Tag: Diverse Books

Watch our Spring 2026 School & Library Virtual Preview!

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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

MacKids Spotlight: Ibram X. Kendi

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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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