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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 14, 2025
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about helping translate for family, a middle grade novel in verse about the impact of gun violence in schools, a YA fantasy from a National Book Award finalist, and more.
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Rights Report: Week of April 7, 2025
New deals for Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, S.C. Bandreddi, Cassidy Ellis Salter, and others.
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Rights Report: Week of March 31, 2025
New deals for Tlotlo Tsamaase, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Lora Senf, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 7, 2025
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a king’s new ban ahead of his birthday, a middle grade book following a tween’s budding romance, a YA series finale about a choice between love and loyalty, and more.
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Magic Cat Announces Deal for Board Book Series with Jamie Oliver
Magic Cat has acquired a series of interactive board books from celebrity chef, restauranteur, television host, and cookbook author Jamie Oliver; the first four titles are slated for worldwide release on October 9.
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Tahereh Mafi Returns to the ‘Shatter Me’ Universe
Tahereh Mafi marks a highly anticipated return to the Shatter Me universe with Watch Me, the first in a spin-off series set to release from Storytide, a new imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books, on April 15.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 31, 2025
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a mammal’s big announcement, a middle grade novel about a tween’s experience at a theatrical summer camp, a historical graphic novel about two teens and their quest to expose systemic injustice, and more.
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Suzanne Collins Has Another Hit in ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
The latest Hunger Games novel sold 1.2 million copies in the U.S. its first week, per Scholastic, with about 715,000 print copies sold according Circana BookScan—making it the year’s #3 overall bestseller.
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Huda Fahmy on Airing Dirty Laundry Taboos in YA
Comic book artist Huda Fahmy reflects on addressing stigmatized topics such as divorce and mental health within the Muslim community in her new book, 'Huda F Wants to Know?,' the followup to 'Huda F Are You?' and 'Huda F Cares?'
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'The Night Before' Series Goes to the (Virtual) Dentist
'The Night Before the Virtual Dentist,' the latest title in Natasha Wing’s Night Before picture book series, is the collaboration of an entrepreneurial Maine bookseller and a local outreach program coordinator who turned a promising idea into an educational opportunity.
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Rights Report: Week of March 24, 2025
New deals for Trish Lundy, Allison Saft, Lee Wind, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 24, 2025
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about learning to love a new city, a middle grade novel told from the perspective of a girl and an apartment building, a YA mystery about the downfall of a boarding school’s student hierarchy, and more.
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Forged by Fire: A YA Author Depicts the Horror of Wildfires
Author Shana Youngdahl reflects on her new YA novel, 'A Catalog of Burnt Objects,' inspired by the real-life destruction—both environmental and emotional—of wildfires.
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Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: March 2025
Readers can spring into new additions to series, including a picture book about learning to embrace differences, an illustrated novel about navigating potential failures, a YA fantasy about a girl trapped in a deadly deal, and more.
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Rights Report: Week of March 17, 2025
New deals for Erin Hànyù Lynch, Adriana Mather, Elisa Bonnin, and others.
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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.
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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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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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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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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.