By Lauren Rankel  Like the magic of a secret garden, Scattered Books, located at 29 King Street in Chappaqua, transports its guests into a world full of senses, stories and surp…

By Anne Vaccaro Brady Chapter member and author Jyoti Rajan Gopal’s award-winning book “Desert Queen” was added to a list of banned books at the Victoria Public Library in Texas. In this interview …

“But Alfred, who was not partial to respecting boundaries and often felt entitled to women’s personal information kept asking, ‘Why do you wear it?’” 3/30/26

By Anne Vaccaro Brady Maureen McElheron is a chapter member living in Peekskill. “Miss Gitty in 1860: Romance and Adventures in Old New York” is her first novel. Written for adults, the story …

By Anne Vaccaro Brady Terry Kirchner serves as the Executive Director of the Westchester Library System (WLS). In this interview he shares details on the ever-changing roles of libraries and librar…

By Lauren Rankel In this new blog series I will explore the many independent bookstores around Westchester County and discover what is at the heart of each location. My first stop was a visit to th…

By Anne Vaccaro Brady Chapter member Aimee Lucido’s most recent middle grade novel incorporates comics, poetry and crossword puzzles to tell the story of two sisters as they navigate sixth grade. R…

By K. Marcus SCBWI Westchester hosted its second Kidlit Open Mic event on December 7, 2025. The free, in-person event took place at Libri, a local coffee, book, flower shop in Yorkto…

By Anne Vaccaro Brady A self-described  former New “Yaw-ker,” Allie Zobel Nolan is now living in New England with her husband, two rescue cats and a rescue hound who was in a puppy m…

By Anne Vaccaro Brady SCBWI chapter member Samantha Cassetta of Yorktown had a short story, “Mummichog,” published in the premiere issue of Tarry, a literary magazine that publishes work inspired b…

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By Anne Vaccaro Brady Chapter member Jyoti Rajan Gopal’s most recently published books are “The Power of Your Name” and “Over in the Mangroves.” In this interview she discusses what inspired her to…

Chapter member Gail Schlenger of Tarrytown recently published her first picture book, “Papa Boar Snored.” In this interview, she discusses where she found the idea for her story, her self-publishin…

Our chapter is proud to host Scholastic's Executive Art Director Brian LaRossa as he debuts his presentation: Design Can Make or Break Your Picture-Book-Dummy PLEASE MAKE SELECTION(S) FROM THE AVAILA...