Scholastic Harnesses Buzz Around ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
As the Hunger Games series launches into a new era on March 18, Scholastic has plenty of plans to ensure that the rollout satisfies fans. more...
Just Announced: 'We Fell Apart' by E. Lockhart
Ten years after the release of her bestseller 'We Were Liars,' which became a TikTok sensation, E. Lockhart returns to the same universe in her new YA psychological thriller 'We Fell Apart,' out from Delacorte Press on November 4. more...
Cover Reveals: 'War Games' and 'Refugee: The Graphic Novel'
For Alan Gratz, bestselling author of 20 novels for young readers, 2025 will be an especially busy year, with two new historical novels due from Scholastic on October 7. more...
In Conversation: Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati
Author Matthew Burgess and Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati spoke with each other via Zoom about their collaboration on 'Words with Wings and Magic Things'—an illustrated poetry collection in the spirit of Shel Silverstein—and the liberating power of verse. more...
Four Questions for James Robinson
In his middle grade debut, 'Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen,' James Robinson uses optical exercises and personal recollections to explain how he perceives the world with strabismus. more...
Chooseco to Reprint ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Launch Title
Edward Packard's 'The Cave of Time,' which kicked off the Choose Your Own Adventure series in 1979, will return to print after 25 years on August 5, when Chooseco reissues the interactive novel. more...
In Brief: March 13, 2025
Recently, young readers experienced a picture book coming to life via an art installation, an author and an illustrator came together for a storytime, a publisher celebrated authors at a conference, and an author gave a reading of a highly anticipated companion book. more...
2024 Children's Bestsellers: Graphic Novels, YA Sequels, and Old Favorites Chart High
Our 2024 Facts and Figures compilation of children’s and YA bestsellers includes a wide variety of titles, dominated by middle grade graphic novel series, YA thrillers and romance, and evergreen picture book favorites. more...
Children's Books for Spring 2025: All Our Coverage
Our spring 2025 Children’s Preview issue includes a look at the shifting social media landscape, our comprehensive A–Z listings of forthcoming children’s and YA titles, and more. more...
Fall 2025 Sneak Previews
See highlights of the children's and YA titles due out next season—including highly anticipated debuts, follow-ups to bestselling novels, and collaborations between favorite authors and illustrators—in our exclusive roundup. more...
Where Is the Kid Lit Community Online?
As social media communities splinter, authors and publishers wonder where their next digital water cooler will be. more...
Children’s Editors on the Worst Places They Were Ever Pitched
We asked editors about the most unusual and unexpected places they’ve been pitched a children’s book. more...
Mac Barnett Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
During his two-year term, Barnett plans to focus on what he calls "a unique and marvelous way of telling stories: the children’s picture book." more...
When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2025 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners
The annual Youth Media Awards were announced on January 27 during the American Library Association’s final LibLearnX conference. See our interviews with the winners of the three top prizes. more...
The Future of Children’s Bookselling
Forward-thinking booksellers are reinventing community programming staples, from author visits to subscription boxes. more...-
Book NewsScholastic Harnesses Buzz Around ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
As the Hunger Games series launches into a new era on March 18, Scholastic has plenty of plans to ensure that the rollout satisfies fans.
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Book News
Cover Reveals: 'War Games' and 'Refugee: The Graphic Novel'
For Alan Gratz, bestselling author of 20 novels for young readers, 2025 will be an especially busy year, with two new historical novels due from Scholastic on October 7.
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Book News
Just Announced: 'We Fell Apart' by E. Lockhart
Ten years after the release of her bestseller 'We Were Liars,' which became a TikTok sensation, E. Lockhart returns to the same universe in her new YA psychological thriller 'We Fell Apart,' out from Delacorte Press on November 4.
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Authors
Four Questions for James Robinson
In his middle grade debut, 'Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen,' James Robinson uses optical exercises and personal recollections to explain how he perceives the world with strabismus.
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Authors
In Conversation: Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati
Author Matthew Burgess and Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati spoke with each other via Zoom about their collaboration on 'Words with Wings and Magic Things'—an illustrated poetry collection in the spirit of Shel Silverstein—and the liberating power of verse.
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Industry News
In Brief: March 13, 2025
Recently, young readers experienced a picture book coming to life via an art installation, an author and an illustrator came together for a storytime, a publisher celebrated authors at a conference, and an author gave a reading of a highly anticipated companion book.
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Book News
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 17, 2025
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a bear dealing with noisy neighbors, a middle grade book about an orphaned tween trying to break a curse, a YA duology conclusion about the lengths one healer will go to bring a friend back from death, and more.
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Book News
Chooseco to Reprint ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Launch Title
Edward Packard's 'The Cave of Time,' which kicked off the Choose Your Own Adventure series in 1979, will return to print after 25 years on August 5, when Chooseco reissues the interactive novel.
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Book News
NYRB to Release Clarice Lispector’s Children’s Stories as Picture Books
Two of the late Brazilian author's stories for children—originally written for her young sons—will come to life as picture books courtesy of New York Review Books' NYRB Kids imprint.
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Authors
Women's History Month 2025: Q & As with Picture Book Authors Honoring Influential Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, we spoke with seven creators of picture book biographies highlighting overlooked female figures in history.
