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Authors Renée Watson, Ibi Zoboi, and Ellen Hagan joined Cicely Lewis to discuss Woke Books and their own novels.

The kid likes one thing, the parent wants another. How should librarians proceed? 

The Horror Writers Association (HWA), in partnership with United for Libraries, Book Riot, and Library Journal and School Library Journal, launches a reading program that will provide libraries and schools with an annual list of recommended horror titles for adult, young adult , and middle grade readers.

Author Adam Gidwitz discusses the evolution of himself as a writer and of his "Unicorn Rescue Society" series.

There was a lot to take in on the first day at SLJ's Leadership Summit, which was full of moving speakers, inspiring panels, and breakout sessions with ideas for attendees to take back to school and implement.

Librarians respond to the challenge of where to put diverse books once they have them in their collections.

A breakdown of survey results on the question of how important a diverse book collection is to the profession.

While in the minority, the SLJ Diverse Books Survey reveals some librarians are declining to purchase books with diverse characters to avoid a challenge.

Harper Lee's classic To Kill a Mockingbird was named the winner on the PBS series.