2026 Youth Media Award Winners Here are the winners of the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards, announced Monday, January 26 in Chicago.

2026 Newbery, Caldecott & a host of others chosen by librarians www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/2026-Y...

The Difficulty of Writing Difficult Scenes Nine tips from professional editors and bestselling writers to tackle scenes with sensitive material.

Nine tips from professional editors and bestselling writers on tackling scenes with sensitive material

Just shared this one Facebook, because I had to get the words out. Sharing here in case its in any way useful to you.

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Don't let your children get tricked into volunteering. You know what happened to Cato.

“Take away our ability to speak, and we can still think, reason, form beliefs, fall in love, and move about the world; our range of what we can experience and think about remains vast.
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all.”

Love this book, what a mitzvah to publish it!

Today we celebrate Jane Austen, who was born 250 years ago on this day. Some things live forever—including her good and correct opinions on reading 📚

Revisiting Jane Austen's Cultural Impact for Her 250th Birthday To capture the writer’s brief life and enormous impact, we assembled a sampling of the wealth, wonder and weirdness she has brought to our lives.

The New York Times condenses 250 years of Jane Austen into 25 things:

FISH List Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.

This year’s FISH List is live. Unlike traditional rankings, the FISH List champions independent publications. It’s a nifty resource for authors and readers alike 📝

East coast, west coast, trade journals too - best books 2025 by librarians. www.librarylovefest.com/best-books-o...

Baker & Taylor Publisher Services Adds Two Publisher Clients Baker & Taylor Publisher Services has added two new publishers:Con Todo Press, a Latina-owned publishing company dedicated to celebrating

We are thrilled to announce two new publisher partners! #contodopress #rocndogpress @shelf-awareness.com

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We are thrilled to be part of the Lakeside Book Company Family!!!

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Scammers Are Targeting Authors Today's top book news.

bookriot.com/scammers-are... Be careful authors, scammers are now targeting the Anthropic settlement money. (If you WANT to opt out of the class, go for it. But be sure that is what you want!)

The Anthropic Class Action Settlement: What You Need to Know Right Now - Writer Beware One of the most urgent issues confronting writers and other creators right now is the use of copyrighted material for generative AI training. The large language models that power chatbots like OpenAI’...

New #WriterBeware blog post: an explainer on the huge Anthropic class action copyright settlement: what it is, how it happened, how writers with eligible infringed works may benefit financially, and what eligible writers should do next writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...

PW Spotlight: The Indie Author Project The Indie Author Project is streamlining how libraries and indie authors connect in the growing self-publishing space. (Sponsored)

Self-pubbed authors, have you submitted your book to this library sponsored Indie Author Project? www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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The Constellation Award - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses The annual $10,000 Constellation Award is given to honor an independent literary press that champions the writing of people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian American & Pacific ...

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U.S. Creative Writing Awards - Social Impact at Penguin Random House Young writers are our future, and Penguin Random House believes in investing in the next generation of readers and authors. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books, we host our annual Creative Writi...

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Two white & orange carp, swimming in a blue green sea.

CHINESE KITE FESTIVAL x NIAN, THE CHINESE NEW YEAR DRAGON.

Two tiny carp struggle up the towering Dragon King Falls to find missing family & friends. They swim past hungry fishermen, raging rapids and a ferocious dragon king, only to discover they’ve become dragons themselves.

#Questpit #PB #Q

Colorful red & yellow rooster with woman musician playing nearby.

MY PAPI HAS A MOTORCYCLE x THE SECRET KINGDOM

Pepito & artist Papá, José, envision their village as a mosaic masterpiece.

Crowing roosters & floating fish convince villagers to help create a kid-like fantasyland now called Fusterlandia.

#Questpit #PB #Q

Two white and orange carp, blowing bubbles in a greenblue sea.

Two tiny carp struggle to swim up the towering Dragon King Falls, fighting their way past the hungry fishermen, raging rapids and a ferocious dragon king, becoming dragons themselves. CHINESE KITE FESTIVAL x NIAN, THE CHINESE NEW YEAR DRAGON.
#Questpit #PB #Q

Floating Fish Mosaic

Pepito’s artist Papá, José, envisions their fishing village as a mosaic masterpiece but amigos giggle or run away. When their casita is covered with sleeping mermaids, floating fish and crowing roosters, villagers join in to create a kid-like fantasyland now called Fusterlandia.
#Questpit #PB #Q

Melissa Stewart on Curiosity and Science Books In this episode, Melissa Stewart shares how a third grader's question about burping turned into her latest book, From BAM to BURP.

"If one of my books can inspire a child to chase after a butterfly or look under a rock, then my job is done."

Our latest episode with science author @mstewartscience.bsky.social is LIVE. From the Big Bang to burps—this one's magical. 🚀

Listen: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/melissa-stew...

Sarah Shumway at Bloomsbury has bought world rights to Jade vs. the Claw Machine, a picture book by Margaret Chiu Greanias (l.), illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee. When Jade's baba's boba shop gets a new claw machine with adorable prizes inside, Jade is determined to beat the odds, win a toy, and change her luck forever. Publication is set for spring 2028; Sean McCarthy at Sean McCarthy Literary Agency represented the author, and Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency represented the illustrator.

Dana Chidiac at Henry Holt has bought, at auction, The Girl, the Village, and the Terrible Thunder by debut author Aimee Yealim Lee (l.), illustrated by Hyewon Yum, a humorous story inspired by a Korean folktale about a girl with a powerful, very smelly secret and how she learns to use it to help her community. Publication is planned for spring 2027; Stefanie Molina-Santos at Looking Glass Literary Agency sold world rights while at Ladderbird Literary Agency, and Sean McCarthy at Sean McCarthy Literary Agency represented the illustrator.

Two for Tuesday!

Celebrating new picture book deals today for both Margaret Chiu Greanias w/ Bloomsbury and Hyewon Yum w/ Henry Holt.

Congrats, Margaret and Hyewon!

Best Books 2025: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly Best Books 2025, Best Picture Books, Sara Andrea Fajardo, Corey R. Tabor, Neil Sharpson, Yuko Ohnari, Koshiro Hata, Jashar Awan, Matthew Burgess, Joy Harjo, Brian Floca, Caroline Kusin Pritchard, Lind...

Brightening up this dreary autumn morning with some incredible news - THE WORLD ENTIRE: A TRUE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY WORLD WAR II RESCUE by Elizabeth Brown (@ebrownbooks.bsky.social) and Melissa Castrillón is a @publisherswkly.bsky.social Best Book of 2025!

Congrats, Elizabeth and Melissa!

🚨 We have secured a decisive victory against the READER Act, Texas’s controversial book rating mandate

To learn more about the case: authorsguild.org/news/ag-vict...

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT
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What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement What You’ll Need: Important Deadline: All claims must be submitted by March 23, 2026. Step 1: Check Eligibility. Start at the main settlement website. Before filing a claim, you must confirm your book...

Unique IDs? Claimant types? Beneficial owners? You had questions and we’ve got answers! It’s your step-by-step guide to filing an Anthropic claim ✅

We’re covering everything you need to know and more: authorsguild.org/advocacy/art...

Congratulations to Stephen King, who just this week was named the most-banned author in American schools 🙃