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Jul 29, 2021 This month, Brianna Bourne and Jennifer Lynn Barnes celebrate their YA novel, Rina Heisel launches a new adventure, and Madison Murphy flips for a great read. (Not Quite) The End of the World On July 17, Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston hosted a launch celebration via Zoom for the dystopian and romantic YA novel You & Me at the End of the World (Scholastic Press) by debut author Brianna Bourne along with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, author of The Inheritance Games (Little, Brown). Moderated by bookseller Cathy Berner, the virtual event discussed the writers’ creative processes, ...

The Oprah Winfrey Show again, but at least we can see the iconic media mogul during Blue Willow Bookshop’s virtual event on May 3.  Blue Willow is partnering with publisher Flatiron Books and Portland's Powell's Books to bring Winfrey and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D. virtually to Houston for a discussion of the pair’s new book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. During the talk, Perry and Winfrey will discuss how past trauma and childhood adversity impacts our behavior and decisions, even as adults.  “Through t...

By Alex Green | Feb 26, 2021 Children’s booksellers often need to satisfy more than one customer when making a book recommendation. There’s the young reader herself, but there’s likely also a parent, grandparent, or other adult with an opinion about what belongs on her shelf. With multiple people to please, children’s booksellers say they tend to reach for beloved older titles, and consequently, children end up reading deeply into an author or genre’s backlist. In short, backlist is integral to starting kids on the path to becoming lifelong readers, says Cathy Berne...

By Claire Kirch | Angie Thomas, whose bestselling debut YA novel, The Hate U Give, was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, has written another novel that is highly anticipated due to its timeliness. Concrete Rose (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray), a prequel to The Hate U Give, tells the story of 17-year old Maverick Carter (Starr’s father), who resists pressure placed upon him to join a gang while he also contends with becoming a young parent. Just as she did with The Hate U Give and her second novel, On the Come Up, Thomas will go on a national tour to promote

Children's Author Presentations Go Digital Authors shine as they pivot to virtual school visits By Shannon Maughan | Dec 11, 2020 We’ve gathered some noteworthy examples of how authors are tailoring their outreach to meet the needs of students and educators during the pandemic. Following an effective formula, Jonathan Auxier developed a new presentation for Willa the Wisp (Abrams), combining a readaloud with different character voices, a peek at the drawings in his personal journal, a brainstorming session to create punny animals with students, and q&a elements. Fri...