Monica Hesse discusses 'Girl in the Blue Coat,’ a YA novel set in WWII Amsterdam, as well as why her background as a journalist has been ideal training for writing fiction.

Author Sarah Mlynowski talks to PW KidsCast about her Whatever After series, as well as Upside-Down Magic, the first book in a series written with Emily Jenkins and Lauren Myracle.

Aija Mayrock talks about ‘The Survival Guide to Bullying,’ which draws from the author’s own experiences as she offers tips and tactics for children and teens who are being bullied.

Debut author Eric Lindstrom discusses his YA novel, ‘Not If I See You First,’ about a visually impaired teenager struggling with the deaths of her parents.

Bestselling author Rick Riordan talks about ‘The Sword of Summer,’ the first book in his latest myth-driven series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard.

Caldecott Medal–winner Brian Selznick discusses ‘The Marvels,’ his third novel in pictures after ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ and ‘Wonderstruck.'

Margaret Stohl talks to PW KidsCast about dipping into the Marvel universe with ‘Black Widow: Forever Red,’ featuring Russian spy turned Avenger Natasha Romanov.

Victoria Forester talks to PW KidsCast about ’The Boy Who Knew Everything,’ which continues the adventures of the superpowered children from her first book, ‘The Girl Who Could Fly.’

Gitty Daneshvari talks about ‘The League of Unexceptional Children,’ first in a series about children whose very ordinariness makes them the perfect spies.

Tania del Rio and Will Staehle discuss their collaboration on ‘Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye,’ an illustrated novel about the magical goings-on at a mysterious hotel.