Looking to add new and exciting middle grade titles to your digital collections? We recently collaborated with Blackstone Publishing to get a sneak peek at a variety of new and recent releases from their catalog with an exclusive recorded In the Know presentation, which included special appearances from authors!

Blackstone Publishing is an independent publishing house where authors, readers, narrators, and listeners feel at home – and this publisher did just that by compiling a video featuring authors who all have fun, adventurous, and even humorous stories and series to share with young readers! Tune into Blackstone Publishing’s middle grade webinar here to hear directly from authors Patrick Carman, R.L. Stine, Sherrilyn Kenyon with Madaug Hishinuma and Hinako Hishinuma, and Bryan Chick, as each of them gives a summary of their latest title and speaks to the influence libraries and librarians had on their writings and storytelling. The authors also share stories from their visits to schools and speaking to kids, teachers, and librarians who have read their books.

“I love my middle grade readers. They’re the best audience there is,” Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine, shares in the webinar.

Draw readers in with fantasy and fun and engage with them about the important emotional stories and experiences from the point of view of main characters in the Bonkers series by Patrick Carman. Plus, tune in to hear narrator Jeannette Illidge reading a clip from Bryan Chick’s Wayfinders and catch a glimpse into audiobook creation and production and what it’s like to bring a story to life for young readers.

To find out more about the titles discussed and featured in this exclusive In the Know presentation, library partners can browse and shop the titles available from Blackstone Publishing in OverDrive’s Marketplace here. Add titles to your digital collections that kids are sure to enjoy and keep coming back to time and time again!

To continue to be in the know about upcoming presentations or to view recordings of past events, be sure to check out the dedicated news alert in OverDrive’s Marketplace.