Picture Books

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (351+ words) “The Magic Button’s Fantasy Flight” takes young readers on an imaginative adventure through the pivotal moments of the American Revolution. When five curious children discover a mysterious, glowing button in their grandfather’s attic, they are transported through time…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (352+ words) Evanston Public Library’s Blueberry Awards Committee is proud to announce the nominees for the 2026 Preschool Blueberry Votes and Blueberry Votes awards. These books are part of the children’s choice awards for kids ages 3 to 5 (Preschool Blueberry Votes) and for kids…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (523+ words) Editor’s Note: This is the second of two stories covering the Ogden School Foundation’s annual Fall Author Event. OGDEN — The Ogden School District has had a double shot of authors to help celebrate the annual Ogden School Foundation Fall Author…...

12+ hour, 1+ min ago   (376+ words) UC graduate and former Cincinnati Poet Laureate Manuel Iris receives major national recognition for bilingual collection published by University of Arizona Press CINCINNATI, OH — October 2026. — Cincinnati poet and former Poet Laureate of Cincinnati Manuel Iris has received a Gold Medal…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (192+ words) Publishers Weekly 2026 National Book Award Finalists Announced The National Book Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards. The winners in each of the five categories—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people's literature—will be announced…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago   (376+ words) Today, the National Book Foundation announced the finalists in all five categories—Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature—for the 2026 National Book Awards. The winners will be announced at the 77th National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (258+ words) The finalists were drawn from a longlist that was announced on September 15. The winner will be announced on November 18, at the NBA’s invitation-only 77th awards ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City; the awards will also be livestreamed. Read…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago   (212+ words) The other writers up for the 2026 fiction prize include Hannah Lillith Assadi, Julián Delgado Lopera, Valeria Luiselli, and debut novelist Morgan Thomas, whose book Mad Eden is a form-bending story following a patient navigator at a center providing gender-affirming care....

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (67+ words) DailyNews.co.zw Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER A BOOK examining the often-over­looked experiences of children grow­ing up across different cultures has earned author and educator Ashton Bvute the Author of the Year Award at the UK-Zimbabwe Business…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (297+ words) RICHMOND, Ky. — When Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball coach A.W. Hamilton was a kid, he was a dreamer. He posted notes with his goals on his mirror so he could see them every day and was always motivated to…...