We sat down with award-winning author/artist LeUyen Pham to discuss art for picture books versus graphic novels, the power of artwork as a storyteller, and the many intricate layers of meaning in her latest work, As I Dream of You (with Jennifer Lee). Find As I Dream of You from First Second!
We sat down with award-winning author/artist LeUyen Pham to discuss art for picture books versus graphic novels, the power of artwork as a storyteller, and the many intricate layers of meaning in her latest work, As I Dream of You (with Jennifer Lee). Find As I Dream of You from First Second!
Rocky’s work centers suicide and suicidal ideation; if you or one of the teens you serve struggle with suicidal ideation please seek help. These resources from Children’s Mercy focus on helping families and caregivers navigate suicide risks and suicide ideation in children and teens.
We sat down with author Rocky Callen to discuss mental health in kidlit, bravely addressing difficult topics to honor teen readers, and providing a literary lifeline for teens in crisis. Trigger warning: this conversation, and the books we discuss, includes extended conversations about suicide and suicide ideation; if you or someone in your life is struggling with suicidal ideation please visit the links in our blog post and seek help to stay another day.
If you or one of the teens you serve struggle with suicidal ideation please seek help. Visit Children’s Mercy for free downloadable resources focused on helping families and caregivers navigate suicide risks and suicide ideation in children and teens.
We sat down with dark fantasy author D.L. Taylor to discuss writing romance and dark fantasy for teens, connecting threads across multiple books (and multiple narrators), and the ways in which magical settings can help teach teens about their daily realities.
Middle School and Middle Grade author Angela Cervantes joins The Hub to discuss valid representation in children’s literature, staying true to realistic kid voices, and keeping target market readers involved in her writing and revising process! The Mystery of the Stolen World Cup Trophy comes out 5/5/2026 from Henry Holt and Co. Books for Young Readers!
Printz honoree Maria Van Lieshout (Song of a Blackbird) joins us to discuss her YA graphic novel debut, receiving one of the top honors in young adult literature, and the importance of writing about resistance in uncertain times.
We sit down with Printz Honor and Winner Angeline Boulley to discuss novels as a teaching opportunity, exploring and celebrating identity through storytelling, and revisiting her wildly successful Sugar Island saga.
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We sat down with debut author Adina King to discuss the magic of libraries, writing about the opioid crisis, the process of being a debut author with a legendary YA lit mentor, and her debut novel in verse, The House No One Sees.
Promote this interview to your library’s readers. Download our ready-to-print bookmarks. You can add your library’s logo by making a copy of the Canva document here, or download the pdf printable bookmarks below.
We sit down with nonfiction authors Cynthia Levinson and Jennifer Swanson to discuss the changing role of nonfiction for young readers, writing about rapidly changing fields, and what makes nonfiction palatable for the kids in your library!
Purchase Who Owns the Moon? for your library here.
Find the third edition of Fault Lines in the Constitution here.
ind Jennifer Swanson’s Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide to Inventing the World here.
We sit down with your middle schoolers’ favorite author, Alan Gratz, to talk historical fiction, what history can reveal about the present day, how, and why, to captivate young readers, and why today felt right for his new novel, War Games, about the 1936 Olympic Games and the graphic novel adaptation of Refugee.
-Justin Hofstetter
Use our bookmarks to promote this interview to your library’s readers. We even left space for you to add your library’s logo! Click here to use the design on Canva. Be sure to select, “Make a Copy”, in order to personalize. Click here for the pdf.
