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Children's Day at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival
See a selection of highlights from some of the Brooklyn Book Festival Children's Day and pre-festival events, including Drag Queen Story Hour, puppet shows, signings, and more.
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Movie Alert: 'The House with a Clock in Its Walls'
With the film adaptation of John Bellairs's 1973 novel, 'The House with a Clock in Its Walls,' releasing on September 21, a new generation of readers will have the opportunity to discover Bellairs's Gothic tale.
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Hurricane Can't Dampen Southern Booksellers' Spirits
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Discovery Show, held September 13–15 in Stirling, Fla., may have been overshadowed by worries about Hurricane Florence, but children’s books and authors were well represented in a wide range of programming.
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In Brief: September 20, 2018
This week, The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 50; illustrator Masha D’yans dresses to the nines; YA authors gather in Pasadena; and Elizabeth Eulberg tours for her new Shelby Holmes book.
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Tamar Brazis Named Editorial Director of Viking Children’s
Penguin’s Viking Children’s Books imprint has announced that Tamar Brazis will join the team as editorial director, picture books.
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Rights Report: Week of September 17, 2018
New deals for Katie Heaney, P.M. Freestone, Randy Ribay, and others.
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HarperCollins Launches Digital Platform for Middle Graders
HarperCollins Children's Books has announced the launch of Shelf Stuff, a digital community for young readers.
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Latinxs in Kid Lit Auction to Benefit Hurricane Maria Victims
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria approaches, Latinxs in Kid Lit is organizing an auction to benefit people working with Latinx youth both on the island and the mainland.
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Barnes & Noble to Host YA Book Clubs for 'The Hate U Give'
Barnes & Noble has announced that it will hold a Young Adult Book Club discussion of 'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas in select stores on October 4.
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Spotlight on Middle Grade: Fall 2018
We take a closer look at the ever-shifting and expanding middle grade category, including some of the latest developments in fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and more.
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What’s the Next Big Middle Grade Graphic Novel?
We asked some of our experts what middle grade graphic novels they are looking forward to in the next year or so.
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Chad Sell on Building a Comics Career
PW speaks with the graphic novel creator about his debut, 'The Cardboard Kingdom,' and his path to publication.
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An Ever-Growing Demand for Middle Grade Graphic Novels
As the market for middle grade graphic novels continues to expand, young readers are snapping up a wide array of books by diverse creators working in all genres.
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Booksellers Share Tips for Selling and Publishing Middle Grade
Five tips from indie booksellers on selling books to middle grade readers, as well as five tips for publishers on creating books that kids want to read.
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Booksellers Navigate New Trends in Middle Grade
From some of the smallest bookstores in the country to the biggest indie stores, six booksellers shared their approaches to getting middle grade books into the hands of young readers.
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2018 Decatur Book Festival in Photos
See photo highlights from the 13th annual AJC Decatur Book Festival, which took place August 31–September 2 in Decatur, Ga.
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In Brief: September 13, 2018
This week, National Geographic launches its fiction imprint; booksellers tour the Sendak House; author Shannon Gibney connects with a reader; and pajama-clad kids welcome Suzanne Selfors's new novel.
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2018 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced
The National Book Foundation has announced the 2018 National Book Award longlist for Young People’s Literature.
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Children's Illustrators Unite for Get Out the Vote Campaign
The Dear Neighbor, Please Vote campaign features a series of postcards created by children's illustrators, containing the simple message "Dear Neighbor, Please vote on November 6."
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Rights Report: Week of September 10, 2018
New deals for Jason Reynolds, Danica Novgorodoff, Ananth Hirsh, Yuko Ota, and others.
PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Katie Green
British author-illustrator Katie Green discusses her graphic memoir ‘Lighter Than My Shadow,’ which traces her long struggle with and recovery from anorexia, as well as why telling the story visually was so important.
