“Star” in a Novel Written by a Acclaimed Author
Bid in the PEN America Character Naming Auction and Jennifer Egan and David Baldacci will name a character after you or someone of your choosing. Read more at From The
Bid in the PEN America Character Naming Auction and Jennifer Egan and David Baldacci will name a character after you or someone of your choosing. Read more at From The
Oh, wow, I just read the best middle-grade book. It’s called The Trouble with Heroes, by the talented Kate Messner. It’s told in verse, and touches on so many powerful
Exciting news for budding librarians and other people who love deep diving into information: The Library of Congress (LoC) is opening The Source, a special space for kids 8 and
At From The Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors, you can learn more about how Minneapolis communities—particularly bookstores, libraries, and the broader literary world—are responding amid ICE activity, protests, and widespread
Over at From The Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors, 11 of us weighed in on our writerly and readerly goals for 2026. Check them out.
The latest on how book bans are impacting #kidlit author visits, to the detriment of young readers everywhere. Plus, what you can do about it. All on From The Mixed-Up
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All of us — authors, educators, parents/caregivers, engaged, curious citizens, and of course, readers — have benefitted from America’s libraries. Libraries are the beating heart of our communities, doing everything
Congratulations to Julia DeVillers, author of the new middle-grade novel, Meet Me at Wonderland. Read the full interview with Julia over at From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors.
Unfortunately, access to books is still under serious threat in the U.S. as the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual report on the state of the nation’s libraries makes all too