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Rights Report: Week of September 1, 2025

| 09/04/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Tiffany Wang, Clare Edge, Byron Graves, and others.
Rights Report: Week of August 25, 2025

| 08/28/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Lauren Thoman, Suzanne Nelson, and others.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 1, 2025

| 08/28/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book retelling of a classic from an all-star lineup, a creepy chapter book series spinoff, a YA fantasy debut about a teen’s investigation at a palace, and more.
Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: August 2025

| 08/21/2025 @ 02:00PM

This month, kids can look forward to a graphic novel about a monster battle, a middle grade horror about a creature haunting a small town, a graphic novel about a blended family, and more.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 25, 2025

| 08/21/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a lesson learned during Día de los Muertos, a middle grade novel set at a school for young robbers, a YA anthology highlighting an Indigenous food truck, and more.
Rights Report: Week of August 18, 2025

| 08/21/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Anna Sortino, Rebekah Faubion, Marissa Eller, and others.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 18, 2025

| 08/14/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a spooky picture book spin on a classic fairy tale, a graphic novel boarding school murder mystery, a YA romance about teens falling in love during a cross-country train ride, and more.
Rights Report: Week of August 11, 2025

| 08/14/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Katherine Paterson, Erin A. Craig, Jennifer Dugan, and others.
New and Noteworthy Children's and YA Books: August 2025

| 08/11/2025 @ 09:00AM

Summer may be coming to a close, but readers can continue to look forward to new books including a series starter about a witch-in-training, a graphic novel about finding where one belongs, a gothic YA mystery about a psychic medium, and more.
Laura Amy Schlitz on the Inspiration Behind ‘The Winter of the Dollhouse’

By Laura Amy Schlitz | 08/07/2025 @ 04:00PM

In Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz’s latest middle grade novel, ‘The Winter of the Dollhouse,’ the story’s main character befriends an elderly neighbor who is restoring her childhood dollhouse; here Schlitz recalls her own dollhouse from childhood, and recounts her own efforts at restoration.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 11, 2025

| 08/07/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about learning boundaries, a nonfiction book about revisionist history of the South, a YA romance about an actor falling for her co-star, and more.
Rights Report: Week of August 4, 2025

| 08/05/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Kelly Coon, Alison Stine, Rebecca E.F. Barone, and others.
Cover Reveal: Labyrinth Road to Roll Out Brandon Mull's Guardians Series

By Sally Lodge | 07/31/2025 @ 04:00PM

Labyrinth Road, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, has announced the release of 'Guardians: Forbidden Mountain,' kicking off a new fantasy series by Brandon Mull in April 2026.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 4, 2025

| 07/31/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a child’s grief, a middle grade novel following a tween’s discovery of magical creatures at her local library, a YA novel about a video game capturing the fallout of a friendship breakup, and more.
Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants Makes the Leap to Manga

By Brigid Alverson | 07/31/2025 @ 10:30AM

Graphix will publish 'Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga,' written and adapted by Pilkey and illustrated by the Japanese manga artist Motojiro, on April 7, 2026.
Rights Report: Week of July 28, 2025

| 07/29/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Angel Briley, Margot McGovern, Heather M. Herrman, and others.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of July 28, 2025

| 07/24/2025 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about the long life of a rock, a graphic novel about monsters hiding among humans, a YA fantasy about a teen discovering her soul, and more.
Spring 2026 Children’s Sneak Previews

Compiled by Shannon Maughan | 07/22/2025 @ 04:00PM

See highlights of the children’s and YA titles due out next spring—including highly anticipated debuts, follow-ups to bestselling novels, and collaborations between favorite authors and illustrators—in our exclusive roundup.
Rights Report: Week of July 21, 2025

| 07/22/2025 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Sarah Dessen, Lynette Noni, Claire Rose, and others.
Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: July 2025

| 07/17/2025 @ 02:00PM

Readers can beat the heat with new installments to favorite series, including a picture book about a small dinosaur embracing change, a graphic novel about a community’s inability to share, a YA mystery about a teen competing for a cash prize, and more.

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