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Making Community: Chasten Buttigieg on Tour for YA Edition of His Memoir
We spoke with Chasten Buttigieg about the YA adapation of his memoir, 'I Have Something to Tell You,' and his book tour, which includes stops in several cities where anti-LGBTQ legislation and book banning are underway.
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Q & A with Daniel Salmieri
In his second solo picture book, 'Before, Now,' Daniel Salmieri tells the story of one person's life—and the paradoxes of life itself—through a series of opposites.
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Pride 2023: Q&As with Children's and YA Authors Centering Queer Identities
In celebration of Pride Month, we spoke with seven authors of LGBTQ+ stories for young readers.
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Q & A with Hayley Kiyoko
Musician, actor, and filmmaker Hayley Kiyoko has graced both stages and screens for a decade, and now turns her focus to the page with her YA debut 'Girls Like Girls.'
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Q & A with George Lopez
Comedian and actor George Lopez recently branched out and became a children's author, drawing upon his childhood experiences to create 'ChupaCarter,' in which 12-year-old Jorge Lopez is sent to live with his grandparents in rural New Mexico, where he befriends a lonely chupacabra.
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Queer Icons Unite: Musicians Tegan and Sara Team Up with Cartoonist Tillie Walden for Middle Grade Graphic Novel Debut
Twin sisters and indie pop duo Tegan and Sara Quin, known as Tegan and Sara, have partnered with Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Tillie Walden on 'Junior High,' a middle grade graphic novel.
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Centering Anxious, Sad Black Girls in YA
Mariama J. Lockington reflects on the joy and pain of growing up as a Black transracial adoptee, and the experiences that inspired her debut YA novel, 'Forever Is Now.'
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Children's Institute 2023: Authors and Illustrators to Meet
With more than 30 authors and illustrators introducing and signing new work at CI2023, booksellers will head home with tall to-be-read stacks and an abundance of fresh ideas.
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Children's Institute 2023: PW Talks with Jonathan Hamilt
By day, Jonathan Hamilt is executive director of Drag Story Hour and drag queen Ona Louise, presenting picture books to young audiences. Hamilt spoke with 'PW' about drag in the daytime, positive queer role models, and why kids love someone who’s a little extra.
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Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney Collaborate in 'A Walk in the Woods'
Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney’s 'A Walk in the Woods' collaboration honors Jerry Pinkney.
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Children's Institute 2023: PW Talks with Sayantani DasGupta
With 'The Chaos Monster,' author Sayantani DasGupta, who is also a physician, launches the Secrets of the Sky middle grade fantasy trilogy. 'PW' spoke with DasGupta about her inspiration, decoloniality in children’s literature, and the role of booksellers in a politically charged moment.
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Children's Institute 2023: PW Talks with Nina LaCour
'PW' spoke with Nina LaCour about shifting creative gears to write for middle graders and what she hopes readers take away from her new book 'The Apartment House on Poppy Hill.'
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Children's Institute 2023: PW Talks with Raj Haldar
Raj Haldar's new picture book, 'This Book Is Banned' focuses on the issue of censorship. Haldar spoke with us about breaking the fourth wall, reaching kids and adults, and silly approaches to serious topics.
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Lessons in Retelling as a Non-Native English Speaker
Kika Hatzopoulou, debut author of the YA novel 'Threads That Bind,' recalls learning the intricacies of writing in English as a teen in Greece from her favorite YA novels, first creating fanfiction and later crafting stories in her own voice.
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On Tour with Jason Reynolds
Author and former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds recently went on a four-stop tour to promote his new middle grade novel, 'Miles Morales Suspended,' illustrated by Zeke Peña.
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Q & A with Sonora Reyes
We spoke with National Book Award Finalist Sonora Reyes about their new YA novel, 'The Luis Ortega Survival Club,' "naming and shaming" abusers, and new ways of thinking about revenge.
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Q & A with Ann Hood
Author Ann Hood spoke with us about her new children's book, 'Clementine,' exploring death and mourning for middle graders, and the importance of not sugar coating difficult subject matter.
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In Conversation: Lucy Ruth Cummins and Jack Wong
We asked author-illustrators Lucy Ruth Cummins and Jack Wong to discuss their new picture books celebrating the expansive and liberating pleasures of swimming.
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In My Daughter's Eyes: Four YA Authors on Writing Complex Mother-Daughter Dynamics
We spoke with the authors of four YA books about capturing complex mother-daughter relationships.
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Four Questions for Nicole Melleby
We spoke with Nicole Melleby about her new picture book, 'Sunny and Oswaldo'; younger middle-grade series The House on Sunrise Lagoon; her collaboration with A.J. Sass; and the nationwide rise in book banning.
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