Publisher's Weekly Top Children's Fiction of 2013

Do your favorites make the list? What do you think the top books were? See Publisher's Weekly list here: PW Best Books 2013.

Amazon's Top Picks for 2013

Amazon releases its list of Best Books of 2013. Take a look at the children's book lists (broken down by age) here:

Children's Books -- Best Books of 2013

Classics for Tots

A new wave of board books, featuring stories from classical literature, is sweeping through bookstores. Find out more here:

A Library of Classics, Edited for the Teething Set

Simon & Schuster plans New Science Fiction, Fantasy Imprint

Simon & Schuster announces a new sci-fi/fantasy imprint for readers of all ages. Find out more here: Simon & Schuster to Launch Science Fiction, Fantasy Imprint

Final Divergent Book Has Big First-Day Sales

Huge sales for Allegiant, the final book in the Divergent trilogy. Check it out here:

'Allegiant' Sells 455K Copies on Day One

YA Trends

Read a little bit about what agents are looking for in the Young Adult industry: New Trends in YA: The Agents' Perspective

Big Donations

Whether it is out of the goodness of their hearts or to earn some great PR, here are a couple big donations given this year to make the reading community rejoice: James Patterson Donates $1 Million to Independent Book Stores Scholastic Donates $1 Million for Low Income Families