TvS MEDIA GROUP MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

2023


Austin American-Statesman | May 22, 2023
The Fight for Midnight by Dan Solomon
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey

TODAY's Read with Jenna Jr. | May 22, 2023
Summer Reading List

Oprah Daily | May 10, 2023
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Literary Hub | May 5, 2023
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Associated Press | May 5, 2023
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

NPR | May 5, 2023
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

NPR's All Things Considered | April 28, 2023
Interview: Judy Blume

Elle | April 28, 2023
"Shelf Life" Interview: Judy Blume

Foreword Reviews | April 27, 2023
Review: The Fight for Midnight by Dan Solomon

NPR's In Black America | April 25, 2023
Interview: Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair

Common Sense Media | April 25, 2023
Review: Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson

NPR's All Things Considered | April 24, 2023
Interview: Mo Willems

Austin Monthly | April 24, 2023
The Fight for Midnight by Dan Solomon

Associated Press | April 21, 2023
Interview: Judy Blume

New York Times | April 20, 2023
"By the Book" Interview: Judy Blume

Boston Globe | April 18, 2023
Interview: Mo Willems
Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of The Pigeon

ABC News Live Prime | April 18, 2023
Interview: Mo Willems
Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of The Pigeon

Books of Wonder | April 14, 2023
Event: Panel featuring the 2023 EJK Award Winners

Writer's Digest | April 13, 2023
Interview: M.T. Anderson
Elf Dog and Owl Head

Children's Book Council: Children's Favorites | April 12, 2023
Not a Cat by Winter Miller, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff

Books to Borrow, Books to Buy | April 10, 2023
Review: Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson

Wall Street Journal | April 7, 2023
Review: Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson

Vermont Edition | April 6, 2023
Interview: M.T. Anderson
Elf Dog and Owl Head

Next Avenue | April 6, 2023
Interview: Mo Willems
Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of The Pigeon

DTALKS Podcast | April 5, 2023
Interview: M.T. Anderson
Elf Dog and Owl Head

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | April 4, 2023
Interview: Mo Willems
Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of The Pigeon


CBS Mornings | April 3, 2023
Interview: Mo Willems
Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of The Pigeon

New York Times | March 31, 2023
Review: Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson

The Yarn | March 27, 2023
Interview: Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair

Geek Dad | March 24, 2023
Review: Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of The Pigeon 

Publishers Weekly | March 24, 2023
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

DTALKS Podcast | March 22, 2023
Interview: Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair

Publishers Weekly | March 21, 2023
Interview: M.T. Anderson

Elementary STEM Coach Podcast | March 21, 2023
Interview: Rajani LaRocca

Chicago Today | March 17, 2023
Interview: Eve L. Ewing
Change the Game

Romper | March 14, 2023
Reveal: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!
Words and Pictures by Mo Willems

EJK Award 2023 Winners | March 14, 2023

NPR: All Things Considered | March 9, 2023
Interview: Colin Kaepernick and Eve L. Ewing
Change the Game

Book Riot | March 8, 2023
"12 of the Best New Children's Books Out March 2023"
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair

NPR: All Things Considered | March 7, 2023
Interview: Colin Kaepernick
Change the Game

Teen Librarian Toolbox | March 7, 2023
Guest Post: Jarrett Pumphrey
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair

People Magazine | March 7, 2023
Interview: Colin Kaepernick
Change the Game

Reading with Your Kids Podcast | March 7, 2023
Interview: Jarett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair

Entertainment Weekly | March 7, 2023
Interview: Colin Kaepernick
Change the Game

Publishers Weekly | March 2, 2023
Interview: Jarett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair

Mutually Inclusive | March 2, 2023
Interview: Jarett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair

Ebony | March 1, 2023
"Required Reading: 10 Black Authors To Dip Into March 2023"
Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game

Wall Street Journal | February 14, 2023
"12 Best Books for Black History Month"
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice

2022


ICYMI: Paste Magazine | December 23, 2022
The Fight for Midnight
By Dan Solomon

ICYMI: The Illustration Department Podcast | November 29, 2022
Interview: Tracy van Straaten

Solve It! For Kids Podcast | January 31, 2023
The History of the Computer: People, Inventions, and Technologies That Changed Our World
by Rachel Ignotofsky

