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Today we tackle a book long overdue on our podcast. It's the "grandaddy of the book banned". Because banning doesn't end because Banned Books Week does.
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It's time to nominate! Select your top three children's books of the year and add them to our October nominations list. The nominations list will reveal which books Heavy Medal readers support most strongly as Newbery Medal contenders. We'll add to the list in November and December, but for now, submit your October three by October 8th.
Three queer young people are taken back in time to the Stonewall Inn on a significant night as a way to learn about the challenges LGBTQ people have faced in recent decades.
We're looking for the best endpapers of 2022! Submit your favorites.
Nominate your favorites in the 2022 Undies Case Cover Awards!
"I'm Benjamin Buttoning over here!" Halloween is almost here so we're getting into the spooky and who could be spookier than Edward Gorey?
Recently announced deals for graphic novels, second half September 2022.
Newbery Committee members receive several hundred books every year. How do they keep track of them all as they try to find the single most distinguished title of the year?
This creative non-fiction short story depicts Harper Glenn’s childhood self-discovery a non-binary identity. It unearths how the void of non-representation in their community inspired them to create BIPOC and LGBTQIA-centered fictional narratives.
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
A delightful sports rom-com where a badminton boy falls for a basketball girl.
Quick reviews of 7 graphic novels and 4 novels.
We all have fears. We all have struggles. Reading stories that allow us to face some of the spookiest, scariest things the world has to offer in a non-intimidating environment is a great way to balance out those fears.
A few artists who would make some great READ posters.
A collaborative title by Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge is seeing its release in spring of 2023. I have the interview and cover reveal here today.
Carol Dines, author of THE TAKE-OVER FRIEND, shares the friendship breakup that inspired her latest YA novel and what she's learned about friendship along the way
Now that the suggestion period is closed, let's take a look if there are any gaps or areas that are missing in our 2023 Newbery contenders.
Both appear on recent episodes of The Yarn podcast.
Writer Danica Davidson talks about her new book, Chalk Art Manga and how she collaborated with Japanese artist Rena Saiya to create the colorful illustrations.
My latest middle grade novel, Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet, presented my biggest challenge yet: to write a story about a middle schooler’s anxiety about the climate crisis-- the most monumental “tough topic” of our lifetime—and make it both entertaining and accessible to kids.
What will win? What will lose? Stay tuned for a new installment in that popular prediction series: What's Gonna Win a Major Award?
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