Authors & Illustrators

What do Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, and Amy Cheney Beach have in common? They’re all groundbreaking women who made a mark on music history. Share these picture book biographies to inspire the next generation of talented performers.

An exclusive cover reveal for The Fall of the House of Tatterly by Shanna Miles, who spoke with us about her August 2023 book in this interview.

Climate change and environmental activism are ­exceedingly relevant topics for young readers today, and these two titles have different approaches to similar issues.

By reaching back two generations to the abuses suffered by her grandmother in boarding school, Carole Lindstrom, author of the Caldecott Medal-winning 'We Are Water Protectors' reclaims a piece of Indigenous culture about the power and beauty of long hair.

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.