Authors & Illustrators

Check out SLJ's exclusive interview, excerpt, and cover reveal of Roshani Chokshi's highly anticipated new novel rooted in Filipino mythology, The Spirit Glass.

In 2023, graphic novels are no longer a new category but an established staple on library shelves. All signs point to the continued boom and increasing expansion of the format across all genres.

The 2023 Youth Media Awards and librarian opinions about the Newbery dominated reader attention.

Betsy Bird tours a 165,000-square-foot “Explor-a-Storium” featuring walk-in storybook experiences, from a real Great Green Room to a Last Stop on Market Street bus.

 For our September issue, journalist Martha Hinton reported on new approaches to teaching the topic of slavery in U.S. classrooms. 

A roundup of recent feedback.

A.S. King received the 2022 Margaret A. Edwards Award for “significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.” Karen Jensen, "Teen Librarian Toolbox" blogger, and her daughter, Riley, spoke to King for our June cover story.

The three kid lit authors traveled to Florida and used their time during the public comments portion of the meeting to tell the board why they should return the Essential Voices Collection titles to the shelves.

SLJ launched a Twitter poll to learn the social media destination of those leaving Elon Musk's platform.