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Fall 2017 Flying Starts
We spotlight six notable children’s and YA debuts this season.
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Obituary: Kathleen Karr
Author Kathleen Karr, best known for her numerous historical children’s novels such as 'The Great Turkey Walk,' died on December 6 at the age of 71.
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Where the Kids Are: 'Traveling Stories' Gets Kids Reading, One Book at a Time
We spoke with founder Emily Moberly about her San Diego-based literacy nonprofit's work, instilling a love of reading and civic engagement in young people.
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Four Questions for Jack White
PW spoke with the lead singer and guitarist for The White Stripes about adapting his song “We’re Going to Be Friends” into picture book form.
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Q & A with Emma Mills
PW caught up with Mills in Indianapolis, where she attends graduate school, for a discussion of mean girls in books and film, and her forthcoming novel.
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Global Kids Connect 2017: Four Questions for Meera Dolasia
In advance of next month’s GKC conference, we spoke with the CEO and founder of DOGO Media about the surprising ways kids choose to engage with each other and with the world around them.
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Obituary: Sheila Barry
Sheila Barry, highly regarded publisher of Groundwood Books, died in Toronto of complications from cancer on November 15.
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Four Questions for Oliver Jeffers
PW spoke with Jeffers about his new picture book, and the ways that fatherhood has given an immediacy to his storytelling.
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Global Kids Connect 2017: Q & A with Ginger Clark
In anticipation of the Global Kids Connect conference on December 4, PW spoke with Curtis Brown agent Ginger Clark about the U.K. marketplace, the ramifications of current events, and where the bright spots are in the world of children’s publishing.
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Q & A with Shane Burcaw
PW spoke with Burcaw about his first foray into writing for young readers, and his mission of changing the public perception of disability.
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Obituary: Pat Hutchins
Pat Hutchins, author-illustrator of such beloved picture books as 'Rosie’s Walk' and 'Good-Night, Owl!,' died on November 7 at age 75, at her home in London.
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On My Nightstand: Carl Lennertz's Nighttime Reading
Carl Lennertz, executive director of the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader, shares what’s on his bedside table.
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Four Questions for Jeff Kinney
PW spoke with Kinney about his beloved and bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which is now celebrating 10 years in print.
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Q & A with Barbara Lehman
PW spoke Lehman about wordless books, how children react to her stories, and her sequel to 'The Red Book.'
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Four Questions for Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller
We spoke with the Nightmares! co-authors about their forthcoming YA collaboration, 'Otherworld.'
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Four Questions for Katherine Paterson
The Newbery Medalist discusses her first new novel in more than five years, 'My Brigadista Year.'
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The Life Cycle of a Book
Author-illustrator Elisha Cooper reflects on the bookmaking process, from initial idea to finished product.
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Q & A with Emily Winfield Martin
PW spoke with the author-illustrator about venturing into middle-grade territory in her forthcoming fairytale retelling, 'Snow & Rose.'
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Four Questions for Malala Yousafzai
PW spoke with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning and bestselling author about addressing complex topics for picture book readers.
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Q & A with Antonio Iturbe
PW caught up with Antonio Iturbe, author of 'The Librarian of Auschwitz,' about exploring the true story of Edita Adlerova, who spent her early adolescence in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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