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How to Write YA
Author Seth Fishman shares six tips on how to tackle a YA novel.
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E.L. Konigsburg Remembered
On February 21, family, friends, and colleagues of E.L. Konigsburg gathered in a private space at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to pay tribute to the Newbery Medal-winning author, who died on April 19, 2013.
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Q & A with Carter Roy
Carter Roy, aka Michael Stearns, founder of the Upstart Crow Literary agency, is taking in the view from the other side of the desk with his children's book debut, "The Blood Guard."
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Q & A with T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper
In "Changers Book One: Drew," husband-and-wife team T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper introduce Ethan, a boy who wakes up in the body of a girl named Drew on the first day of high school.
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Q & A with Carol Weston
Carol Weston introduces two new heroines in "Ava and Pip," a middle-grade novel about an outgoing, wordplay-loving girl and her painfully shy older sister.
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Obituary: Erik Blegvad
Acclaimed illustrator Erik Blegvad, whose artwork appeared in more than 100 children's books, several of them by his wife Lenore Blegvad (1926-2008), died on January 14 at the age of 90.
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Q & A with Sheila Turnage
2013 Newbery Honoree Sheila Turnage returns with "The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing," another charming mystery in desperate need of unraveling by the indefatigable Mo LoBeau.
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Q & A with Trent Reedy
For "Divided We Fall," Trent Reedy draws upon his time as an Army National Guardsman to tell the story of a young man caught up in an impossible struggle that threatens to tear America apart.
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An "Unreal" and "Fantastic" Caldecott Call for 2014 Winner Brian Floca
When PW caught up with Brian Floca by phone less than an hour after the announcement that he’d won the Caldecott Medal, he admitted to still feeling “a little punch drunk.”
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More Than a Dream: Kate DiCamillo Reflects on Her 2014 Newbery News
On what may be the coldest day of the year in Minnesota, with temperatures dipping down to the negative teens, 2014 Newbery Award winner Kate DiCamillo might be the only person in the state who’s not complaining.
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Q & A with Melissa Gilbert
In "Daisy and Josephine," the "Little House on the Prairie" star's first picture book, a lonely girl travels around the world with her celebrity father, just like Melissa Gilbert did while growing up.
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PW Exclusive: James Frey Talks Endgame
Frey talked to PW about his new multi-million dollar series, the intricacies of orchestrating a story that will exist in multiple forms, and whether he's still angry about being ambushed on Oprah.
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Q & A with Karen Foxlee
Australian novelist Karen Foxlee's new quasi-fairy tale, "Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy," follows a girl on a quest within a fantastical and dangerous museum.
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Q & A with Wendy McClure
With "Wanderville," memoirist, editor, columnist and blogger Wendy McClure has donned yet another hat – children's novelist.
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Kate DiCamillo To Add New Title: Ambassador
Kate DiCamillo, the author of more than a dozen books, including the Newbery Medal–winning The Tale of Despereaux, will be named the country’s fourth national ambassador for young people’s literature at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on January 10. DiCamillo follows Walter Dean Myers, whose two-year term ended in December.
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Fall 2013 Flying Starts
Spotlights on five children's and YA authors who made notable debuts this fall.
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Fall 2013 Flying Starts: Corey Ann Haydu
Before "OCD Love Story" author Corey Ann Haydu was a writer, she was an actress, author's assistant, playwright, and intern at a literary agency.
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Fall 2013 Flying Starts: Phoebe North
"Sci-fi for teens," shouts the header of Phoebe North's Web site, making her intentions as a writer as clear as dilithium crystal. North has long been a fan of science fiction and fantasy, and contributes to the genre with her book "Starglass."
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Fall 2013 Flying Starts: Rosy Lamb
An accomplished sculptor and painter, Rosy Lamb has found a new vehicle for her artistic muse for her debut picture book, "Paul Meets Bernadette."
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Fall 2013 Flying Starts: Carrie Mesrobian
According to Carrie Mesrobian, just about everything about her debut novel, "Sex and Violence," came about by accident, or perhaps a better word would be serendipity.
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