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Students Advocate for Free Speech in a Youth-Led Author Panel
Four high-school-age activists, members of the National Coalition Against Censorship group Student Advocates for Speech, met three authors for a Zoom panel on November 30 about censorship and the freedom to read.
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For Ukrainian Refugee Kids, Books Offer Hope
Thousands of Ukrainian refugee children are about to spend their first Christmas away from home; while it's not the outcome that anyone would have wanted, publishers' efforts continue to ensure that books in their own language will comfort them through a holiday season in exile.
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Inaugural Russell Freedman Award Honors Late Author's Impact
The winners of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' inaugural Russell Freedman Award for Nonfiction for a Better World were announced on November 29.
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In Brief: December 2, 2022
Recently, an author came from Down Under and visited U.S. bookstores, a partnership brought a reading experience to a Bronx elementary school, an author launched her picture book biography, and writers gathered in Los Angeles for a conference.
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Children's Job Moves: November 2022
Job moves in children's publishing during November 2022.
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YA Does YA at Annabelle's Book Club L.A.
Annabelle's Book Club L.A., which opened on Black Friday in Los Angeles's Studio City neighborhood, stands out for its hot pink façade, its YA-focused inventory, and its 16-year-old proprietor, Annabelle Chang.
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Licensing Hotline: November 2022
Read on for news about Studio Fun's Blippi books, Abrams’s middle grade and graphic novels tied to the classic Nickelodeon horror series 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?,' 80th anniversary tie-ins for 'The Little Prince,' and more.
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Mercer Mayer Co-Founds New Entertainment and Licensing Company
Mercer Mayer, author of 300 books including the long-running Little Critter series, has partnered with digital media developer John Sansevere to form a new company, Twelve/30.
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We Need Diverse Books Launches #BooksSaveLives Initiative Against Censorship
WNDB is launching the #BooksSaveLives campaign, which will give as much as $10,000 in grants to schools and libraries in underserved communities that they can purchase challenged and banned books for their collections.
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Art from Cover to Cover: Spotlight on Tra Publishing
With visually stunning, bespoke titles that focus on environmental and social issues, the publisher looks to inspire curious, confident, and engaged young readers. (Sponsored)
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The Rabbit hOle Hops Closer to Completion
The Rabbit hOle, the $15 million "explore-a-storium" project in Kansas City spearheaded by former children's booksellers Pete Cowdin and Deb Pettid, is moving closer to becoming a reality.
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YALLFest 2022 in Photos
Fans of YA literature flocked to Charleston, S.C., for a weekend of bookish fun at YALLFEST, held November 11–12.
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Movie Alert: 'My Father's Dragon'
'My Father's Dragon,' inspired by the 1948 children's novel of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett, is now streaming on Netflix.
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At 30, Brain Quest Expands and Refreshes Its Line
In 2023, three decades after Workman first introduced Brain Quest, this curriculum-based, grade-leveled publishing program is further extending its reach with a move into the preschool market.
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Obituary: Ellen Wittlinger
Ellen Wittlinger, whose YA novels have been praised for their depiction of memorable and realistic protagonists navigating provocative issues of adolescence, died on November 17 at 74.
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Charlesbridge Publishing Acquires Move Books
With is acquisition of Move Books, Charlesbridge plans to launch a new middle grade imprint called Charlesbridge Moves, helmed by Move Books founder Eileen Robinson.
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Children's Starred Reviews 2022: All of Our Stars
Our Children’s Starred Reviews Annual features nearly 400 reviews of exceptional books for young readers, a selection of interviews with some of today’s top authors and illustrators, our 50 Best Books of 2022, and a cover by Felicita Sala.
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Hrab, Kazemi, and Ferguson Selected as 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards Winners
The winners of the 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on November 16 by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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2022 National Book Awards for Young People's Literature in Photos
Our photographer caught up with the finalists for the Young People’s Literature prize, along with their editors, and also captured the award announcement.
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In Brief: November 17, 2022
Writers come together to highlight French literature; a ballet dancer is a special guest at a reading; an author reads at a book festival; and an author is welcomed at a sold-out tour stop.
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