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Brigid Kemmerer: Balancing Two Series and Hitting a Milestone

By Sally Lodge | 09/08/2022 @ 03:00PM

This has been a banner year for Brigid Kemmerer, the author of several YA series and stand-alone contemporary novels, combined sales of which recently topped one million copies for Bloomsbury.
Q & A with Deb Caletti

By Martha Schulman | 09/08/2022 @ 03:00PM

In Printz Honor author Deb Caletti’s newest YA book, 'The Epic Story of Every Living Thing,' protagonist Harper and her newly found half siblings look for their biological father.
Q & A with Sophie Blackall

By Antonia Saxon | 09/08/2022 @ 03:00PM

Caldecott Award-winning creator Sophie Blackall's new picture book, 'Farmhouse,' was conceived as she purchased an abandoned dairy farm in upstate New York, with an eye toward building a retreat for children's book creators.
Q & A with Sherri Winston

By Erika Hardison | 09/01/2022 @ 03:00PM

Sherri Winston discusses her new middle grade novel, 'Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution,' and drawing inspiration from her daughters and Black girls everywhere who dare to stand up to injustice.
Q & A with Caron Butler and Justin Reynolds

By Reggie Blanding | 09/01/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with NBA All-Star Caron Butler and YA author Justin A. Reynolds about their collaborative novel 'Shot Clock,' a story about basketball, life, and family.
Spy School: How the Ideas Keep Coming

By Stuart Gibbs | 09/01/2022 @ 03:00PM

Stuart Gibbs is the bestselling author of the Charlie Thorne, FunJungle, Moon Base Alpha, and Spy School series; we asked him to supply some reflections on hitting the 10-book milestone for Spy School.
Angie Thomas Ventures into Middle Grade

By Iyana Jones | 08/31/2022 @ 10:00AM

Coretta Scott King Honoree and bestselling YA author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade fantasy debut with trilogy opener 'Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy.'
Q & A with Isaac Blum

By Dai Newman | 08/25/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Isaac Blum about his YA debut, 'The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen,' his richly imagined characters, Orthodox Judaism, and writing an evocative depiction of a minority culture that outsiders can connect with.
Q & A with Margi Preus

By Alyssa Taft | 08/25/2022 @ 03:00PM

Newbery Honor winner Margi Preus's new middle grade fantasy novel, 'Windswept,' is a whirlwind adventure featuring trolls, magic, and a child-snatching wind.
Q & A with Christine McDonnell

By Patricia J. Murphy | 08/22/2022 @ 09:00AM

We spoke with Christine McDonnell about her life's work as a librarian and teacher, how her students influence her children's books, and why she weaves social emotional learning topics into her books.
Windows, Mirrors and Glasses: Grace Lin on Seeing the World Through Diverse Books

By Grace Lin | 08/18/2022 @ 04:00PM

Grace Lin is the author-illustrator of numerous award-winning books for young readers; these remarks, slightly adapted, were given during the Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Literature on June 23 in Washington, D.C.
Q & A with Sarah Aronson

By Diane Debrovner | 08/18/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with author Sarah Aronson about her new picture book, ‘Brand-New Bubbe,’ writing Jewish characters for young readers, and how children's books can help fight antisemitism and other forms of hate.
On Tour with Natalie Lloyd

| 08/18/2022 @ 03:00PM

For her seventh novel for middle graders, 'Hummingbird,' author Natalie Lloyd set out on an eight-city tour earlier this month.
Q & A with Shirin Shamsi and Tarun Lak

By Pooja Makhijani | 08/11/2022 @ 03:00PM

Seventy-five years ago, Partition displaced more than 15 million South Asians. In her new picture book, Shirin Shamsi shares her mother's Partition story.
Tricia Levenseller Closes Out Series with National Tour

| 08/11/2022 @ 03:00PM

YA author Tricia Levenseller celebrated the publication of 'Master of Iron,' which concludes her Bladesmith duology, with a national tour.
Q & A with Katherine Arden

By Sally Morgan | 08/09/2022 @ 03:00PM

Small Spaces, Katherine Arden's atmospheric middle grade horror quartet, comes to a close with 'Empty Smiles'; PW spoke with Arden about the importance of honoring the emotional impact of her characters' terrifying experiences, and why kids love horror.
Close-Up on: John Patrick Green

| 08/09/2022 @ 08:30AM
Four Questions for Roma Agrawal

By Patricia J. Murphy | 08/08/2022 @ 09:00AM

We spoke with award-winning structural engineer Roma Agrawal about her forthcoming book for young readers, 'How Was That Built?,' and her mission to build awareness and interest in STEM/engineering education and careers—especially for women of color.
New Picture Book Addresses Calming Fear Through Art

By Shannon Maughan | 08/05/2022 @ 07:00PM

Author-illustrator Barbara DiLorenzo discussed her forthcoming book, 'One Thursday Afternoon,' in which a girl processes her anxiety following a school lockdown drill by spending quiet time outdoors with her grandfather.
Q & A with Ryan La Sala

By Iyana Jones | 08/04/2022 @ 03:00PM

We spoke with Ryan La Sala about his third YA novel, 'The Honeys,' an LGBTQ+ YA thriller set at a summer camp, which was sold to Scholastic after a 13-imprint auction.

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