Genre Explorations

By the third day of the Beijing International Book Fair, which ran June 19–23, overseas exhibitors, some of whom had not been back for the past five or six years,...

Joseph Coelho, Aaron Becker, and Tia Fisher are the winners of the 2024 Yoto Carnegie prizes honoring books for children and young readers. Image: Yoto Carnegies By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief...

Courtesy EXCLUSIVE: Writer-showrunner Emily Whitesell (Siren) has been tapped to adapt Bless Your Heart, Lindy Ryan’s debut novel for television in conjunction with Rain Productions and Boilermaker Entertainment.  Bless Your...

By Kayla Henson Columbus County Partnership for Children The N.C. Partnership for Children is part of a significant expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) program in North Carolina, with...

Hello Hello Shapes by Brendan Wenzel Wenzel has two new board books out this year: this one and Hello Hello Colors, both of which are fantastic and so inventive. In...

This year, Chilean author Isabel Allende embarked on a new adventure: publishing her first children's book."I like to write long novels, generational sagas, history novels full of events. These don't...

Summary Sci-fi novels reflect cultural anxieties through themes like climate crisis and AI, shaking readers to their core. Some great sci-fi books, like Dark Matter, delve into multiple realities with...

When the acclaimed theater ensemble Elevator Repair Service first considered adapting “Ulysses” for the stage, company founder and director John Collins didn’t know much about the book — only that...

The magic of children's literature often lies in its animal heroes, teaching us about love, bravery, and acceptance. From the heartwarming friendship in 'Charlotte's Web' to the courageous journey in...

Verve Books has snapped up the rights to Human, Animal by Seth Insua, a debut novel about the importance of connection in a divided world. Editorial director Jenna Gordon acquired...