Publishers Weekly | January 12, 2023
Cover Reveal: Movie Tie-in Edition of Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret


Santa Barbara Independent | January 12, 2023
Cover Story: Rachel Ignotofsky (The History of the Computer)

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | January 10, 2023
Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections
By Shaun Tan


Essence | January 6, 2023
Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game
by Colin Kaepernick, Co-Written by Eve L. Ewing, Illustrated by Orlando Caicedo

WBUR's Endless Thread Podcast | December 24, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine (Goosebumps 30th Anniversary) - Part 2

WBUR's Endless Thread Podcast | December 23, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine (Goosebumps 30th Anniversary) - Part 1

Paste Magazine | December 23, 2022
The Fight for Midnight
By Dan Solomon

Wall Street Journal | December 16, 2022
Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections
By Shaun Tan

Santa Barbara Independent | December 13, 2022
The History of the Computer: People, Inventions, and Technologies That Changed Our World
by Rachel Ignotofsky

 

Horn Book Fanfare | December 12, 2022
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice
By Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile

Kirkus | December 12, 2022
Best Young Adult Books of 2022:
Big Lies by Mark Kurlansky
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice
by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile

New York Times | December 8, 2022
Best Children's Books of 2022
Two Dogs by Ian Falconer

2023 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalists | December 8, 2022
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice
By Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile

In Black America: Part 1, Part 2 | December 6, 2022
Interview: Dr. Tommie Smith (Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice)

Booklist | December 6, 2022
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice
By Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile

The Illustration Department Podcast | November 29, 2022
Interview: Tracy van Straaten

Kirkus | November 28, 2022
Best Picture Books of 2022
Two Dogs by Ian Falconer

NPR | November 22, 2022
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice
By Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile

School Library Journal | November 21, 2022
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice
By Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile

GMA3 | November 21, 2022
Interview: Tommie Smith
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice

Washington Post | November 17, 2022
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice
By Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile

NPR: All Things Considered | November 14, 2022
Interview: Shaun Tan (Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections)

Associated Press | November 14, 2022
Gift Guide: Shaun Tan (Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections)
Mo Willems (The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!)

DTALKS Podcast | November 8, 2022
Interview: Shaun Tan (Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections)

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria | November 7, 2022
Interview: Rachel Ignotofsky
(The History of the Computer: People, Inventions, and Technology that Changed Our World)

Reading With Your Kids Podcast | November 7, 2022
Interview: Rachel Ignotofsky
(The History of the Computer: People, Inventions, and Technology that Changed Our World)


The Rematch with Etan Thomas | November 3, 2022
Interview: Tommie Smith (Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice)


The Collision: Sports and Politics with Etan Thomas and Dave Zirin | November 3, 2022
Interview: Derrick Barnes (Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice)


Children's Book Review | November 3, 2022
Interview: Shaun Tan (Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections)


NPR: All Things Considered | October 31, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine (Goosebumps 30th Anniversary)

ABC News Live | October 29, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine (Goosebumps 30th Anniversary)

Wall Street Journal | October 28, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine (Goosebumps 30th Anniversary)

Booklist | October 27, 2022
Interview: Shaun Tan (Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections)

NPR/WNYC's The Takeaway | October 26, 2022
Interview: Yeva Skalietska
(You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine)


Orion Magazine | October 26, 2022
Interview: Shaun Tan (Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections)


Illustration Department Podcast | October 25, 2022
Interview: Shaun Tan (Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections)

NPR: Here & Now | October 25, 2022
Interview: Yeva Skalietska
(You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine)

PRINT Magazine | October 24, 2022
Interview: Shaun Tan (Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections)


Publishers Weekly | October 21, 2022
Best Books of 2022 (Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice)


PRINT Magazine | October 20, 2022
Interview: Rachel Ignotofsky (The History of the Computer)


Fox 5 Atlanta | October 12, 2022
Interview: Tommie Smith
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice

Good Morning America | October 11, 2022
You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine by Yeva Skalietska
"15 October Books to Make You Think and Feel"

New York Times Book Review | October 7, 2022
Review: Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice
By Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes, Illus. by Dawud Anyabwile


Publishers Weekly | October 5, 2022
"First Adult Pigeon Book by Mo Willems Due Out Next Spring"

Washington Post | September 30, 2022
Review: Big Lies by Mark Kurlansky

ABC News Live | September 28, 2022
Interview: Tommie Smith (Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice)

Books to Borrow, Books to Buy | September 27, 2022
Review: Big Lies by Mark Kurlansky

In Black America | September 26, 2022
Interview: Eric Wilkerson "I Color Myself Different"

Wall Street Journal | September 23, 2022
Review: The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!

