We asked friends and close collaborators Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall, creators of the Ivy and Bean series, about their new series starter for early readers, ‘Stella & Marigold,’ and honoring the way children see and imagine the world www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
We asked friends and close collaborators Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall about their new series for early readers, Stella & Marigold, and honoring the way young people see and imagine the world.
Rom-com writer Lynn Painter returns to 'Better Than the Movies' couple Wes and Liz’s love story in the sequel ‘Nothing Like the Movies.’ Painter spoke with PW about the impact of TikTok on her career, and how she has evolved alongside her first characters www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Lynn Painter’s 2021 YA debut 'Better Than the Movies' can be spotted in any bookstore’s #BookTok display, and the rom-com writer returns to Wes and Liz’s love story in this season’s 'Nothing Like the ...
We spoke with comedian, character actor, and author Kate McKinnon about her middle grade debut, ‘The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science,’ literary touchstones, and words of wisdom for young weirdos www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
We spoke with comedian and character actor Kate McKinnon about her middle grade debut, 'The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science,' and words of wisdom for young weirdos.
Out of a family tragedy, author A.S. King and her son Jaxon King, are building Gracie’s House, a nonprofit that creates safe spaces for queer youth and diverse families www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Out of a family tragedy and profound loss, author A.S. King and her son Jaxon King, 17, are building Gracie’s House, a nonprofit that creates safe spaces for queer youth and diverse families.
Author Hanna Alkaf crafts a dark love letter to her mission school days in YA supernatural thriller 'The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s.' Alkaf spoke with PW about how her education and Malay upbringing factored into the novel www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
'The Weight of Our Sky' and 'Queen of the Tiles' author Hanna Alkaf crafts a dark love letter to her mission school days in YA supernatural thriller 'The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s.'
Walker Books has acquired the New World trilogy by Patrick Ness, a new series set in the dystopian world of Ness's bestselling Chaos Walking books, set to publish in spring 2026, 15 years after the last Chaos Walking novel came out www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Walker Books has acquired the New World trilogy by Patrick Ness, a new series set in the world of Ness's bestselling Chaos Walking world; the first book, 'Piper at the Gates of Dusk,' is set to publis...
Both Brandon Sanderson and Kazu Kibuishi make their picture book debut with 'The Most Boring Book Ever,' and the duo chat about their collaboration and their favorite interactive picture books www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
The Hugo Award–winning fantasy author and creator of the bestselling Amulet graphic novel series discuss their collaborative picture book debut.
The record number of challenges and bans levied on children's books has created an occupational hazard for writers. We asked several authors how having their work targeted has affected their livelihood and their well-being www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Authors discuss how having their work targeted by censors has directly affected their livelihood and their well-being.
Educator and speaker Tony Weaver Jr. reflect on his middle grade graphic novel memoir ‘Weirdo,’ his childhood challenges, and his path to publication www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
In middle grade graphic novel memoir Weirdo, educator and speaker Tony Weaver Jr.'s collaboration with twin artists Jes and Cin Wibowo, 11-year-old Weaver faces a gauntlet of obstacles as he struggles...
Alice Hoffman discusses her new middle grade novel ‘When We Flew Away,’ her relationship with Anne Frank’s diary and what the story has meant to her, as well as the challenge of bringing such a well-known figure to life www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Alice Hoffman, author of numerous adult and young adult books including 'Practical Magic' and 'Aquamarine,' has a new middle grade book, 'When We Flew Away,' a historically based imagining of Anne Fra...