The Booking Biz

06/19/2026

If you'll be in the San Angelo, TX area on Sat. June 20th, 2026 (10am CT) stop by Dunbar Historical Library and celebrate with author/illustrator Don Tate (author-illustrator).

If in Lodi, CA, join children's author JaNay Brown-Wood at the Lodi Public Library (11am PT).

Happy Juneteenth (June 19th) from our Booking Biz family to yours. Let's celebrate not erase history!

06/17/2026

Want to know more about our client 2023 Children's Literature Legacy Award by the American Library Association recipient James Ransome Illustration? Check out this interview with James and George Kilpatrick at for the Nation.

For more than 30 years, James Ransome has used art to tell stories ...

06/11/2026

Congratulations to our client Muscogee citizen and NY Times bestselling children's and YA author Cynthia Leitich Smith for the Wild West Award in the YA category for the book she edited LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN and congrats to all the incredible indigenous authors who contributed to this legendary short story collection! https://readingthewest.shelf-awareness.com/readingthewest-2026

05/27/2026

Congratulations to our client Colleen Paeff and her book THE GREAT STINK. It's a 2026 California Young Reader Medal winner in the picture books for older readers category!

Author Colleen Paeff Illustrator Nancy Carpenter Publisher Margaret K. McElderry Books

05/23/2026

Mark your calendars Connecticut friends! ❤️❤️❤️ Jerry Craft is coming!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Author and illustrator Jerry Craft is coming to Danbury on Friday, July 24!
Catch him at both the Danbury Library and The Palace Danbury.

More details coming soon, stay tuned!

05/22/2026

In case you missed it, check out our client Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo's podcast :)

StoryKind aims to connect with readers, spark an interest in reading and writing, and help wean kids off a steady diet of short-form video.

05/21/2026

Librarian/teacher friends, we're so thrilled that our client Kelly Yang is launching a new MG novel BOSS GAMES with Macmillan Publishers! Look for it in 2028!!

05/13/2026

Don't forget to sign up for the May 21 2026 School Library Journal Day of Dialog Spring 2026. So many of our clients will be speaking! And so many new books to hear about for your readers! Don Tate, James Ransome Illustration, Tami Charles, Dawn Axness Quigley, Cline-Ransome! Thanks to all the fabulous moderators! It's going to be a great day!

Join us May 21st for SLJ Day of Dialog—fully virtual and free to attend! Our daylong program of author panels, in-depth conversations, and keynote talks will leave you informed, inspired, and entertained.