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Congratulations to our 2026 ALA Youth Media Award Winners & Honors!
We are proud to share our 2026 ALA Award winners and honorees from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Celebrate Black Creators: Share these books by Black authors and illustrators with your community
Browse our collection of books created by Black authors and illustrators including picture books, middle grade, and young adult books. Download our interactive digital catalog to discover new reads and to download teacher’s guides!
Browse our collection of books here →MacKids Spotlight: Ibram X. Kendi
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.
Continue readingHoliday Book List
With the holiday season upon us, we are excited to display these delightful titles and celebrate the holidays across many cultures and traditions. From Diwali to Lunar New Year, we hope to diversify your reading list into the new year.
Check Out our Winter/Holiday Titles →MacKids Spotlight: Adrianna Cuevas
This month’s Author Spotlight is on Pura Belpré Honoree and Edgar Award Winner, Adrianna Cuevas. Adrianna joins us to discuss her new book, What Fell From The Sky, an out-of-this-world middle grade adventure based on true historical events. Plus, check out the teacher’s guide!
Continue reading2025 Notable Paperbacks
Looking for new books to add to your library collection? Browse a selection of bestselling, award-winning 2025 paperback releases, including picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult crossover books!
NCTE 2025 Conference Resource Center
We’re so excited to see our educator friends November 20 to 23 in Denver, CO!
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What’s inside our NCTE and ALAN Workshop Resource Center:
- Make the most of your NCTE and ALAN Workshop experience + meet your favorite authors & illustrators!
Check our NCTE and ALAN Workshop schedule for a full list of in-person author programs and book signings.
- We’ve collected our digital resources for you in this handy resource center!
Download our digital catalogs and request digital review copies!
- Not attending NCTE?
You can still download digital resources, request review copies, and more!
MacKids Spotlight: James Bird
This month’s Author Spotlight is James Bird, author of Wolf Club, a big-hearted and adventurous middle grade novel about three kids who ditch detention to search for an elusive white wolf who may have the magical powers they need to face their challenges and heal their hearts.
Continue readingWatch our Winter 2026 School & Library Virtual Preview!
Watch our Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Winter 2026 Preview Event, where we previewed upcoming picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult titles! Stay tuned for our live special guests: author Petra Lord is in conversation about her young adult fantasy debut, Queen of Faces, and bestselling author Adib Khorram introduces his next memorable novel One Word, Six Letters.
Guest appearances from talented creators Matt Phelan (Bartleby), Victoria Chang (Eureka), and Elle Grenier (This Wretched Beauty: A Dorian Gray Remix).
Timestamps:
3:16 – Petra Lord Queen of Faces in conversation with Executive Editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Brian Geffen
13:42 – Picture Books
18:12 – Matt Phelan Bartleby
25:10 – Middle Grade
25:33 – Victoria Chang Eureka
37:40 – Young Adult
40:07 – Elle Grenier This Wretched Beauty: A Dorian Gray Remix
48:10 – Adib Khorram One Word, Six Letter