal, love, and loss, told from the alternating perspectives of teenage twins Noah and Jude.
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Children's Authors at the Fall 2014 Regionals
Here is a sampling of some of the many authors who will be at this season’s eight regionals.
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Q & A with Kelly Barnhill
In Kelly Barnhill's "The Witch's Boy," magic links the fates of Ned, who lives under the burden of being the "wrong boy" rescued while his twin brother drowned, and Áine, the daughter of a bandit king.
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Obituary: L.A. Meyer
L.A. (Louis) Meyer, creator of the swashbuckling Bloody Jack adventure series starring intrepid Mary "Jacky" Faber, died on July 29 in Ellsworth, Maine, of complications from Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 71.
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Q & A with Anthony Browne
In his latest book, "What If…?," Anthony Browne probes childhood experiences with remarkable nuance and complexity.
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Bob Staake, TV Star
If you've turned on the TV in recent days, chances are good that you have seen author-illustrator Bob Staake starring in a new commercial for Intel.
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Yuyi Morales: PW Talks with the Award-Winning Illustrator
Illustrator Morales has won the Pura Belpré Award an unprecedented four times. Her next book is a picture-book biography of Frida Kahlo.
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Q & A with Miranda Kenneally
Miranda Kenneally's "Breathe, Annie, Breathe," Annie Winters, a newly graduated senior whose boyfriend has recently died decides to train a marathon in his honor despite a deep-seated aversion to running.
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Q & A with Emily Arnold McCully
Emily Arnold McCully talks about writing her first YA biography, "Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business – And Won!," and why Tarbell's groundbreaking journalism remains relevant today.
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Obituary: Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers, the award-winning children's author best known for his many novels that portray the often difficult life experiences of young African-Americans, died on July 1 following a brief illness. He was 76.
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YA Writers Launch Writing Contest Via Wattpad
The Freshman Fifteens, a group of 15 authors publishing debut YA novels in 2015, are teaming with online writing community Wattpad to organize a writing and mentoring contest that opened for entries on June 30.
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Spring 2014 Flying Starts
Six authors with notable spring debuts.
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Spring 2014 Flying Starts: J.A. White
In the dark world of The Thickety: A Path Begins (HarperCollins/Tegen, May), 12-year-old Kara’s mother has been executed for the ultimate sin—magic—and Kara lives a precarious life as a suspected witch.
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Spring 2014 Flying Starts: S.E. Grove
Several years ago, when Sylvia Grove was working on her doctoral dissertation on early Central American History, she needed something else to do to keep her from obsessing over it.
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Spring 2014 Flying Starts: Leslye Walton
If you were to ask Leslye Walton about her approach to becoming an author, her reply would probably involve the phrase, “Well, we’ll see.”
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Spring 2014 Flying Starts: Kate Samworth
Audubon Park in New Orleans was a favorite haunt of painter Kate Samworth, the creator of Aviary Wonders Inc. (Clarion, Mar.).
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