Diversity

Malinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. In her speech, the author asked viewers to help ensure the stories of the LGBTQ community and people of color continue to be told and available in libraries and schools.

A booklist, resources, and an interview with Sasha Bouché, editor at HighWater Press.

Panelists offered their personal stories, resources, and advice during the SLJ Summit session on book challenges.

The end of the year brings many celebrations in different religions and cultures, and the beauty of the holiday spirit is that it encompasses all of them. Here are seven holiday books beyond Christmas.

Becker’s YA graphic novel follows a year in the life of five young adults from four countries—the U.S., Singapore, Korea, and Japan—living together in a student group house in Japan.

The Department of Justice is suing to stop the proposed merger between publishers Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster; Alex Gino's novel will officially get new title and cover; the Library of Congress has a new comics exhibit; and more in this edition of News Bites.

Librarians are responding to a rise in book challenges as parents target titles that deal with race, racism, or social justice in even the most tangential way, as well as books that have LGBTQ+ characters and themes.

Tell Me Another Story, fromThe Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in collaboration with the Office Performing Arts + Film, highlights past and present creators and advocates whose focus has uplifted children’s literature.

From the Walter Dean Myers and Sydney Taylor Awards to the Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature, 11 honors you should know about. Use them to expand your collection and recommend worthy titles to teachers, parents, and young readers.