Seven Million Steps was featured on The View as part of a segment honoring the extraordinary life of activist and comedian Dick Gregory. This breathtaking picture book, written by National Book Award finalist Derrick Barnes with Gregory’s son Christian Gregory, and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award-winner Frank Morrison, tells the story of Dick Gregory’s 3,000-mile run to raise awareness for the plight of the hungry. The View‘s audience members all received copies of the book; to find your own, make a visit to your local bookstore.

Congratulations to author and superstar film producer Will Packer on winning a NAACP Image Award for his book Who Better Than You?: The Art of Healthy Arrogance and Dreaming Big! In this New York Times– and USA Today-bestselling self-help guide, Packer harnesses his trademark humor and candor to share his tips for achieving your goals, no matter how lofty.

Congratulations to author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Gordon C. James for their wins at this year’s ALA Youth Media Awards! Barnes received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor for his middle grade novel The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze, and James received a Robert F. Sibert Honor for illustrating the bestselling picture book Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer.