Michael Zibart

This morning the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top prizes in children's and young adult literature, including the Caldecott, Newbery and Printz awards. Scroll on to see the full list of winners and read more about these acclaimed books! NEWBERY MEDAL, for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (Candlewick) * The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, illustrated by Ian Schoenherr (Greenwillow) CALDECOTT MEDAL, for the most distinguished American picture book for children: Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall (Little, Brown) CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR BOOK AWARD, for an African-American author of outstanding books for children and young adults: Claire Hartfield for A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 (Bloomsbury) * The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon (Wendy Lamb) CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR BOOK AWARD, for an African-American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults: Ekua Holmes for The Stuff of Stars, written by Marion Dane Bauer (Candlewick) * Let the Children March illustrated by Frank Morrison, written by Monica Clark-Robinson (HMH) * Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop illustrated by R

We couldn’t be more excited to reveal the cover for bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen’s upcoming middle grade historical, Words on Fire, which will be published by Scholastic on September 24, 2019! In a story that sounds perfect for fans of The Book Thief, Nielsen will transport readers to a little-known time period—the brutal Russian occupation of Lithuania

Science fiction icon David Weber has been having a very busy few months—a new Honor Harrington novel was released in the fall, and Through Fiery Trials, the tenth installment in his extremely popular Safehold series just hit shelves this month. If you haven’t been able to get your hands on a copy yet, here’s an excerpt from the continuing adventures of the last remnants of humanity and Merlin, an android tasked with defying religious persecution and sparking a technological enlightenment

Her ability to sketch out a character within a few pages is astonishing, and it is on full display in her new novella Once Ghosted, Twice Shy. Dapper, supremely competent personal assistant Likotsi frequently stole the spotlight from the main pair of Cole’s 2018 novel, A Princess in Theory. Once Ghosted fleshes out Likotsi’s backstory, in which she fell head over heels for and was dumped by the glamorous Fabiola, and intertwines it with Likotsi’s return to NYC and reunion with a more subdued, but no less alluring Fab. The two halves are perfectly balanced: The first euphoric scenes are set during New York’s balmy spring, suffused with the swooping adrenaline of first love; and the second half follows Likotsi and Fab’s second chance at love as they wade through the slushy grossness that is winter in the city. My love for Likotsi was very strong while reading A Princess in Theory, and it grew to nearly uncontrollable proportions while reading Once Ghosted.