Helena Ku Rhee ( @HelenaRhee ) shares THE PAPER KINGDOM , a new picture book illustrated by Pascal Campion. In our conversation Helena...

Weshoyot Alvitre ( @weshoyot ) shares AT THE MOUNTAIN’S BASE , a poetic story written by Traci Sorell and illustrated by Weshoyot about a...

Nikki Grimes ( @nikkigrimes9 ) shares ORDINARY HAZARDS , a memoir in verse that has not only garnered six starred reviews on top of being...

Kat Leyh ( @kaymlay ) shares SNAPDRAGON , solo debut graphic novel about a girl named Snap, an old lady named Jacks (who might actually...

Arthur A. Levine ( @ArthurALevine1 ), head of Levine Querido and a publisher and advocate responsible for bringing many widely loved...

There are countless individuals working throughout publishing to center historically marginalized voices. Perhaps none do it more...

Elizabeth Lilly ( @elizabethmlilly ) shares GERALDINE , a picture book about a giraffe whose family moves to a new town where they are...

Last November I had the esteemed privilege of moderating a panel at NCTE, the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of...

Today I am joined by a team of 3rd graders at my school. Specifically, these are 3rd graders who signed up to take a podcasting class...

Frané Lessac ( @franelessac ) shares UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS and UNDER THE MILKY WAY . Frané has made many beautiful books, but it was...

Elizabeth Zunon ( @ElizabethZunon ) shares BEDTIME FOR SWEET CREATURES, which is written by Nikki Grimes. It is a bedtime story of a...

Angela Joy ( @AngelaJoyBlog ) shares BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR . This beautiful book, illustrated by one-to-watch and the one-to-wow Ekua...

Ann Braden ( @annbradenbooks ) shares THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS . This is a story about the strength of a 12-year-old girl named...

Rajani LaRocca ( @rajanilarocca ) shares MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM . Mimi, the main character in Rajani’s middle grade debut, enters a baking...

Let's get up-to-date on plans for the podcast in 2020, including the introduction of Matthew In The Stacks, a brand new podcast available...