This week on hbook.com...

• October Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter: 5Qs for Nikole-Hannah Jones,  Renée Watson, and Nikkolas Smith about The 1619 Project: Born on the Water; 5 East Asian intergenerational picture books a la BGHB21 honor Watercress; 6 books about difficult times for siblings a la BGHB21 honor Fighting Words; 4 YA issues in verse novels a la BGHB21 honor Punching the Air
• Sara Pennypacker Talks with Roger about Pax: Journey Home
• Gary Paulsen (1939-2021)

2021 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards coverage for Picture Book week:

• October 12: Picture Book Honor Book I Am Every Good Thing
  • chair Luann Toth's introduction
  • author Derrick Barnes's acceptance speech video
  • illustrator Gordon C. James's acceptance speech video
  • the Horn Book's review
  • Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James extras
• October 13: Picture Book Honor Book Watercress
  • chair Luann Toth's introduction
  • author Andrea Wang's acceptance speech video
  • illustrator Jason Chin's acceptance speech video
  • the Horn Book's review
  • Jason Chin extras
• October 14: Picture Book Winner I Talk like a River
  • chair Luann Toth's introduction
  • Roger Sutton's interview with author Jordan Scott and illustrator Sydney Smith
  • the Horn Book's review
  • Jordon Scott and Sydney Smith extras
• October 15: Weekly Roundup

From the September/October 2021 Horn Book Magazine:

• Horn BOO! 2021

Calling Caldecott:

• Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Emily Prabhaker
• Yes & No by Dean Schneider

Out of the Box:

• Indigenous Peoples' Day 2021

Reviews of the Week:

• Starred Picture Book: Bright Star by Yuyi Morales
• Fiction: Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
• Starred Nonfiction: The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin

Book Bundles:

• Black Lives Matter

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