The Top 15 Children's and YA Stories of 2024
The announcement of a new Hunger Games novel, a new Dog Man book and film on the horizon, and the suspension of a community reading of Katherine Applegate’s 'Wishtree' were among PW’s most-clicked stories about kids’ and YA books in 2024. more...A Roundup of 2024's Best Book Lists for Children and Teens
Before we look ahead to the new year, critics and readers chose their most memorable children's and YA books of 2024; see our roundup of Best Books lists. more...Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2024
We asked staffers at children's publishing houses to tell us about their favorite children’s or YA book they read this year. Our only condition: it couldn't be a book that their company had published. more...2024 In Memoriam: Children's Book Creators and Publishers Remembered
We pay tribute to the authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals we have lost this year. more...Exit Interview with National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina
Meg Medina's two-year term as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature came to an end on December 12 at a celebration held at the Library of Congress. more...Greenwillow Books Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
On December 5, Greenwillow Books kicked off its yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary in 2025 with a party at the HarperCollins offices in New York City. more...New Jersey Delivers a Victory for the Freedom to Read—and for Librarians
More than three years after she became a target of abuse from book banners, librarian Martha Hickson found herself standing side by side with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on December 9 as he signed the state’s Freedom to Read Act into law. more...Best Children's and YA Books 2024
Our selections for the top 50 books of the year, for readers of all ages. MOREFall 2024 Flying Starts
We spotlight the authors of six of the season’s most promising children’s book debuts. more...How to Make Reading Fun Again
We surveyed authors, editors, and booksellers on the current state of middle grade reading and what might bring readers back to books as a source of fun. more...Spotlight on Children's Books in Translation
In honor of World Kid Lit Month in September, we spoke with publishers and translators about the landscape of children’s books in translation. more...Children's Books for Fall: All Our Coverage
Our fall 2024 Children’s Preview issue spotlights innovative approaches to getting kids jazzed about reading, our comprehensive A–Z listings of forthcoming children’s and YA titles, and more. more...The Future of Children’s Bookselling
Forward-thinking booksellers are reinventing community programming staples, from author visits to subscription boxes. more...Spring 2025 Sneak Previews
Take a look ahead at some of the big titles for children and teens due out next spring, in our exclusive roundup. more...YA Romantasy: True Love or Passing Fancy?
We spoke with publishers, agents, and authors about readers’ all-consuming passion for romantasy, the influence of BookTok on sales, and why it's become a category that demands to be taken seriously. more...-
Industry News
The Top 15 Children's and YA Stories of 2024
The announcement of a new Hunger Games novel, a new Dog Man book and film on the horizon, and the suspension of a community reading of Katherine Applegate’s 'Wishtree' were among PW’s most-clicked stories about kids’ and YA books in 2024.
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Book News
A Roundup of 2024's Best Book Lists for Children and Teens
Before we look ahead to the new year, critics and readers chose their most memorable children's and YA books of 2024; see our roundup of Best Books lists.
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Industry News
2024 In Memoriam: Children's Book Creators and Publishers Remembered
We pay tribute to the authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals we have lost this year.
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Industry News
Exit Interview with National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina
Meg Medina's two-year term as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature came to an end on December 12 at a celebration held at the Library of Congress.
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Book News
Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2024
We asked staffers at children's publishing houses to tell us about their favorite children’s or YA book they read this year. Our only condition: it couldn't be a book that their company had published.
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Industry News
Dianne Hess to Retire from Scholastic
Dianne Hess, executive editor at Scholastic Press, where she has worked with a diverse roster of award-winning authors and illustrators, will retire at the end of December after 38 years with the company.
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Authors
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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Industry News
Greenwillow Books Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
On December 5, Greenwillow Books kicked off its yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary in 2025 with a party at the HarperCollins offices in New York City.
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Book News
New Kids' and YA Books: Weeks of December 23 and 31, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves over the next two weeks are a picture book highlighting a blossoming new friendship, a graphic novel following a dragon's journey to find his queen, a YA fantasy about an island of lost items, and more.
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Book News
Rights Report: Week of December 16, 2024
New deals for P.C. Cast, Cass Biehn, Kathleen Gros, and others.