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SLJ, SLMath Announce Winners of the 2025–26 Mathical Collection Development Awards

SLJ, SLMath Announce Winners of the 2025–26 Mathical Collection Development Awards
SLJ Staff,  Dec 16, 2025

Forty Title I schools will receive grants to purchase Mathical Book Prize titles.

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Little v. Llano County
Lisa Peet,  Dec 16, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Leila Green Little et al. v. Llano County, the lawsuit challenging the Texas county library’s removal of 17 books featuring content on sexuality, gender, and racism.

Rebecca Stead’s EXPERIMENT

Rebecca Stead’s EXPERIMENT
Travis Jonker | Blogs,  Dec 11, 2025
Newbery winner Rebecca Stead is our guest on the latest episode of The Yarn podcast. We go behind the scenes of Stead’s latest middle grade novel, The Experiment. We also talk about how this year’s Newbery winner, The First State of Being (by Erin Entrada Kelly), was in part inspired by Stead’s 2010 Newbery winner […]
Recent Graphic Novel Deals, Early December 2025 | News

Recent Graphic Novel Deals, Early December 2025 | News
Johanna | Blogs,  Dec 10, 2025
Here's a look at the graphic novels that publishers have been acquiring, and when we can expect to see them.
YALSA Announces Finalists for 2026 Morris and Excellence in Nonfiction Awards

YALSA Announces Finalists for 2026 Morris and Excellence in Nonfiction Awards
SLJ Staff,  Dec 10, 2025

The Young Adult Library Services Association announced the finalists for the Morris Award for a YA title by a previously unpublished author and the Excellence in Nonfiction Award for YA nonfiction books for ages 12 to 18.

'The Librarians' To Premiere on PBS on February 9

'The Librarians' To Premiere on PBS on February 9
SLJ Staff,  Dec 05, 2025

Calling the documentary an Oscar contender, Deadline reported that The Librarians will headline the PBS' Independent Lens series.

Science’s Invisible Girls: Highlighting Women in STEM with A TIME TRAVELER’S HISTORY OF TOMORROW, a guest post by Kendall Kulper

Science’s Invisible Girls: Highlighting Women in STEM with A TIME TRAVELER’S HISTORY OF TOMORROW, a guest post by Kendall Kulper
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Dec 04, 2025
When I started researching this book, I came across countless other invisible women, scientists whose achievements and contributions were overlooked, ignored, trivialized, or cannibalized by their male peers.
We Must Remain Vigilant: An open letter to publishers | Opinion

We Must Remain Vigilant: An open letter to publishers | Opinion
Jason Low,  Dec 04, 2025

Lee & Low publisher and co-owner Jason Low says publishers must continue the commitment to diverse titles while also contributing to the larger fight for the freedom to read.

25 Books for Young Readers Counting Down to Christmas

25 Books for Young Readers Counting Down to Christmas
SLJ Reviews,  Dec 03, 2025

A mix of board books, picture books, one graphic novel, and one middle grade novel make up this roundup of Christmas-focused titles for young readers.

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