Children's literature has lost another giant with the death of Jim Murphy; Colin Kaepernick to release a graphic memoir; SCBWI launches new fund and programs; and more in this edition of News Bites.

Tune into the latest episode of Author-Fan Face-off, hosted by Steve Sheinkin and Stacey Rattner.

The effort to ban books in schools and libraries has made headlines, resulting in a big boost in sales of the most contentious titles.

Betsy Bird reflects on the international publishing market via the Bologna Children's Book Fair. 

The letter, signed by 1,300 children's and YA authors and read into the record at a congressional hearing, spoke of the harm to kids from book censorship.