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Pulitzer Prize finalist Candy J. Cooper and 2006 ALAN Award-winning author and editor Marc Aronson discuss their new nonfiction book, Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation (Bloomsbury; Gr 6 Up), and the reality of the Flint water crisis. 

Our monthly Q&A with writers whose first YA books are out now, debuting in the time of coronavirus.

"Too often, children's books by black authors have been limited by the prison of the single story, the notion that all black people share a single lived experience, and that experience, generally portrayed as heavy or edgy, usually takes place within an inner city landscape, where few rivers run, few trees grow, and birdsong is the last thing on anybody's mind. Light, joyful, or quiet stories about our deep engagement with nature, therefore, constitute a publishing space black authors have not been encouraged to enter—until now." Nikki Grimes provides today's guest post on her latest book.

The One and Only Bob, Katherine Applegate's anxiously awaited sequel to the Newbery Medal–winning The One and Only Ivan, comes out on May 5. SLJ recently caught up with the author to hear about returning to the world of the lovable gorilla and his friends. 

Authors, including Kelly Yang and Dhonielle Clayton, have become victims of racist comments on Zoom, Instagram, and other digital platforms used to connect educators, students, and creators during this unprecedented time.

The celebrated graphic novelist had to learn to love sports to tell a larger story of basketball dreams in Dragon Hoops.

Find the latest copyright guidelines and online sharing information from children's book publishers. 

An interview with Lauren Myracle, the author of This Boy, which follows a teenager named Paul Walden through four years of high school, capturing moments from the small and sweet to the tragic and life-altering.