Publishers

U.S. publishers step up to provide age-appropriate new releases for 8- to 12-year-olds. 

Nine popular series for elementary and middle grade readers.

Increasingly, sensitivity readers play a role in the editorial and publishing process. Experts in a specific identity, they often undertake research to provide detailed feedback on a manuscript.

Mostly free and readily available, webtoons are particularly appealing to teens and young adults. Publishers have seized the opportunity to bring many to print.

Comics and graphic novels publishing veteran Jasmine Amiri has joined SLJ as graphic novels reviews editor.

Looking for information on  buying, curating, and learning more about zines in the U.S. and internationally? This list provides it.

Today Random House Children’s Books announces the inaugural Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 lists for Labyrinth Road, a new imprint led by Vice President and Editor in Chief Liesa Abrams. SLJ shares the full press release and an exclusive Q&A with Abrams.

The vice president and publisher of Greenwillow Books says, “publishing is completely unpredictable.”

The combination of engaging tales, funny pictures, and language children can grasp while learning to read is propelling a booming market.