Ashleigh Williams

The award-winning, author-illustrator duo speak to each other about illustrator's block, the Great Migration, and drawing inspiration from family histories past and present.

La Sala sat down with SLJ to talk about giving power to underdogs, how drag queens are the ultimate world-builders, and the 10 years it took to write his debut novel...which he finished out of spite. "It was a selfish desire to correct many things I thought could be done a lot better, and a lot gayer."

Thirteen luminous novels made SLJ's list of the best middle grade books published in 2019. 

Nine superb titles made SLJ's list of must-have transitional chapter books. 

Writer Hena Khan shares insights on identity, and the creative process behind her newest middle grade book inspired by Louisa May Alcott's classic.

The fifth year of New York's LGBTQ comics convention saw its highest attendance yet and a wide variety of entertainment for geeks, gamers, cosplayers, and more.

Award-winning author Celia C. Pérez (The First Rule of Punk) spoke with SLJ about tactile story writing, activism, and living vicariously through one's characters in Strange Birds: A Field Guide To Ruffling Feathers.

Longtime collaborators Renée Watson and Shadra Strickland discuss the creative process behind the cover of Watson's stunning upcoming middle grade novel, Some Places More Than Others.

Debut author Mills discusses the inspiration behind her poignant middle grade novel, Indigenous representation in kid lit, and creating "stories about Cree kids living in a contemporary world that’s still touched by magic."