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Going Home Again: Close-Up on Angeline Boulley
With her new YA thriller, Warrior Girl Unearthed, award winning and bestselling author Angeline Boulley takes readers back to the world of Firekeeper's Daughter, her acclaimed debut YA novel. PW sat down with Boulley to chat about Warrior Girl Unearthed, returning to the world of Sugar Island, the Netflix adaptation of Firekeeper's Daughter, and a whole lot more.
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Can't Help Falling in Love: Four Authors on Transitioning to YA Romance
This season, several authors are making the leap from crafting complicated romances for adults to equally nuanced YA romances.
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'The Giver' Author Lois Lowry Discusses Her New Book
In her new book, 'The Windeby Puzzle,' two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry combines both narrative history and fiction to imagine the life of an adolescent child from the first century whose remains were excavated in northern Germany.
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A YA Author's Journey to Writing an Award-Winning Afrolatine Horror Novel
Vincent Tirado reflects on the inspiration for their 2023 Pura Belpré Award-winning novel 'Burn Down, Rise Up,' which began with the question, "What if something like 'Stranger Things' happened in the Bronx?"
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Q & A with Chad Otis
Author-illustrator Chat Otis spoke with us about the theme of childhood resilience in his new picture book, 'The Bright Side,' inspired by his experience growing up unhoused.
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Four Questions for Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
We spoke with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt on the eve of her launch for 'Good Night, Sister,' about how she approached this picture book project as a sister, and now, also a mother of sisters.
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WI18: Children’s Authors & Illustrators to Meet
Numerous children's authors and illustrators are attending WI18, February 20–23 in Seattle, promoting titles ranging from picture books to MG and YA reads to graphic novels.
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Q & A with Ann Liang
In Ann Liang's second YA novel, 'This Time It's Real,' new student Eliza Lin enlists the help of classmate and celebrity actor Caz Song for a "mutually beneficial and romantically oriented alliance," to save her reputation.
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Doug Salati's Caldecott Win: The Ultimate 'Hot Dog!' Moment
Doug Salati, author-illustrator of 'Hot Dog,' said that he was “catching up on some emails and getting a project I’m working on in order before the new week began” when last Sunday evening took a turn for the extraordinary.
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Sabaa Tahir's Printz Win: Disneyland and an Emotional Support Cat
Sabaa Tahir, author of the YA novel 'All My Rage,' knows for sure that her fateful Zoom call from the Printz committee came on Tuesday, January 24, because the following day she went to Disneyland with her family; the novel, which tells the story of a working-class Pakistani American family in the California desert, was inspired in part by her childhood experiences.
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Amina Luqman-Dawson's Newbery Win: A Dual Celebration
We spoke with Amina Luqman-Dawson about her immediate reaction to the news that her middle-grade historical novel 'Freewater,' inspired by the escape of formerly enslaved people, won this year's Coretta Scott King Book Award and the John Newbery Medal.
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Q & A with Jumata Emill
Newspaper journalist-turned-novelist Jumata Emill makes his YA debut with 'The Black Queen,' a murder mystery brimming with suspense and set in the Deep South.
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Rights Report: Week of January 30, 2023
New deals for Rachael Lippincott, Victoria Ying, Emma Steinkellner, and others.
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When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2023 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners
We spoke with the three big ALA Award winners about their initial reactions to the news.
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Q & A with Tess Sharpe
We spoke with Tess Sharpe about her new YA novel, '6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did),' the importance of trigger warnings, and her hopes for queer literature.
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Q & A with Elise Bryant
We spoke with Elise Bryant continuing to expand on her interconnected universe of stories in her new YA romance, 'Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling.'
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In Conversation: Fiona Robinson and C.E. Winters
Two new picture book biographies spotlight the life and legacy of Lotte Reiniger (1899–1981), a German film director and animator best known for creating the oldest surviving animated movie: 'The Adventures of Prince Achmed,' released in 1926.
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Q & A with Emma Bland Smith
We spoke with librarian and picture book author Emma Bland Smith about how she discovers the stories she writes, the ways her library work and writing are intertwined, and how she hopes her books instill the value of perseverance.
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What I Was Yearning For: Close-Up on Deb Caletti
Deb Caletti, a National Book Award Finalist and Printz Honor recipient, chatted with PW about her novel The Epic Story of Every Living Thing, the worry and distress faced by so many young people today, and how writing helped her through the most challenging months of the pandemic. (Sponsored)
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Q & A with Krystal Marquis
Krystal Marquis’s debut YA novel is inspired by the real life of C.R. Patterson, a Black man who escaped slavery to found his own carriage company and elevate himself and his family to new heights in Ohio society.
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