The Booking Biz

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.

05/13/2026

How are you building your summer reading lists? We highly recommend adding these two to your lists!

2026 Summer Reading: High School from The Horn Book: https://www.hbook.com/story/2026-summer-reading-high-school

Titles include two Heartdrum books, MEDICINE WHEELS by Byron Graves and LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN: INTERTRIBAL STORIES, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith.

Epic Reads We Need Diverse Books The Horn Book

05/13/2026

Coming Aug 11th 2026!! From the wondrous Author Mitali Perkins!

Based on the Beatitudes. Coming August 11, 2026. Link to preorder here: https://www.ivpress.com/doing-something-new.

05/13/2026

Librarians & Educators, It's here! Happy Book Birthday KALEIDOSCOPE OF HOPE written by our client Miranda Paul (ill. by & Deepti)!!

Pairs well with science curricular units on the life cycle of butterflies.
Introduces ways for children to care for the environment.
Encourages children to spend time outdoors, observing nature.
Informative backmatter includes an activity to help the butterflies in your own yard or garden and a behind-the-scenes look at how the distinctive artwork was created.
Use in both art and science classrooms!

05/12/2026

Happy Book Birthday April Henry and IN THE BLOOD!!

Another bestselling page-turning thriller!!

Today's my book birthday! Number 32! If you live in the Portland area, I'll be at Powells Cedar Hills tonight! Where I will use a lot of exclamation points!!!

05/09/2026

A couple of new releases! From Liz Garton Scanlon (co-authored Martha Brockenbrough, ill by Stephanie Laberis) OTIS KNOWS (HOW TO BE A BEAR) and from Carole Weatherford BLACK HANDS BUILDERS OF OUR NATION (Ill by R. Gregory Christie). And later this month from Laura Gehl BECCA & BUBBE'S BUCKET LIST (Ill by Sarah Lynn Baker). Happy Reading!