I'm fascinated by the things that are universal, that leave a stamp on our identities,” Charmaine Wilkerson tells PEOPLE ...

This year's Caldecott medal went to a book about an older sister frustrated when her baby brother "helps." The Newbery went to a middle-grade tale about a time traveler at the turn of the century.

Erin Entrada Kelly, author of “The First State of Being,” and Rebecca Lee Kunz, illustrator of “Chooch Helped,” are the 2025 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most ...

The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and ...

The 2025 winner is Carole Boston Weatherford. Her award-winning works include Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, which won ...

This is KUOW's book club, and we just finished reading Juan Carlos Reyes' fiction collection "Three Alarm Fire." ...

In “A Perfect Frenzy,” Andrew Lawler reveals the hypocrisies of the patriots on the battleground of colonial Virginia.

Lafayette native Mike Miley delves into the legacy of filmmaker David Lynch in his new book, 'David Lynch’s American ...

On Sunday, the American Library Association announced that Everett's “James” was this year's winner of the Carnegie Medal for ...

Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Good Dirt” weaves together grief, suspense and the story of a jar made by an enslaved potter ...

In his latest book, “To Save the Man,” John Sayles explores the cruelty of Native American boarding schools.

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