October 1, 2021

Magic, Monsters, and Mystery: Children’s and YA Books for Halloween

India Hill Brown’s The Girl in the Lake (Scholastic Press) is described as “a truly chilling (and historically inspired) ghost story,” but Brown’s much anticipated sophomore […]
June 9, 2021

Juneteenth 2021: It’s Our 6th Anniversary!

“Freedom is worth celebrating and I am pleased that we in Texas have been celebrating it for 115 years. I am proud that the celebration is […]
May 4, 2021

15 Picture Books for Mother’s Day

My little dark baby, My little earth-thing, My little love-one, What shall I sing For your lullaby? — Langston Hughes, Lullaby (For a Black Mother) Esteemed […]
February 9, 2021

Valentine’s Day: 18 YA Novels about Finding Love

Recently, Renee Watson has been on a book tour for her new release, Love is a Revolution. She stated in this PEN America interview, “I wanted […]