ColorPop Books, a new project that provides curated book bundles, aims to help children of color see themselves on the page Suzi Pratt/Getty A 2022 study found that only 39% of children’s books ...

A Colorful Mistake You know that moment when you realize you've been doing something completely silly for way too long? Yeah, ...

I've loved fantasy and science fiction novels ever since I picked up A Wrinkle in Time in elementary school. I was making the leap from picture books to chapter books, and was pleased to find out that ...

In high school, Kaya Thomas was a self-proclaimed "nerdy black girl." She loved books, but she often felt like the literary world didn't love her back. "As a teen, I was feeling erased by the books I ...

When Lawrence Gordon could not find books that featured children who looked like his kids, he decided to write one with the help of his then 10-year-old daughter, Lauren. Gordon is one of the founders ...

Each month, the Columbia Public Library offers selections from its collection related to a current best-seller or hot topic. Library Associate Skyler Froese compiled this month’s selections. The ...

A study at the University of Colorado found that the majority of books banned by U.S. school districts during the 2021-22 school year were children’s books, and most were by authors of color. As ...