The multitalented Christopher Myers is adding a new part to his established roles as artist and author: that of editor-publisher when he launches his own imprint with Random House to be called “Make Me a World,” which will debut in 2018. As the name suggests, the imprint will focus on books that reflect diversity. Myers acknowled...

Here’s the least surprising news of the week: kids’ books use more rare words than adult TV shows. According to a “Bustle” article by Kristian Wilson, out of every 1,000 words in a children’s book, 30.9 will be rare, compared with 22.7 in adult prime-time TV shows. So what are “rare” words? Well, according to t...

If your local newspaper includes the Sunday supplement Parade, you may have seen a recent article (June 26) in which author and bookstore owner Ann Patchett boldly offered a list of the 75 best books of the past 75 years. Patchett shares the credit (or blame) with staff of her Nashville, Tennessee store Parnassus Books. Ther...

Carl Lennertz has been named executive director of the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader. Well known in publishing circles, Lennertz has served as executive director of World Book Night and was creator of the Book Sense Children’s and Adult Bestseller and Indie Next lists of the American Booksellers Associ...