Meet the author of the young adult novel Black Girl Unlimited, Echo Brown! Echo shares more about her inspiration for this book, her most memorable teachers and librarians, her creative process, and more!
Read a Q&A with Echo here →
Meet the creators of the stunning picture book We Are Water Protectors, Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade! Carole and Michaela share more about their inspiration for this picture book, their most memorable teachers and librarians, their favorite childhood books, and more!
Read a Q&A with Carole and Michaela here →
Meet the creators of the middle grade graphic novel Go With the Flow, Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann! Lily and Karen share more about their inspiration for this graphic novel, their most memorable teachers and librarians, their favorite childhood books, and more!
Read a Q&A with Lily and Karen here →
Creators Mike Curato (Flamer), John Patrick Green (Investigators), and Sara Goetter & Natalie Riess (Dungeon Critters) spoke with Booklist on their podcast Shelf Care about the creation process and backstory of their graphic novels. Click here to listen to their interview!
Author Jenn Reese spoke with TeachingBooks.Net about the creation process and backstory of her middle grade novel, A Game of Fox & Squirrels. Click here to listen to Jenn’s interview!
Bestselling author April Henry shares the inspiration for her chilling new YA mystery, The Girl in the White Van. Plus, download the teacher’s guide for April Henry’s collection of books and discover more writing tips on April’s website!
Author Margaret Owen spoke with Booklist on their podcast Shelf Care about the creation process and backstory of her YA fantasy series, The Merciful Crow and The Faithless Hawk. Click here to listen to Margaret’s interview!
Graphic novelist Ryan Andrews spoke with TeachingBooks.Net about the creation process and backstory of his middle-grade graphic novel, This Was Our Pact. Click here to listen to Ryan’s interview!
Poet and author Mahogany L. Browne spoke with TeachingBooks.Net about the creation process and backstory of her latest book, Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice. Click here to listen to Mahogany’s interview!
Creator Jen Wang spoke with TeachingBooks.Net about the creation process and backstory of her Asian Pacific American Literature Children’s Literature Award winner, Stargazing. Click here to listen to Jen’s interview!