Meet the host of the 2020 National Book Awards

Posted on 11/05/2020 at 01:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer Jason Reynolds, a two-time National Book Award finalist and the current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, will serve...

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Tagged As: Awards, Young adult literature

Rick Riordan empathizes with your movie-adaptation frustrations

Posted on 11/05/2020 at 10:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Rick Riordan has a message for bookworms: he gets your frustration about movie adaptations. Boy, does he ever. In a...

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Author Q&A: Christa Nardi

Posted on 10/28/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing Christa Nardi, who writes in the cozy mystery, teen and young adult mystery genres. Nardi is an...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery, Young adult literature

2021’s celebrity books come from Stacey Abrams, Angelina Jolie

Posted on 10/17/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Politician Stacey Abrams and actress/activist Angelina Jolie haven’t retired their keyboards yet — both are publishing new books next year....

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Tagged As: Young adult literature

Book and movie about Sherlock Holmes's sister prompt a lawsuit

Posted on 09/22/2020 at 03:26 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The upcoming Netflix adaptation of a YA novel is causing some controversy … and for once, it’s not disgruntled fans...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, Young adult literature

Author Q&A: Cheree Alsop

Posted on 09/18/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing Cheree Alsop, an award-winning, best-selling author who has published over forty books. Alsop is the mother of...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Fantasy, Young adult literature

Here's the 2020 longlist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature

Posted on 09/16/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The longlist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature came out today. Out of over three hundred submissions,...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Children's literature, Young adult literature

16-year-old becomes youngest nominee ever for Baillie Gifford Prize

Posted on 09/10/2020 at 11:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

They’re no four-year-old poets, but these young writers based in the United Kingdom are making quite the literary splashes. Dara...

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Tagged As: Awards, Memoir, The Guardian, Young adult literature

NPR's list of the best children's books, as suggested by readers

Posted on 09/01/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The results are in from NPR’s summer reader poll, looking for the best children’s books. Judges took nominations from thousands...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, NPR, Young adult literature

J.K. Rowling returns award to organization that criticized her

Posted on 08/28/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The ripple effect of J.K. Rowling’s comments on transgender issues continues. The Guardian reports that the Harry Potter author has...

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Tagged As: Awards, Scandal, The Guardian, Young adult literature