Publishers

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. 

High shipping costs, skyrocketing paper fees, and labor issues wreak havoc on book publishing schedules. 

The authors and founders of Just Us Books reflect on the recent passing of trailblazing Black figures in the kid lit world. 

What goes into an exceptional book cover? Betsy Bird investigates. 

More publishers are loosening copyright restrictions given the ongoing state of remote learning. Abrams, HarperCollins, and Peachtree join Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster in extending permissions for online story time and classroom read-aloud videos to June 30, 2021. 

COVID has changed the way publishers promote books—and how libraries buy them.

Companies continue to respond to the pandemic's impact on educators and students; NCTE is taking proposals for next year's convention; the Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020 is proposed in the senate; and Simon & Schuster plans new graphic novels for young readers.