Kathleen T. Horning

Jan 22, 2024 | hbook.com | Lisa Yoskowitz |Alexandra Hightower |Kathleen T. Horning

WinnerThe Eyes and the Impossibleby Dave Eggers; illus. by Shawn HarrisIntermediate    Knopf    272 pp. 5/23    9781524764203    $19.99e-book ed. 9781524764227    $10.99REVIEW TO COMEHonor BooksEagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson; illus. by the authorIntermediate    Roaring Brook    256 pp. 9/23    9781250750655    $18.99e-book ed. 9781250750662    $10.99Hopson’s (Iñupiat) debut novel is the story of the origin of the Messenger Feast, an Iñupiat festival of song and dance.

Jul 19, 2023 | hbook.com | Alexandra Hightower |Kathleen T. Horning |Martha Brockenbrough |Lisa Yoskowitz

Future editor of Freewater. Photo courtesy of Alexandra Hightower. On a recent visit to her family home in Atlanta, Alex(andra) ­Hightower came across some papers from her tenth-grade English class. Looking at her essays and the notes in the margins, Alex was struck by how the work she did in that class informed her work now as an editor. Her teacher, Mr. Newman, always encouraged his students to dig deeper and think about how books and media connect to other artwork and the larger world.

Jul 10, 2023 | hbook.com | Alexandra Hightower |Kathleen T. Horning |Martha Brockenbrough |Donna Barba Higuera

Amina in seventh grade. Photo courtesy of Amina Luqman-Dawson. Working with Amina Luqman-Dawson has been nothing short of joyous. Back before the incredible double whammy of the Coretta Scott King and Newbery awards, before Freewater became a New York Times and Indie bestseller, I knew from my very first editorial calls with Amina that she was delightfully observant. She has a knack for taking in her surroundings, ingesting that information, and then executing with precise strength.

Jun 26, 2023 | hbook.com | Amina Luqman-Dawson |Kathleen T. Horning |Martha Brockenbrough |Donna Barba Higuera

I’ll begin with gratitude. Thank you to the Newbery committee for recognizing Freewater. You read my work, connected with it, and judged it worthy, regardless of my debut status. To Laura Schreiber, the editor who plucked Freewater from an ever-flowing river of manuscripts. Laura immediately had vision and excitement for it. Thanks to James Patterson and JIMMY Patterson Books for beginning my journey.