Authors’ Corner (formerly Authors’ Chair) celebrates the news from authors, illustrators, and translators of books for young people about their recent or upcoming releases portraying diverse cultures from around the world. More recent profiles also include school and library connections.

In the following section, we have archived previous Featured Authors alphabetically by last name.

Bowling, Dusti
24 Hours in Nowhere

Bowles, David
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems

Brown, Monica
Waiting For Biblioburro
Tito Puente: Mambo King/Rey del Mambo

Bruchac, Joseph
Rez Dogs

Cepeda, Joe
Rafa Counts on Papá

Cervantes, J.C.
The Storm Runner

Chace, Tara
Angryman

Edinger, Monica
Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad

Greanias, Margaret Chiu
How This Book Got Red

Hopkinson, Deborah
The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel
A Bandit’s Tale: A Glimpse of 19th Century Activists and “Meddlers”

Jaramillo, Ray
Gust, Gust, Gust!

Johnston, Tony
Beast Rider

Joseph, Darryn
RT3: Ki Tua o Rangi Ātea

Kuklin, Susan
We Are Here to Stay

Kurtz, Jane
In the Small, Small Night

Lai, Thanhhà
Butterly Yellow

Lewin, Ted and Betsy
Puffling Patrol

Lin, Judy. I
A Magic Steeped in Poison

Mendez, Matt
The Broke Hearts

McQuerry, Maureen
Beyond the Door

Moreillon, Judi
Ready and Waiting for You

Ong, Wilson
Paper Son

Paquette, A. J.
Nowhere Girl

Perkins, Mitali
Home is In Between

Pham, LeUyen
Outside, Inside

Pinkney, Jerry
Multiple titles

Rose, Naomi C.
Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas

Roth, Susan L. and Trumbore, Cindy
Parrots Over Puerto Rico

Sampson, Michael & Kharchenko, Olena with Doroshenko, Polina
The Story of Ukraine: An Anthem of Glory and Freedom.

Sayres, Meghan Nuttall
Anahitas Woven Riddle
Night Letter

Smith, Cynthia Leitich
Hearts Unbroken

Sorell, Traci
Powwow Day

Steptoe, Javaka
Radiant Child

Tonatiuh, Duncan
Separate Is Never Equal

Williams, Karen Lynn
Beatrice’s Dream, A Story of Kibera Slum

Winter, Jonah
Banned Book

Whitman, Sylvia
The Milk of Birds