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Four Questions for Gloria Chao
Taiwanese American author Gloria Chao travels to Taipei for the first time on the page in her new YA romance, 'Ex Marks the Spot.'
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Q & A with Hanh Bui
We spoke with Hanh Bui, an educator and author of the forthcoming picture book 'I Stand in Line,' about how her experience as a child refugee inspires her work with and for young people.
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Q & A with Terry LaBan
"A long and winding road with a lot of unexpected turns" is how Terry LaBan describes the publication of his first graphic novel, 'Mendel the Mess-Up.'
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In Conversation: Mo Willems and Dan Santat
We asked three-time Caldecott Honor recipient Mo Willems and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat to discuss their new picture book, 'Lefty: A Story That Is Not All Right'—a celebration of individuality—and the joys of collaboration.
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Q & A with Natasha Preston
Natasha Preston, author of 'The Cellar,' 'The Cabin,' and other bestsellers for teens, spoke with us about the origins of her love for horror and suspense.
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Tony Weaver Jr.
The author of middle grade graphic novel memoir ‘Weirdo,’ illustrated by twin creators Jes and Cin Wibowo, had no intention of breaking into the traditional publishing biz. “I knew I wanted to create things,” Tony Weaver Jr. says of his youthful aspirations. “And I originally started with poetry.”
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Rachel Michelle Wilson
Rachel Michelle Wilson wants to hear your pee pants story. It’s just one of the ways she’s creating community around her debut book, ‘How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way,’ a how-to-style picture book in which a bespectacled owl deals with a telltale wet spot and social mortification.
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Jill Tew
"How far is too far?” It’s a question many are asking themselves as technology continues its rapid expansion, and it’s the question at the core of Jill Tew’s YA science fiction debut, ‘The Dividing Sky.’
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Cai Tse
Author Cai Tse has found a way to combine her two biggest loves—Chinese lion dancing and art—into a career, which now includes competing globally on a lion dancing team and publishing her debut graphic novel, ‘Lion Dancers.’
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Jeff Drew
With the publication of his debut picture book, ‘Alfie Explores A to Z: A Seek-and-Find Adventure,’ author-illustrator Jeff Drew has partnered career success with personal passion.
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