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It's Never Too Late: Seven Authors on Making Their YA Debuts After Age 50
These first-time authors are out to prove that life experience and hindsight are advantages when it comes to crafting riveting stories for teens.
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Q & A with Jon Scieszka and Julia Rothman
For 'The Real Dada Mother Goose,' Jon Scieszka and Julia Rothman serve up six variations each on six familiar nursery rhymes—36 examples of classics remixed, reimagined, and deconstructed.
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Q & A with Alice Faye Duncan
We spoke with Duncan about how her careers as a teaching librarian and children's author are quilted together, and why she feels called to write about difficult, painful moments in American history.
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Q & A with Kwame Alexander
Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander's new novel 'The Door of No Return,' the first in a planned trilogy, is the story of Kofi Offin, an 11-year-old who lives with his family in Upper Kwanta; we spoke with him about broadening the scope of Black history and representation.
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Four Questions for Seema Yasmin
"Disease detective" and journalist Dr. Seema Yasmin spoke with PW about her new book for young readers, 'What the Fact,' a primer on interrogating viral misinformation and disinformation.
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Q & A with Estela Juarez
A letter that Estela Juarez wrote to President Trump when she was eight—describing her mother's deportation to Mexico despite her father's naturalized citizenship and service as a Marine—gained national attention and led to a video address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention; now, at age 13, she has adapted her family's story into a picture book.
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On Tour with Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Author Jennifer Lynn Barnes celebrated the release of 'The Final Gambit,' the conclusion to her Inheritance Games trilogy, with a number of events.
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Four Questions for Courtney Summers
'Sadie' author Courtney Summers spoke with PW about her timely new YA thriller, 'I'm the Girl,' and writing as a refusal of injustice.
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Q & A with Colin Meloy
We spoke with musician Colin Meloy, frontman of The Decemberists, about 'The Stars Did Wander Darkling,' his relationship with horror stories, and what drew him to writing for children.
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Series Openers: Six Authors on Their New Beginnings
We spoke with six authors who are launching new children's and YA series this year about crafting new worlds, the difference in the writing process compared to standalone projects, and what they hope to explore further into their series.
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In Conversation: Ibram X. Kendi and Loveis Wise
We asked Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and illustrator Loveis Wise to discuss their new picture book adapted from a story by Zora Neale Hurston, 'Magnolia Flower,' and their connections to Hurston's writing.
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Brigid Kemmerer: Balancing Two Series and Hitting a Milestone
This has been a banner year for Brigid Kemmerer, the author of several YA series and stand-alone contemporary novels, combined sales of which recently topped one million copies for Bloomsbury.
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Q & A with Deb Caletti
In Printz Honor author Deb Caletti’s newest YA book, 'The Epic Story of Every Living Thing,' protagonist Harper and her newly found half siblings look for their biological father.
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Q & A with Sophie Blackall
Caldecott Award-winning creator Sophie Blackall's new picture book, 'Farmhouse,' was conceived as she purchased an abandoned dairy farm in upstate New York, with an eye toward building a retreat for children's book creators.
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Q & A with Sherri Winston
Sherri Winston discusses her new middle grade novel, 'Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution,' and drawing inspiration from her daughters and Black girls everywhere who dare to stand up to injustice.
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Q & A with Caron Butler and Justin Reynolds
We spoke with NBA All-Star Caron Butler and YA author Justin A. Reynolds about their collaborative novel 'Shot Clock,' a story about basketball, life, and family.
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Spy School: How the Ideas Keep Coming
Stuart Gibbs is the bestselling author of the Charlie Thorne, FunJungle, Moon Base Alpha, and Spy School series; we asked him to supply some reflections on hitting the 10-book milestone for Spy School.
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Angie Thomas Ventures into Middle Grade
Coretta Scott King Honoree and bestselling YA author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade fantasy debut with trilogy opener 'Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy.'
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Q & A with Isaac Blum
We spoke with Isaac Blum about his YA debut, 'The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen,' his richly imagined characters, Orthodox Judaism, and writing an evocative depiction of a minority culture that outsiders can connect with.
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Q & A with Margi Preus
Newbery Honor winner Margi Preus's new middle grade fantasy novel, 'Windswept,' is a whirlwind adventure featuring trolls, magic, and a child-snatching wind.
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