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Week in Review, June 9th-13th

  This week on hbook.com...   From the May/June 2025 Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Perception and Reality: Reality Reimagined: Escapist Fantasies Are Political by Jordan Ifueko Reality Reimagined: A Club of Science Nerds by Donna Barba Higuera Reality Reimagined: Reality and Fantasy by Sabaa Tahir Reality Reimagined: A Hero...

Week in Review, June 2nd-6th

  This week on hbook.com... Jeanne Birdsall Talks with Roger about The Library of Unruly Treasures   From the May/June 2025 Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Perception and Reality: Reality Reimagined: The Paint by Frances Hardinge Reality Reimagined: Not a Word Isn't Coming from the Deep by A.S. King Reality...

Celebrating Storytellers: Highlights from the 57th Annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival

Earlier in the spring, I had the pleasure of attending the 57th annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Jam-packed with awards, notable keynote speakers, and breakout sessions over three days (April 9-11), the festival was a memorable one! My role at the festival was one of...

Week in Review, May 26th-30th

  This week on hbook.com...   From the May/June 2025 Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Perception and Reality: Reality Reimagined: Worlds, Worries, and Wishes by Tracey Baptiste Reality Reimagined: Zombies and Ghosts and Aliens, Oh My! by Adrianna Cuevas Reality Reimagined: The Weight of Longing by Guojing   Out of...

While the Climes They Are A-Changin'

To the tune of “The Times They Are A-Changin’” by Bob Dylan Come gather ‘round, people. Come speak and engage on the street, on the screen, on the passed-around page. For so many living a formative age, there’s a million stories worth saving. Save stories of joy—and tell stories of...

July/August 2025 Horn Book Magazine starred reviews

Illustration from Fireworks by Matthew Burgess; illus. by Cátia Chien. The following books will receive starred reviews in the July/August 2025 Horn Book Magazine: The Moving Book by Lisa Brown (Porter/Holiday) Fireworks by Matthew Burgess; illus. by Cátia Chien (Clarion/HarperCollins) Island Storm by Brian Floca; illus. by Sydney Smith (Porter/Holiday) Diggers, Dozers,...

Week in Review, May 19th-23rd

  This week on hbook.com... May Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter: 5Qs for Rebecca Stead and Gracey Zhang about Anything + 6 picture books about parents and children, 5 graphic novels/memoirs for intermediate and middle-school readers, and 5 YA supernatural novels   From the May/June 2025 Horn Book Magazine...

We believe you, SJP!

We all know reading is not a competition. But just as people are questioning whether Sarah Jessica Parker is really reading two books a day as a Booker Prize judge, I am reminded to say: THANK YOU Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Committee! (Photos below courtesy of Julie Hakim Azzam.) This year's committee...

Manga roundup

When I worked as a bookseller, I was often asked about manga appropriate for young readers. Even though I am an avid manga reader, it was sometimes difficult for me to provide concrete recommendations. Manga series are often long; series generally come in around twelve to twenty-five volumes total, and...
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