Heavy Medal
July 27, 2022 by Betsy Bird
Publisher Asmaa Hussein joins the blog today to talk about why she started the company Ruqaya's Bookshelf and Muslim representation in picture books today.
June 14, 2022 by Betsy Bird
How much power have we unwittingly handed to Amazon over the last few years? And how does it treat small publishers? In interview with Purple House Press founder Jill Morgan about a recent incident.
September 30, 2020 by Betsy Bird
"I want my children and their friends to be able to read stories set in a big city like Lagos, Nigeria, a small-town high school in Norton, Zimbabwe, a suburban playground in Cairo, Egypt, a beach town or even a rural town anywhere." A talk with Christine Mapondera-Talley, founder of the publisher Global Kidz House.
August 20, 2019 by Betsy Bird
Imagine, if you will for a moment, that you were to create your own book publishing company. Would that be a nightmare for you, or a dream? For David Kirk, it's neither: It's a reality.
Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Riley Jensen
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