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

BOOK AWARDS

2025 Washington State Book Awards Winners Announced – Seattle Mag

Victoria Book Prizes announce nominees, new category for 2025 awards – Times Colonist

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

15 Picture Books That Celebrate Hispanic & Latine Heritage – Brightly

2026 Newbery/Caldecott Fall Prediction Edition – Fuse #8

Are You Ready for a POUT POUT FISH Animated Movie? – 100 Scope Notes

The best children’s fantasy novels, according to Katherine Rundell – iNews

The Best Middle Grade Podcasts and What You Get From Them – From the Mixed-Up Files

How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction – Lit Hub

My Favorite Back to School Middle Grade Novels – ALSC

Top 5 children’s books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage – Big Issue

LIBRARIES

I’m a Librarian, Therapist, Personal Assistant, and First Responder. Moments Like This Make It All Worth It. – Slate

Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books – 404 Media

Libraries Can Be Democracy’s Living Room – Next City

‘They said I should be purged and killed’: The librarians who stood up for free speech – The Telegraph

YA LIT

7 New YA Horror Novels to Pop on Your Fall TBR Right Now – Book Riot

85 Scary (And Not-So-Scary) 2025 Young Adult Books To Get Readers In The Halloween Spirit – Pop Goes the Reader

This One’s for the Fans: The Rise of the YA Novella – Publishers Weekly

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Check Out These Lovely Children’s Books by Palestinian Creators – Book Riot

Children’s literature professor fired by Texas university over ‘gender’ content – The Guardian

Donald Trump accuses Australian author Scott Stuart’s children’s book of ‘radical gender ideology’ – The Guardian

Happy 75th birthday to Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby’s big-kid neighbor – NPR

New and Noteworthy Children’s and YA Books: September 2025 – Publishers Weekly

LIBRARIES

Court Victory Inspires Hope But Creates No Immediate Change in Florida School Libraries – SLJ

How Getting a Library Card Is a Salute to Democracy – Nonprofit Quarterly

Libraries are public health hubs – WBUR

Why Would a County Evict Its Public Library Over $1?: Behind The Push to Decimate A Josephine County (OR) Library – Book Riot

YA LIT

Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for September & October 2025 – Reactor

New teen thriller ‘Sisters in the Wind’ finds drama in hidden identities – NPR

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Eyes Up: A Pocket Bear Interview with Katherine Applegate – Fuse 8

Magic Tree House Author Spotlight: Mary Pope Osborne plus bonus interview with graphic illustrator Jomike Tejido – From the Mixed Up Files

A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words: The Big Indie Children’s Books of Fall 2025 – Publishers Weekly

LIBRARIES

2025 Library Design Showcase – American Libraries

CHILDREN’S LIT

12 Canadian books to get kids and teens reading as they head back to school – CBC

Best new children’s & young adults books September 2025 – Arts Hub

Blast Off and Dream Big with These Science Fiction Picture Books – Book Riot

Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels – The Guardian

Great Children’s Books About Siblings – The New York Times

Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury launch new storybook – Ham & High

What Parents Lose When They Don’t Read to Their Kids – The Atlantic

LIBRARIES

Can libraries stop AI slop from flooding their shelves? – CBC

How Libraries Are Creating Community Through Food – Civil Eats

How Portlanders have expanded Little Free Library’s ‘take a book, leave a book’ – NPR

Libby’s library app adds an AI discovery feature, and not everyone is thrilled – TechCrunch

PLA Releases Results from the 2024 Public Library Staff Survey – ALA

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Can picture books change the world? – Big Think

The Dangerous Legal Strategy Coming for Our Books – The Atlantic

Turning the Page on a New School Year: Picture Books to Share – ALSC

LIBRARIES

More and more books are being banned. California libraries find a solution – The Seattle Times

No more shushing: Bay Area libraries have a new strategy for attracting visitors — and it’s working – The Mercury News

PEN to Put $1.4m Grant Toward Public Libraries – Publishers Weekly

READING

‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says – The Guardian

CHILDREN’S LIT

5 New African Picture Books That Bring Home Culture and Joy – Brittle Paper

Back to school: How local schools, libraries will be affected by Supreme Court books ruling – WTOP

Is It Time to Move On From Dr. Seuss? – Lit Hub

LIBRARIES

27 Surprising Things You Can Borrow From Public Libraries – MSN

AI Comes to the Library – WGBH

What’s happening with federal funding for libraries? – Isthmus

Wisconsin libraries may have to drastically reduce services under new federal funding cuts – Post Crescent

CHILDREN’S LIT

8 Amazing New Children’s Releases to Read in August – Book Riot

8 Children’s Books That Spark Wonder in Big Lessons from the Tiniest Creatures – Book Trib

Celebrate Disability Pride Year-Round through Collection Development – ALSC

Children’s literature has lost an all time great – The Telegraph via Yahoo News

Penderwicks Author Jeanne Birdsall Was ‘Spent’ After Writing the Beloved Book Series. Then Along Came Fairies – People

The Sneaky Gender Bias in Picture Books: Animal Characters – Publishers Weekly

LIBRARIES

Fearing Legal Action by the State, School Districts in Eight Florida Counties Remove Hundreds of Books from Libraries Ahead of the New School Year – PEN America

How a public library’s summer game took over a Michigan city – NPR

Library Tourism: Must-Visit Libraries for Book Lovers Seeking Literary Heritage- Here’s Latest Information Only For You – Travel and Tour World

The Verdict Is In: Texas Library Kiosks Bridge the Justice Gap – Texas State Library

Writers Need Libraries: How Libraries Can Help You Write Better – Book Riot

YA LIT

2025 Fall Preview: Books for Young People – Young Adult and Nonfiction – Quill & Quire

All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in August 2025 – Reactor

CHILDREN’S LIT

My Side of the Mountain – Orion

We Love These 2025 Caribbean Children’s Books for Your Classroom Library – We Are Teachers

LIBRARIES

Efforts to Restrict or Protect Libraries Both Grew This Year – The 74

Nevada’s split government keeps status quo for libraries – Nevada Current

The Role of Libraries in Mental Health – Psychology Today