SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Pearl's & Ruby's
  • Politics in Practice
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • Books
  • Outreach
  • People
  • Learning Spaces
  • News & Features
  • Professional Development

Interviews

June 23, 2025 by Edith Campbell

interview: Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul

. I hope this book takes young readers to a place of hope, understanding that when we confront the carefully constructed myths about the country, consider who benefits from this and who is harmed, when we are finally able to dismantle this legacy of lies, we can heal and be fully free.

April 10, 2025 by Edith Campbell

interview: Emely Rumble, LCSW

"And to all the librarians reading this: you are doing sacred work. Please keep showing up, even when it feels invisible. Our kids are watching. Our communities are grateful. And your efforts matter — more than you know."

January 21, 2025 by Edith Campbell

Celebrating Librarianship

 I do hate that I’ll miss the panel discussing the latest edition of The Handbook of Black Librarianship. I have a chapter in it that contextualizes the contributions of Black librarians in the field of youth literature.

Popular Posts

89 Days Remaining

ALA Annual is All But Done

interview: Emely Rumble, LCSW

Do We Still Need Diverse Books?

Another Way Forward

What They Can’t Ban

Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden

Interview: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

The Art of Connection

Reading Latin America/Leyendo a Latinoamérica (Part I/Parte I) 

review: The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War Two Story

NBA Season: Books, not Basketball

Needed: Stories About Teens and Sleep

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

25 Books for Young Readers Counting Down to Christmas

Hell-o Royalty: 2 YA Novels Where Teens Meet Royals from Hell

16 Choice Selections from Avi, Dav Pilkey, and More | Web Starred Reviews, November 2025

2 Picture Books About the History, Meaning, and Celebration of Kwanzaa

SLJ’s 2025 Best Books Cover Unveiled

More Recent Posts

INTERVIEW: Cheryl Willis Hudson

January 3, 2025 by Edith Campbell

Music is an especially emotive form of storytelling. It’s truly a universal language and I hope readers will take away an appreciation for spirituals as a valued basis for so much of the music produced in the USA.

Interview: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

September 2, 2024 by Edith Campbell

What if you told someone you wish they were dead...and then they died?" the thinking of writing about grief was there -- I was processing how to process.

Read More Posts »

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

ADVERTISEMENT

Trending on the SLJ Blog Network

Politics in Practice

How Candidate Surveys Help School Library Advocates Shape Education Policy

by John Chrastka

Teen Librarian Toolbox

Two YA Books for World AIDS Day

by Karen Jensen, MLS

A Fuse #8 Production

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Simple Picture Books

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

Cabin Head and Tree Head | Review

by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Follow This Blog

Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

Primary Sidebar

  • News & Features
  • Reviews+
  • Technology
  • School Libraries
  • Public Libraries
  • Blogs
  • Classroom
  • Diversity
  • People
  • Job Zone

Reviews+

  • Book Lists
  • Best Books 2024
  • 2024 Stars So Far
  • Media
  • Reference
  • Series Made Simple
  • Tech
  • Review for SLJ
  • Review Submissions

SLJ Blog Network

  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal
  • Pearls & Rubys
  • Politics in Practice
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Yarn

Resources

  • Reasons to Love Libraries
  • 2025 Youth Media Awards
  • Defending the Canon:SLJ & NCTE Review 15 Banned Classics
  • Refreshing the Canon Booklist
  • School Librarian of the Year
  • Read Free Poster
  • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
  • Research
  • White Papers / Case Studies

Events & PD

  • In-Person Events
  • Online Courses
  • Virtual Events
  • Webcasts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Media Inquiries
  • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Content Submissions
  • Data Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Sale
  • FAQs
  • Diversity Policy
  • Careers at MSI


COPYRIGHT © 2025


COPYRIGHT © 2025