Amanda Gorman, photo credit Kelia Anne

Viking Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, will publish THE HILL WE CLIMB, a debut poetry collection by Amanda Gorman, Presidential Inaugural Poet and activist. The collection will include the stirring poem of the same name to be read by Ms. Gorman at today’s inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden. She will be the youngest poet, at age 22, to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration, joining a select group that includes Maya Angelou and Robert Frost. Continue reading →