News

The American Booksellers Association's Children’s Institute 2025 took place in Portland, Ore., June 11–14, with keynotes from Samira Ahmed, Mac Barnett, Mychal Threets, and a panel of LGBTQ+ authors.
The American Association of School Librarians has released its annual list of the Best Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning. The award’s selection committee singles out digital tools that are ...
Why the 'Science of Reading' is a strategic opportunity for publishers to drive growth for the future of bookselling.
Perry debuts with a remarkable narrative of slavery, indentured servitude, and a Black landowner in colonial Virginia. Freeman ...
Fricas’s “jagged yet joyful” (per PW’s review) semi-autobiographical graphic novel debut, Checked Out features a queer ...
At the Iowa City Public Library, Helmick serves as the community and access coordinator. “I drive a bookmobile for a living,” ...
In ‘The Colonel and the King’ (Little, Brown, Aug.), the biographer draws from archival material to paint a fresh portrait of ...
Washington State police chief Ethan Brand tackles the apparent murder of a former friend on the U.S.-Canada border.
The Merryl and James Tisch director at the New York Public Library looks back on the impact of the Young Lions Fiction Award, ...
Presidents’ programs, unmissable panels, and essential through lines bind the education sessions at the American Library ...
Comics librarians partner with nonprofits and retailers to support patrons and artists in this challenging era.
The late author’s long and prolific career was capped by a remarkable late-career run of four excellent books in the past ...