Since I work as a children's book buyer at an independent store, you might logically assume that I buy board books, picture books, novel...

A young customer asked me for the new Percy Jackson book today. I showed him The Battle of the Labyrinth , the fourth book in the series. It...

At least once a day I hear a customer say one of the following things: "I loved this book when I was a kid." "I haven't ...

Are you going to Book Expo America (BEA)? Need some helpful hints? Here’s what I learned from this wonderfully enormous book trade show. (F...

I just read a great post from Jen Robinson about her excitement for The Battle of the Labyrinth , the highly anticipated fourth Percy Jack...

I made a monkey of myself last week. I drew the short straw had the opportunity to wear a costume as part of an event our store was parti...

There are only seven U.S. publishers of children's literature. No, not really. There are dozens. Hundreds. But, as a bookbuyer for an i...

Successful books are usually released in paperback roughly a year or two from their original publication in hardcover. Sometimes, it takes l...

If you did a double take when you saw the title of this post, then you'll know exactly how I feel. I got my first catalog from a publish...

I read 50 books tonight. Really. It's not an exaggeration... I counted them when I was finished. They were all picture books, but still....

I love comic strips. I love children's books. So, it stands to reason that I love Tales from the Slushpile , which is a comic strip abou...

As a bookseller, I spend a lot of time answering this question: "What's this book about?" Sometimes this is easy to do, and so...

Did you hear shouts of joy at 8:28 a.m. this morning, Eastern time? That would have been me, screaming and cheering in delight as I heard th...

It's January, you say? As I immerse myself in the Summer 2008 publisher catalogs, I find it hard to believe you. Why on earth am I readi...

I'm really looking forward to the ALA awards announcement on January 14 th , but the stakes are much higher for me this year. As a child...