Book about racism and antiracism and those by black creators are in high demand, for adults and children.

In recent years, we’ve seen graphic novelists take on increasingly complex topics, and this year’s Eisner Award nominations reflect artists’ willingness to push the format to its limits, from a poignant tale of racist microaggressions to an exploration of childhood anxiety to dynamic reimagining of a misunderstood supervillain.

A book festival in the Bronx and new kinds of day camps are all part of our continuously updated calendar of virtual events for your patrons, families, and you.

These delightful beginning readers feature simple sentences, accessible design, and text features that strengthen emerging readers' decoding and comprehension skills. 

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards cover 31 categories. Winners are chosen by online vote.

Starting this week and continuing through the end of June and beyond, SLJ is publishing lists of our top picks for summer reading, from stories to share with the whole family to recommended titles for emerging readers to captivating fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels for tweens and teens.

The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress results, showing that only 37 percent of fourth graders read proficiently, renewed debates over how to teach reading.