2023 was a dazzling year for Astra Books for Young Readers, with 18 starred books across our children’s imprints! Here’s to celebrating our constellation of titles that released this past year: FICTION ★”Ideal for reading aloud, this title should be a hit.” —SLJ, starred review ★”A perfect suggestion for read-alouds or one-on-one reading. . . A kid-friendly early... Read More

WHY? is a wordless picture book by Nikolai Popov to help parents, teachers, and caretakers tackle the sensitive topics of conflict and war. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Navah Wolfe at DAW Books Acquires Sophie Burnham’s Groundbreaking Trilogy, SARGASSA New York, NY (September 19, 2023): DAW Books is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Sargassa, the first book of a riveting new trilogy from debut author Sophie Burnham. Set in an alternate North America called Roma Sargassa, where the Roman Empire never fell, readers will plunge... Read More

Meet Eliza! Eliza Kinkz is a Tejana artist who illustrated Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock, written by comedian Jesús Trejo. The book is a hilarious day in the life of Little Jesús and his Papá, who are going to spend a Saturday together working the “family business”…. only for lots of mischief to ensue. Eliza lives in Austin, Texas, and has... Read More

A huge thank you to Sheila Gilbert for incredible contributions to the science fiction and fantasy community. Sheila retired from her position as co-publisher of DAW on June 30th, and her colleagues wish her great enjoyment in her future adventures! Sheila worked in publishing, specifically in science fiction and fantasy, for 53 years, but her... Read More

Grace Curtis’s FLOATING HOTEL, a cozy science fiction novel that follows a floating hotel in space, along with the colorful personalities of the staff and guests, and a mystery that spans the stars, to Navah Wolfe at DAW Books, for publication in Spring 2024, by Zoe Plant at The Bent Agency (North American). Navah says,... Read More

Leading up to the publication of The Narrow Road Between Desires, Patrick Rothfuss has invited esteemed authors to join him in conversation about books, plus this, that, and the other thing. AUG 17, 6pm CT • “World Enough and Time” with Nnedi Okorafor and Tad Williams Patrick talks world-building with New York Times bestselling fantasy authors... Read More

Explore and download the reading group guide. Praise for Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration by Alejandra Oliva “I am fascinated by translation both in theory and practice and it is translation that serves as the foundation of this excellent book that is about borders, and migration and how migration experiences can be... Read More

Listen to Ray Anthony Shepard discuss his book, A LONG TIME COMING, with Editorial Director, Carolyn Yoder in this ALA podcast. Dear Reader: A Long Time Coming is the story of six heroes with the strength to challenge the racial barriers of their day. Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King... Read More

Hello! When I first started writing this book, I had one real thought in my mind: this will be the book I wish I had had, the book I wish someone else had written for me. Will came to me, as many of my stories do, with the first few lines fully formed. It sat like... Read More