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
Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside new graphic novels! This month, we’re highlighting Mrs. Orwell, written by Andrea Chalupa and illustrated by Brahm Revel. This is a riveting adult graphic novel brings Eileen Blair—wife and partner of George Orwell—out of her husband’s shadow and follows the couples’ tireless campaign to expose difficult political truths through art. On sale March 31st, 2026!
Look iNSIDE Mrs. OrwellWe are proud to share our 2026 ALA Award winners and honorees from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
This month’s Author Spotlight is on two-time Printz Honoree and National Book Award Finalist, Deborah Heiligman. Deborah joins us to discuss her new book, Loudmouth, a propulsive biography of Emma Goldman for young adults. Plus, check out the teacher’s guide!
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Happy 2026! In honor of the new year, we are starting a series called Picture Book Preview, which invites readers to look inside new picture books! This month, we’re highlighting André: André Leon Talley—A Fabulously Fashionable Fairy Tale, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders and illustrated by Lamont O’Neal.
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This month’s Author Spotlight creator is #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi. Dr. Kendi’s latest book, Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers, is a ground-breaking narrative biography and the first major biography of Malcolm X for young people in more than thirty years. In collaboration with the Malcolm X Estate, Dr. Kendi brings a global icon to life through short, evocative chapters, exclusive archival documents, photographs from the Malcolm X Collection at the NYPL Schomburg Center, and extensive backmatter. Keep reading to learn more about how Dr. Kendi captured Malcolm X’s lasting legacy on the page.
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