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Scholastic’s NEXT Line to Start Up This Fall
Fast-paced plots with cliffhanger endings, shorter page counts, numerous illustrations, and accelerated publishing schedules are hallmarks of Scholastic’s NEXT line of middle grade fiction, designed to entice kids accustomed to consuming visual and digital content.
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2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award Shortlist Announced
The International Board on Books for Young People has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. Presented every two years, the awards honor international authors and illustrators for their contributions to children’s literature, and are the highest international recognition given to creators in the field.
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In Brief: January 29, 2026
Recently, local Minnesotan authors came together in solidarity for a strike, an author gave a reading for her own students, authors discussed book bans at a conference, and an Olympian joined an author for an event.
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When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2026 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners
The annual Youth Media Awards were announced on January 26 by the American Library Association. See our interviews with the winners of the three top prizes about their initial reactions to the life-changing news.
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Status Quo for Children’s Leading Bestselling Publishers
Penguin Random House dominated PW’s picture book bestseller list in 2025, while Scholastic once again held sway over the children’s fiction list.
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Industry Auction to Support Minnesota, Immigrants
Amid ICE’s violent crackdown, two publishing professionals will host an online auction to benefit nonprofits providing aid to Minnesotans and immigrants. More than 500 items and services have been donated by authors, editors, agents, and illustrators.
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Watson, Chien, Smith Win 2026 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards
Renée Watson has won the 2026 John Newbery Medal for her novel 'All the Blues in the Sky'; Cátia Chien has won this year’s Randolph Caldecott Medal 'Fireworks', written by Matthew Burgess; and 'Legendary Frybread Drive-In,' edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, has won the Michael L. Printz Award.
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Educators Diversify Their Libraries in Challenging Times
PW asked three educators about steps they are taking to diversify their libraries in this era of book bans and challenges.
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Twin Cities Children’s Booksellers Provide Refuge Against ICE
Two children’s bookstores—Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis and Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul—are dealing with another level of issues, including author cancellations, families hunkering down at home, and local schools offering remote instruction.
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Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
The veteran children’s editor, best known for having acquired and published Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir Gender Queer, has founded an eponymous agency specializing in books for young readers.
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2026 Outstanding International Books List Announced
The United States Board on Books for Young People has revealed its 2026 Outstanding International Books list, featuring 41 titles for children and young adults published in 2025 and originating from 24 countries.
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In Brief: January 15, 2026
Recently an author discussed her latest middle grade novel in New York City, a cartoonist celebrated her picture debut with a school visit, and authors talked baseball during a stock signing.
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Brown Bag Films Has New Leadership, Mandate
The animation company, acquired by Scholastic as part of its purchase of 9 Story Media Group, plans to expand its reach beyond the preschool market to include new platforms and older audiences.
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Literary Agents Step Up for Every Child a Reader and SCBWI’s Action Fund
With a $10,000 donation, a group of literary agents is helping children’s organizations purchase and distribute books to school libraries across the U.S. On January 7, during a livestreamed gathering, the Children’s Book Council and the Impact and Legacy Fund of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators announced the gift from the Literary Agent Circle of Sponsors.
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In Brief: January 8, 2026
Recently the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature was joined onstage by an actor, an author made a serendipitous visit to the home of a famous writer, and an author and illustrator came together to share their biography of a music icon.
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Follett, OverDrive’s Sora App Partner for Expanded PreK–12 Reach
Follett Content Solutions, the largest provider of children’s and YA print books to the U.S. preK–12 market, and Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive, are teaming up to provide schools with more streamlined purchasing access to a full range of print and digital materials for their students.
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Children's Job Moves: December 2025
New Job Announcements in children’s publishing for December 2025.
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Diane Roback to Step Down as ‘PW’ Children’s Book Editor
During her long career at the magazine, Roback oversaw the expansion of Publishers Weekly’s coverage of the children’s book market during a period when the sales of children’s books exploded.
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Chicago Bookstore Fights to Serve Latinx Readers
As the deployment of ICE agents to the Windy City rattles the customer base of Los Amigos Books, the bilingual bookshop is also contending with tariffs as it seeks to become a distributor for Spanish-language titles.
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The Top 15 Children’s and YA Stories of 2025
Manga editions of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books, an exclusive tour of Shel Silverstein’s archives, and the unexpected pairing of Stephen King and Maurice Sendak were among PW’s most-clicked stories about kids’ and YA books in 2025.
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