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Coretta Scott King Awards and Walter Dean Myers Awards have been bestowed upon the most outstanding works of children’s literature which exemplify the very best of diverse voices. Coretta Scott King and Walter Dean Myers were constant champions of diverse literature for young people, and their awards have carried on this sentiment for their respective […]

On August 12th, what would have been his 87th birthday, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the incredible works of literature honored in Walter Dean Myers’ name. Growing up in Harlem, Myers was a voracious reader. Concerned with the lack of diversity in young adult books, Myers made it a mission in life to advocate […]

While classics like Lord of the Flies and The Great Gatsby will probably always be required reading — our world is changing. This is why we have compiled a curated mix of today’s required reads paired with new titles destined to join required reading lists of tomorrow.

We all have those fiction books we’ve always meant to read — the classics we never finished and the modern favorites we could have sworn we’ve read but actually hadn’t. That dusty TBR pile from when we were younger that still haunts us in our sleep. From timeless masterpieces like A Tale of Two Cities […]