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Q & A with Carter Higgins
Author, illustrator, and former school librarian Carter Higgins spoke with us about how her multifaceted background and experience have helped shape her work.
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In Conversation: Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Boggs Roberts
We asked the co-authors of 'The Suffragist Playbook,' Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Boggs Roberts, to interview each other about their new nonfiction book and lessons from the 19th- and 20th-century feminist movements.
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Jan Brett Takes New Promotional Tack for 'Cozy'
In this anything-but-normal pandemic, Jan Brett and her publisher have charted a new course to bring personalized copies of her new release, 'Cozy,' to booksellers.
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Obituary: Jill Paton Walsh
Award-winning British author Jill Paton Walsh has died at age 83.
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Authors' Quarantine Stories: Stephanie Lucianovic
Continuing our series on children's authors' stories from the pandemic, picture book author Stephanie Lucianovic shares her experience writing from home while managing her kids' distance learning, and unexpectedly going viral—in the social media sense.
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Authors' Quarantine Stories: Tara Altebrando
Continuing our series of authors' noteworthy stories from the pandemic, Tara Altebrando shares her experience coping during Covid-19 and finding a new brainstorming partner in her nine-year-old daughter.
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Four Questions for Kristin Cast
Kristin Cast spoke with us about publishing a post-pandemic story during an ongoing crisis, and writing her first solo book, 'The Key to Fear.'
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Obituary: Bette Greene
Author Bette Greene, known for her books that honestly addressed difficult subject matter, including 'Summer of My German Soldier,' died on October 2 at age 86.
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In Conversation: Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon
We asked Bond and Simon to interview each other about Black author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston's legacy, and completing their historical fiction trilogy, Zora and Me.
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Q & A with Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman, an Academy Award-winning actor, director, and producer, adds picture book author to her list of credits this month with the release of 'Natalie Portman's Fables.'
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Jeff Kinney Launches Drive-Thru Pool Party Tour
Jeff Kinney is embarking on the Deep End Drive-Thru Pool Party Tour, which will kick off on October 27 in celebration of the release of the 15th book in the Wimpy Kid Series.
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Q & A with Isabelle Bridges-Boesch
For her debut picture book, 'Daddy Daughter Day,' parenting coach Isabelle Bridges-Boesch pulled from memories of everyday childhood adventures with her father, Academy Award-winning actor and musician Jeff Bridges.
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Rick Riordan on Wrapping Up His Trials of Apollo Series
In 'The Tower of Nero,' the fifth and final book in the Trials of Apollo series, Rick Riordan brings his epic saga, which began in 2005 with 'The Lightning Thief,' to a conclusion—at least for now.
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Four Questions for Jerry Craft
Jerry Craft's middle-grade graphic novel 'New Kid' broke new ground as the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal; now Craft is back with a companion story, 'Class Act.'
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In Conversation: Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
We asked Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright to interview each other about their collaboration on 'Twins,' a graphic novel that follows identical twins Francine and Maureen as they transition into middle school.
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Four Questions for Sherri Duskey Rinker
We spoke with 'Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site' author Sherri Duskey Rinker about 'Revver the Speedway Squirrel,' her middle grade debut.
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PW Talks with the Renegades of Middle Grade
Authors James Ponti and Stuart Gibbs shared the backstory of their new website, which helps middle grade readers connect with their favorite authors.
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Q & A with Juleah del Rosario
Juleah del Rosario is an acquisitions librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder, and the author of YA novels '500 Words or Less' and 'Turtle Under Ice.' By day she acquires titles and other materials for students and professors, and by night (and weekends) she writes titles in verse for YA readers. PW spoke with del Rosario about her dual roles as a librarian and an author, the places they intersect and influence each other, and how her love of turtles surfaced in her latest novel.
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Kelly Yang Shares Her 'Dream Big' Virtual Author Talk
To keep students engaged and interested in reading and writing during the pandemic, middle grade and YA novelist Kelly Yang has created a virtual talk about her experience as an author.
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Authors' Quarantine Stories: Lisa Graff
Continuing our series, Lisa Graff, author of the picture book 'Wonderful You' and more than 10 books for middle grade readers, shares her experience contracting and coping with Covid-19 and taking comfort in family and books.
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