- 2024 Apr 24
From the New York Times
Pennsylvania School Board Reinstates Gay Author’s Speech Amid Backlash.
From the Bookseller
Magic Cat Publishing wins the Independent Publisher of the Year Award at the U.K.'s Independent Publishing Awards.
From Teen Vogue
Book Ban Fight in Nevada Would Create LGBTQ+ Section of Libraries.
From Variety
All Seven Harry Potter Books to Be Recorded as Full-Cast Audio Productions with More Than 100 Actors, Will Release Exclusively on Audible.
From Art Media Agency
Sad news: author-illustrator Étienne Delessert has died at age 83.
From the Oregonian
Beloved Oregon author Beverly Cleary still pulls her hometown together.
From Literary Hub
Alicia D. Williams on How Music and Verse Can Spark Literary Passion in Reluctant Readers.
From NPR
George Takei Lost Freedom some 80 years ago—now he's written that story for kids.
From Sierra Magazine
12 Earthy Kids' Books That'll Help the Whole Family Fete Earth Week.
- 2024 Apr 22
From Fast Company
There's a revolution happening in children's publishing—you can thank the book bans.
From the Associated Press
Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban.
From Teen Vogue
Texas Book Ban Law Is the Target of Youth Organizations Like SEAT, Booksellers.
From the Associated Press
Pennsylvania school board's cancellation of actor and children's author Maulik Pancholy was ill-advised, education officials said.
From the Los Angeles Times
Writers and readers wrestle with tough subjects at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
From the Paris Review
Encyclopedia Brown: A Story for My Brother, Philip Seymour Hoffman.
From CBS Sunday Morning
Julie Andrews on finding her voice again, as a children's book author.
- 2024 Apr 17
From Axios
DeSantis signs bill limiting Florida school book challenges.
From USA Today
“I'm an adult and I just read the Harry Potter series. Why it's not just for kids.”
From Vanity Fair
Against All Odds, John Green and Hannah Marks Made a Movie of Turtles All the Way Down.
From USA Today
How Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert shaped a generation of women.
From the Nerd Daily
Growing Pains: H.E. Edgmon on the Tricky Gray Area of Upper YA.
From the New York Post
Millions of Cats, the oldest American picture book still in print, and its famous NYC author, are being honored at the Whitney.
From People
Chris Pine to Publish Debut Children's Book That He Hopes 'Resonates with the Child in All of Us.'
From Fangoria
R.L. Stine Announces New Comic The Graveyard Club.
From the New York Times
Picture book author Natalia Sylvester on why some words feel truer in Spanish.
From Brightly
Enthralling Historical Fiction Audiobooks for Tweens.
- 2024 Apr 15
From the Washington Post
Red states threaten librarians with prison—as blue states work to protect them.
From New Lines Magazine
China's Picture Book Market Has Exploded, But Is It Fun for Children?
From the Associated Press
Marisha Pessl's Darkly, her first novel in six years, to come out November 12.
From Variety
Film Adaptation of J.K. Rowling's The Christmas Pig in Early Development
From the New York Times
Picture book author Natalia Sylvester on why some words feel truer in Spanish.
From Brightly
Queer YA Romance Reads Teens Will Love.
- 2024 Apr 09
From School Library Journal
BIPOC Representation in Children’s Literature Continues Its Slow Rise, According to CCBC’s Diversity Statistics.
From NEA Today
It's a golden age of nonfiction books for younger readers.
From the Telegraph
The Twits are back as celebs write spin-off Roald Dahl stories for ‘rights owner’ Netflix.
- 2024 Apr 03
From WRAL News
Black-owned children's bookstore in Raleigh, N.C., moving after threats, owner says.
From Chalkbeat
Banned books make up the sophomore English curriculum at this N.Y.C. high school.
From Deadline
Nisha Ganatra Tapped to Direct Freaky Friday Sequel for Disney.
From NPR
Black girls have the spotlight in horror anthology The Black Girl Survives This One.
From Parents
Olympian Aly Raisman's New Book Teaches Kids About Consent: 'They Deserve to Feel Safe.'
From the New York Times
Inside the Bestseller List: John Schu's Louder Than Hunger.
From School Library Journal
Defending the Canon: SLJ and NCTE Review 15 Banned Classics.
From the New York Times
Jon Agee reviews three illustrated children's books in which the parents are the problem.
From the New York Times
6 YA Novels That Open Conversations About Teen Chronic Illness.
- 2024 Apr 01
From Axios
Ohio book ban attempts on the rise.
From Essence
Bills Fighting Book Bans May Have Unintended Consequences—Library Penalties.
From the New York Times
Picture Books Come to Life: Inside the opening of the Rabbit hOle museum in Kansas City.
From the Guardian
Holly Jackson on being Britain's top selling female crime author.
From the New York Times
How the bunny became the reigning star of children's literature.
From Slate
Sandra Boynton on why her hippos have gone from berserk to, suddenly, calm.
