SLj Staff

Hand these 13 titles—fiction and nonfiction—about disability to older readers this Disability Pride Month.

Finance can be a daunting subject at any age, but with budgeting tips, information about topics such as cryptocurrency, and inspiration for budding teen business owners, these timely titles help demystify it.

Hand these picture books, nonfiction, and transitional titles to children looking forward to Shark Week, or to those who enjoy all things shark-related.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting proposals for two grant programs, the Biden administration launches new education initiative, author Linda Sue Park will lead a new imprint, and unionized HarperCollins workers have planned a one-day strike.

SLJ announces a new member of the reviews team: Andrew Eliopulos, who steps into a new position at the publication, graphic novels editor. 

This month's starred titles include a healthy dose of nonfiction, YA, and Spanish language books, as well as middle grade works by Rebecca Balcárcel and Margaret Peterson Haddix, graphic novels by Shauna J. Grant and David Zúñiga González, and more.

Contemporary settings at a prep school and debate tournament update Jane Austen’s work but also show the perennial nature of Pride and Prejudice.

When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley, The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris, and The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson are among the titles honored. Created by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and sponsored by School Library Journal, the Youth Literary Awards celebrate the diversity of the Black experience.

A winner and two honor books were selected in each of three categories, picture books, fiction and poetry, and nonfiction, the Horn Book announced today.