Half of U.S. children under age 5 are non-white. But only 10 percent of children’s books in the last
two decades featured multicultural characters. The math doesn’t add up. And one nonprofit organization is determined
to even the playing field. Read More “We Need Diverse Books”
“The key to nailing the YA voice is remembering that teens aren’t the aliens we so often make them out to be.” Read More “Julie Murphy: How I Write”
Julianna Baggott develops cross-genre stories of hope, faith and love. Read More “Julianna Baggott: Pure Writer”
“I don’t ever see any character as 100 percent good or 100 percent evil.” Read More “Adam Silvera: How I Write”
Should an author ever write a character outside their identity? Read More “Own up”
Children’s author Louis Sachar doesn’t just write for kids: He writes for real people with real problems. Read More “Louis Sachar interview: Youth sayer”
Add to FavoritesLittle readers, big imaginations A childhood book can ignite a lifelong love of the written word. Seven children’s, middle grade and young … Read More “8 children’s & YA authors share their favorite childhood books”
As Miss Maudie says in Mockingbird, “People in their right mind never take pride in their talents.” Read More “What Harper Lee taught me about writing and the writing life”
Sad and angry over current events, two YA authors used the pen as a weapon against police brutality. Read More “Dual power: Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely”
While penning a response to a national crisis, two young adult authors developed a friendship and taught each other about craft. Read More “The Walter goes to Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely”
