Happy July 15th! Every year Darlene and I pinch ourselves because we still get so excited to do this post! Knowing this is our 11th year brings extra joy. Which is our running theme for this year. …

Dear Kidlit Zombie Week friends, Welcome to the fifth post of Kidlit Zombie Week 2026! Whether it’s your first time joining us or you’ve resurrected manuscripts with us before, we hope …

Dear Kidlit Zombie Week friends, Welcome to the fourth post of Kidlit Zombie Week 2026! Whether it’s your first time joining us or you’ve resurrected manuscripts with us before, you&#82…

Hi, everyone! Kaitlyn Sanchez here! I’m so excited to share this awesome blog guest blog post by my wonderful clients Kanya Sesser and Nisha Lamsam Ligon. This is about the journey their book…

Dear Kidlit Zombie Week friends, Welcome to the first post of Kidlit Zombie Week 2026! Whether it’s your first time joining us, or you’ve resurrected manuscripts with us before, you&#82…

Hi, readers, writers, and querying creators of all kinds! Today is #SeasonsOfKidLit’s last day of our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Event, and we’re closing it out in an extremely BIG way! We’re thrilled to wel...

Hi, readers, writers, and querying creators of all kinds! Today is #SeasonsOfKidLit’s last day of our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Event, and we’re closing it out in an extremely BIG way! We’re thrilled to wel...

By Danna Zeiger (and her kids) We just missed Disability Pride Month (July!) but I would love to extend the festivities with James and Lucy’s important picture books: YOU’RE SO AMAZING!…

It’s been 10 years of giving things away! It’s so hard to be believed. What a reason to celebrate! As I needed to write this post, I have been weighed down by so many things this year. Like everyon…

The I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. Each year 10 librarians are selected by leaders from the library community to receive a plaque and $5,000 cash award. This event will showcase the accomplishments of this year's amazing award winners. Learn more and meet the 2025 honorees: https://ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian/

Occasionally I'll encounter someone who thinks that reading graphic novels, magazines, series fiction, comics, books below your reading level, or listening to audio books doesn't count as "REAL" readi...