BOOK AWARDS

Meet the winners of the 2025 B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes – Vancouver Sun

Winners of SWCC Book Awards for science writing announced – Quill & Quire

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years – Slate

How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M – Texas Public Radio

A ‘Miss Nelson Is Missing!’ Movie Is Coming! Everything to Know About the Film Adaptation – Parade

Mo Willems on How He’s Forced Millions of Adults to Get Silly – Slate

My Kid Loves Dav Pilkey Books. What Should They Read Next? – New York Times

World Kid Lit Month: Illustrations Without Borders – SCBWI Blog

LIBRARIES

Libraries Are at the Heart of the Reading Ecosystem – EdTrust

Viral Instagram videos on Hong Kong’s libraries are ‘like a time capsule’ – South China Morning Post

Why Teens Love to Hang Out at the Library – KQED

YA LIT

LGBTQ+ Teens Need Books That Teach Them About Sex, Not Shame Them For It – People

Twilight at 20: how Stephenie Meyer’s vampire saga changed young adult fiction forever – The Conversation