Dragonfall begins with a brief description of the five dragon gods worshipped in The Lumet. I thought I would take this opportunity to talk a little more about the magic... Read More

March is Women’s History Month! Astra Books for Young Readers is celebrating with exciting new titles — some available now, others releasing later this Spring — that bring to life... Read More

On a planet oppressed by parasitic gods, a young prince possessed by a god-killing demon, and the unlikely allies—a disgraced exorcist and the boy’s estranged mother—must decide whether to save... Read More

Batter up! Baseball season is almost here. Celebrate the start of a new season with these five books that are on a some of baseball's greatest players. All are sure to be a home run with your young reader! Read More

We’re just a few weeks away from the captivating conclusion of The Dragon Scales duology, which began with DRAGONFALL! And we’re even more pleased to share that L. R. Lam... Read More

Fighting to escape a life of debt and poverty by signing up as arena combatants who fight sun-cursed beasts in the seedy underworld of their city, lifelong friends Lythlet and... Read More

From historical facts about our nation’s presidents to fun election stories, the books in this collection will educate and entertain young readers. Read More

Astra Books for Young Readers and our imprint, Calkins Creek, received several prestigious awards on Monday, January 27 at the Youth Media Awards (YMA) during the LibLearnX conference in Phoenix,... Read More

An icon of science-fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, and horror since the late 60s, Tanith Lee pioneered many of the archetypes and subverted tropes we recognize in today’s genre fiction. DAW... Read More

I do a lot of school author visits. Just last week alone, I presented to roughly 340 middle grade learners across two districts. I told them about the type of... Read More