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Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book series-starter following a piglet’s morning routine, a graphic novel highlighting climate change and wealth disparity, a middle grade debut about a nonmagical tween sneaking her way into a magical academy, and more buff.ly/CJFKKbj
“[This story] portrays [how] it hurts when you grow up and you leave your family. You have to actually break something to go out into the world”: Jaque Jours on her solo picture book debut, ‘The Muéganos,’ and the mutual pains of gaining independence from family buff.ly/mPOVH7r
Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: July 2026 buff.ly/cOaF6EI
Karlie Kloss Taps Into Tech Background with STEM Picture Book buff.ly/2dDEEJl
The Shins Frontman James Mercer to Make His Children’s Debut buff.ly/82fWzXj
LeUyen Pham Named Inaugural Children’s Writer-in-Residence at American Library in Paris buff.ly/oMTzd5i
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Hayley Kiyoko Comes Full Circle with ‘Girls Like Girls’ Movie Release buff.ly/iSl6WbH
“You can learn something almost every minute when you’re somewhere new”: Abby Denson reflects on how her summer abroad as a teen inspired her graphic novel memoir ‘My Tokyo Summer,’ illustrated by Utomaru buff.ly/nsec3ss
How Netflix Showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine Reinvented ‘Little House on the Prairie’ buff.ly/sOs3noo
Fall 2026 Preview: among the unmissable YA titles due out in the coming months are contemporary stories about healing and self-growth, tender queer romances, high-concept fantasies and thrillers, and much more buff.ly/gF57WCu
PW’s Fall Preview includes middle grade offerings such as series-launching fantasy adventures, innovative mash-ups, and exciting remixes of familiar classics feature buff.ly/F4nh5Nf
A big house move, an epic nocturnal bike ride, and a celebratory parade feature in PW’s Fall 2026 Previews, highlighting forthcoming picture books that lean into life’s anchors and twists buff.ly/B7MfmNj
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Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about students coming together to craft, a romantic graphic novel about a priestess coping with her royal responsibilities, a YA fantasy sequel following the fallout of an academy’s lies, and more buff.ly/fNcsjaZ
“This idea of being a perfect gay guy is more about wanting to be accepted”: Richard Mercado on pursuing perfection, and his graphic novel debut, ‘Coming Out Perfect’ buff.ly/NDH1ynb
Re-Reading Black Children’s Literature Through an Adult Perspective buff.ly/RTvV9WK
ALA 2026 in Photos: check out highlights from the festivities buff.ly/iah6xOX
First Illustrated Edition Caps 20th Anniversary of ‘Fablehaven’ buff.ly/de6Q2cV
Anna Jarzab Joins Candlewick Press, Holiday House, Peachtree as VP, Marketing buff.ly/qFU707Q
2026 IPA Congress Spotlights Children’s Books and Literacy buff.ly/RKCciPW
Game On: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Closes out Her ‘Inheritance Games’ Universe buff.ly/BttkCte
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