Author Gordon Korman discusses his new middle grade novel, ‘Whatshisface,’ and bringing Shakespearean humor into the digital age.

Author Dave Eggers talks about his new middle grade adventure novel, ‘The Lifters,’ and promoting literacy through his nonprofits 826 National and ScholarMatch.

Author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins discusses his new picture book, ‘We Don’t Eat Our Classmates,’ as well as his love of comics and animals.

Author Blue Balliett talks about her new middle-grade ghost story, ‘Out of the Wild Night,’ and the rich history of Nantucket.

Authors Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead discuss ‘Bob,’ their new middle-grade novel about an extraordinary friendship, as well as the joys of collaboration.

Debut author Tomi Adeyemi discusses ‘Children of Blood and Bone,’ kicking off a YA fantasy series inspired by West African mythology, as well as her path to publication.

Marcus Emerson talks about ‘The Super Life of Ben Braver,’ about a middle schooler who discovers a world of kids with superhuman abilities, and discusses his entry into writing through the world of self-publishing.

Christopher Paul Curtis discusses his new novel, ‘The Journey of Little Charlie,’ as well as his past Buxton novels and the effect that his Newbery Award and Honors have had on his career.

Roshani Chokshi talks about her middle grade novel ‘Aru Shah and the End of Time,’ the first book in the Pandava series, inspired by Hindu mythology, as well as the first book in the Rick Riordan Presents publishing program.

Tui T. Sutherland discusses the graphic novel adaptation of ‘The Dragonet Prophecy,’ the first book in her popular Wings of Fire series about young dragons destined for greatness.