Illustrator Spotlight Series: Meet Maria Sole Macchia
To close out our Illustrator Spotlight Series, we’d like to highlight Maria Sole Macchia, illustrator of Snack Attack: Maya and Her Snack...
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Brooke Shannon
- Nov 25
- 2 min
Illustrator Spotlight Series: Meet Silvana Di Marcello
Continuing this month’s Illustrator Spotlight Series, we’d like to bring attention to Silvana Di Marcello, illustrator for What If No One...
Brooke Shannon
- Nov 18
- 3 min
Illustrator Spotlight Series: Meet Lucia Mongioj
In conversation with our Assistant Editor, illustrator Lucia Mongioj shared her artistic inspiration and experiencing working with YAP.
Brooke Shannon
- Oct 21
- 2 min
NaNoWrimo x YAP: Every Story Matters
In partnership with nonprofit organization NaNoWriMo, we explore how youth stories help to diversify our literary world.
Brooke Shannon
- Oct 14
- 2 min
Stories of a Colorful World x YAP: Making BIPOC Stories Mainstream
Inclusivity in the publishing industry is not standard practice. Especially for children’s books, failure to represent generations of...
Nahtyka Jolly
- Oct 6
- 2 min
Barbershop Books X YAP: More Diverse Books? Yes, Please
For decades, children’s books have failed to represent diverse characters, communities, and storylines on their pages. Historically, it...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 30
- 2 min
Author Spotlight Series: 2022 Banned Books Week & "Fatima the Activist"
Since 1982, Banned Books Week has been an annual celebration of literary (writing and reading) freedom. It was launched in response to a...
Nahtyka Jolly
- Sep 29
- 2 min
iReadify x Young Authors Publishing: Let’s Prioritize Diverse Children’s Books
From characters and plots to the settings where stories take place, children’s literature is often a young reader's first glimpse at...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 23
- 3 min
ReadMoreCo x YAP: Transcending Literary Limitations, One Book at a Time
For most readers, publishers often determine what literature is “important” and “unimportant.” Books of all genres are accepted,...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 23
- 1 min
Author Spotlight Series: Taylor Hightower & “Snack Attack: Maya and Her Snack Filled Sleepover”
In Snack Attack: Maya and Her Snack Filled Sleepover (2022), it’s Maya's birthday sleepover and she wants to eat all of her favorite...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 16
- 1 min
Author Spotlight Series: Jaida Powell & “What If No One Hears Me?”
With a knack for the arts, Amelia puts her skills to use and creates a wooden frog that plays music! But, after Amelia sells her...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 9
- 2 min
Author Spotlight Series: Salathiel Murphy & “Taming the Flame”
Only 12-years-old at its release, author Salathiel Murphy writes about improper emotional expression and its connection to the act of...
Brooke Shannon
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Home Depot Backyard - 2022 “Literacy Day” Recap
On July 27th, 2022, Young Authors Publishing (YAP) partnered with nonprofit education organization, Worldreader, and gaming platform,...
Brooke Shannon
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Author Spotlight Series: Morgan Miller & “Pick A Job, Any Job”
It’s quite difficult choosing a career path. And that’s what young author, Morgan Miller, understood when she wrote Pick A Job, Any Job...
Brooke Shannon
- Aug 19
- 1 min
Author Spotlight Series: Matthew Miller & “A Week With Papa”
In A Week With Papa (2022), readers get to explore family history, intergenerational relationships, and more with protagonist, Jackson....
Brooke Shannon
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Back to School 2022: Books to Prepare Your Kiddos
This week marks the start of the 2022-23 school year for many children. And as we know, it can be nerve-wracking when greeted with a ton...
Brooke Shannon
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Author Spotlight Series: Grant Geddes & “Angela Makes a Friend”
In Angela Makes a Friend (2022), protagonist, Angela, is terrified of making new friends. However, Gracie, Angela’s imaginary friend,...
Brooke Shannon
- Aug 5
- 1 min
Author Spotlight Series: Maxwell Clay & “Game Over”
Video games are fun, but so is family! And in Game Over (2022), that is what protagonist, Alex, comes to realize. After he and his mom...
Brooke Shannon
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Author Spotlight Series: Layla Steele & “My Girls & Curls”
Released in July of 2022, My Girls & Curls is an ode to self-love. When protagonist, Ashley, gets her silk press wet at her best friend’s...
Brooke Shannon
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Author Spotlight Series: Justin Blount & “Differences Matter, Diversity Matters”
For the month of July, we will be giving special attention to a few of our young authors and their published stories! Upon the release of...