From Deadline
Stars Collective Takes Film/TV Rights to Shawn M. Warner’s YA Bestseller ‘Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor.’
- 2024 Mar 27
From Rubryka
Ukrainian woman opens children's publishing house Le Petit Canard in France.
From Book Riot
2024 Barnes & Noble Children's and Young Adult Book Awards Finalists Announced.
From People
Goosebumps Actor Miles McKenna to Publish Debut Children's Book: 'I Was Raised in a Family Where I Wasn't Accepted.'
From People
Josh Gad Takes on Consumerism in Debut Children's Book: Let's Meet Each Other in the Middle.
From the Hollywood Reporter
The Bad Guys 2 Set for Summer 2025 Release.
From Country Living
Jacqueline Wilson's latest novel was accidentally deleted by a dog.
From Hyperallergic
How Beatrix Potter Hopped into Our Hearts.
From Stereogum
The Hold Steady Announce Children's Book Stay Positive.
From HuffPost
The Books Women's Rights Activists Recommend Your Children Read.
From ScreenRant
10 Best LGBTQ+ Graphic Novels for Young Adult Readers.
From Brightly
11 Books About Spring for Little Ones.
- 2024 Mar 25
From the New York Times
The Art of Babar: For more than seven decades, Laurent de Brunhoff painted the adventures of the world's most beloved elephant.
From British Film Institute
Robot Dreams: how we made our animated love letter to 1980s New York from Sara Varon's graphic novel.
From Variety
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise Film Adaptation Coming from Killer Films, Walden Media.
From the Guardian
'Not a parable about death': Raymond Briggs's notes set record straight for The Snowman
From the New York Times
Hollywood icon, author, and typewriter enthusiast Tom Hanks reviews Allie Millington's debut novel, Olivetti.
- 2024 Mar 20
From Book Riot
Why Ban Books When You Can Ban Book Awards?: Suburban Illinois District Cancels Caudill Awards.
From Slate
Author Holly Black reflects on the rise of "romantasy" novels, explicit sex scenes, and BookTok.
From People
Heartstopper Creator Alice Oseman Says Success as a Writer Was 'A Wonderful Surprise.'
From SlashFilm
The Weird Lawsuit Over Netflix's Enola Holmes, Explained.
From Deadline
Lion Forge Entertainment Taps Eydie Faye to Adapt Sarah Mlynowski's Best Wishes for Film.
From Deadline
Harold and the Purple Crayon Trailer: The Kid Doesn't Stay in the Picture in Movie Version of Classic Children's Book.
From Variety
David Schwimmer to Star in Goosebumps Season 2 at Disney+.
From Romper
Kids' Media Is in Its Villain Era.
From School Library Journal
A Climate Change Reading List to Inspire Action, Not Dread.
From Book Riot
Taylor Swift Lyrics as YA Book Titles.
From Brightly
10 Short Middle Grade Books Under 250 Pages.
- 2024 Mar 18
From the Des Moines Register
Iowa Poll: Half say new law requiring schools to ban books depicting sex acts goes too far.
From the Wrap
Bill Hader to Star in New Cat in the Hat Animated Movie for Warner. Bros.
From VideoAge
Cisneros, Trustbridge Partner on Merci Suárez Kids' Series.
From Collider
Twilight's Animated TV Reboot Is What the Franchise Needs.
From the New York Times
Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Boxcar Children, celebrating its 100th year, depicts the delights of concocting scrumptious meals.
From School Library Journal
The Importance of Middle Grade Fiction Today.
From Brightly
Libros en Español: Authentic Spanish Picture Books.
- 2024 Mar 13
From the Florida Phoenix
DeSantis's mixed bag in culture-war fights includes settlement over LGBTQ subjects in schools.
From Gothamist
Books on Black history and immigration found in trash by Staten Island school, sparking investigation.
From the Guardian
2024 Yoto Carnegie Medal Shortlists for Writing and Illustration Announced.
From Romper
Mo Willems's All New Snack Doodles Is Coming to YouTube.
From Animation Magazine
Marc Brown's Hop Sets April 4 Max Premiere.
From the Irish Examiner
Jacqueline Wilson on aging, the rise of TikTok, and celebrities writing kids' books.
From Literary Hub
Three Questions You Need to Answer as a Children's Book Writer.
From 100 Scope Notes
The 2024 Unicorn Report.
- 2024 Mar 11
From the Bologna Book Fair
Shortlist announced for the BOP - Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year.
From Times Now News
Wes Anderson Wins First Oscar for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and Thanks Roald Dahl.
From KCUR
Kansas City can finally go down The Rabbit Hole at a new museum for children's literature.
From Life Stories
Jason Reynolds discusses 'The Power of Narrative' in The Thread documentary series.
- 2024 Mar 06
From the New York Times
Op-Ed: The School Issues We're Battling Over Aren't the Ones That Matter.
From People
Children of Blood and Bone Author Tomi Adeyemi Has More Fantasy in Store.
From People
Raybearer Author Jordan Ifueko Reveals Cover of New Fantasy Novel.