In May, we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month by reading and sharing stories by Jewish American authors and illustrators. Celebrate in your school or library by uplifting these voices all year round! Find more resources on the Jewish American Heritage Month website.
Read More »Browse all of our April new releases, including new picture books, middle grade, young adult, adult, graphic novels, and paperbacks!
We’re celebrating our Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors, illustrators, and creators this month (and every month)! Keep reading to discover new books and revisit your favorites!
Read More »Watch our Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Spring 2026 Preview Event, where we previewed upcoming picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult titles! Stay tuned for our live special guests! Author Julian Randall will introduce his lyrical middle grade novel, Shook, and #1 New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Honoree author Christian Robinson will be in conversation about Dad, a beautifully-illustrated picture book.
Guest appearances from talented creators Lily Williams (Exposures: A Story About Life with OCD and the Power of Facing Your Fears), Anna-Marie McLemore (We Could Be Anyone), and Ari Tison (Together We See).
Timestamps:
3:32 – Julian Randall, Shook, in conversation with Executive Editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Brian Geffen
17:18 – Picture Books
30:14 – Middle Grade
39:09 – Lily Williams, Exposures
40:43 – Young Adult
42:53 – Anna-Marie McLemore, We Could Be Anyone
46:07 – Ari Tison, Together We See
49:52 – Adult
51:42 – Christian Robinson, Dad, in conversation with SVP and co-publisher at Balzer+Bray, Donna Bray
Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside new graphic novels! This month, we’re highlighting Exposures: A Story About Life with OCD and the Power of Facing Your Fears, written by Lily Williams. This is a riveting middle-grade graphic novel that offers an honest and heartfelt account of what it’s like to live with OCD and the courage it takes to confront your deepest fears. On sale August 11th, 2026!
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April is Autism Acceptance Month. Share the below stories with your patrons to foster an inclusive environment in your classroom or library.
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This month’s Author Spotlight is acclaimed author and poet, Julian Randall! Julian joins us to discuss his incredible new middle grade novel-in-verse, Shook. Plus, enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win an advance reading copy of Shook!
“Absolutely vibrating with energy and heart, Shook is a masterful middle-grade novel.”
—Newbery Honoree Jasmine Warga
