Jacqueline Woodson on the hardest thing about writing
The writing process is personal, layered and complex. There are parts of the writing journey we love and there are parts of the adventure that we absolutely cannot stand. Often… Read more »
We Need Diverse Books publishes first of two anthologies
In 2014, inspired by yet another literary panel made up exclusively of white men, YA author Ellen Oh took to Twitter and launched the hashtag #WeNeedDiverseBooks. Two years later, the… Read more »
Authors think of the children in the Age of Trump
With the election of Donald Trump to the highest office in all of the land (an office he plans to vacate on the weekends in order to sleep like a… Read more »
Scott Bonner, Ferguson Library Director, will receive the ALA Lemony Snicket Prize
Scott Bonner is not only the director of the Ferguson Municipal Public Library, but in December, he was the only full-time employee. He kept the library open during a tough… Read more »
A call to action: on the 2014 National Book Awards
Built in 1841, the large, Greek Revival building at 55 Wall Street has housed the New York Merchants Exchange, the United States Custom House, and the National City Bank—the earlier,… Read more »