A Picture Book with a Powerful Message for Children and Adults

The Benefits of Cultivating Communities

Reflections on the fathers and father figures in my life.

New books by Nova Ren Suma, Neon Yang, Emily Tesh and Sayaka Murata revel in the ways that speculative fiction rewrites reality.

A tale full of intrigue, doubt, and success (Part 1)

The Middle - Part One

Register now for Freedom to Read-In Morning Session on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on May 9, 2025, 10:00 AM EDT.

Recently, my husband and I got into an argument while walking our dogs.

A poet, a writer, and a mythical bird.... let me tell you a story from olden times....

The Beginning - Part Four

The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Mahmoud v. Taylor is about a small number of LGBTQ-inclusive children’s book...

ALT: a woman with long dark hair is wearing a black tank top and necklace .

ALT: a woman in a pink jacket is saying " get this together girl "

The Beginning - Part Three

One Writer's Beginnings

The Beginning - Part Two

Author-Illustrator Zoey Abbott on writing, illustrating, and why kids should always keep their notebooks.

This webinar will go over the basics of book ban-related bills, speaking to legislative committees, and how to strategize comments to effectively get their message across.

With several bills that would criminalize librarians across the country, here's a recent history of this legislation and what it means. That, plus this week's book censorship news.