Atlanta Journal-Constitution | September 23, 2022
Interview: Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile

Kirkus Reviews | September 15, 2022
Interview: Tommie Smith

CBS Mornings | September 14, 2022
Interview: Mo Willems

National Book Awards | September 14, 2022
Young People's Literature Longlist: Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice

LA Times | September 13, 2022
Op-Ed: Mark Kurlansky

Story Monsters Ink | September 13, 2022
Cover Interview: Mo Willems

Romper | September 7, 2022
Mo Willems "Family Dinner"

Entertainment Weekly | September 6, 2022
Mo Willems "Pop Culture of My Life"


New York Times | September 1, 2022
Mo Willems "By The Book"


Kirkus Reviews | August 18, 2022
"150 Most Anticipated Books of the Fall"

Publishers Weekly | August 3, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine

E! News | July 28, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine

Entertainment Weekly | July 28, 2022
Two Dogs by Ian Falconer

Armchair Expert Podcast | July 21, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine

Wall Street Journal | July 18, 2022
Review: Two Dogs by Ian Falconer

Yahoo Entertainment | July 15, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine

Kirkus Reviews | July 7, 2022
Interview: Ian Falconer

SYFY.com | July 5, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine

Reading With Your Kids Podcast | July 5, 2022
Interview: Ben Feller 

The Hollywood Reporter | July 1, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine

NPR All Things Considered | June 28, 2022
Interview: Ian Falconer

Columbus Dispatch | June 28, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine

Today Show | June 27, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine

New York Times Book Review | June 24, 2022
Review: Two Dogs by Ian Falconer

TIME Magazine | June 24, 2022
Interview: R.L. Stine

Associated Press | June 22, 2022
Diary of 12-year-old Ukrainian refugee to be released
You Don’t Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine by Yeva Skalietska

Today.com | June 14, 2022
Read with Jenna Jr.: Goosebumps Series by R.L. Stine

July/August Kids' Indie Next Pick | June 9, 2022
Two Dogs by Ian Falconer

Publishers Weekly | June 7, 2022
Interview: The Pigeon Will Ride the Rollercoaster! by Mo Willems

International Examiner | June 6, 2022
Interview: Korey Watari & Mike Wu (I Am Able to Shine)

CBS Mornings | June 1, 2022
Interview: Ben Feller (Big Problems, Little Problems)


Happy Writer Podcast | May 24, 2022
Interview: Stephan Lee (K-Pop Revolution)

New York Times | May 18, 2022
"Colin Kaepernick to Publish a Young Adult Memoir" (Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game)

Reading With Your Kids Podcast | May 11, 2022
Interview: Eric Wilkerson (I Color Myself Different)

DTALKS Podcast | May 10, 2022
Interview: Eric Wilkerson (I Color Myself Different)

Good Morning America | May 6, 2022
Interview: Jarrett Krosoczka (School Lunch Hero Day)

Northwest Asian Weekly | April 28, 2022
Interview: Korey Watari and Mike Wu (I Am Able to Shine)


Kpopcast | April 27, 2022
Interview: Stephan Lee (K-Pop Revolution)

Teen Vogue | April 20, 2022
Interview: Stephan Lee (K-Pop Revolution)

Publisher's Weekly | April 14, 2022
Kids Bookshelf, In Brief: Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners

Washington Post | April 6, 2022
Interview: Colin Kaepernick (I Color Myself Different)

CBS Mornings | April 6, 2022
I Color Myself Different by Colin Kaepernick, Illustrated by Eric Wilkerson

Publisher's Weekly | April 5, 2022
Interview: Jarrett Krosoczka (School Lunch Hero Day)

DTALKS Podcast | April 5, 2022
Interview: Stephan Lee (K-Pop Revolution)

People | April 5, 2022
I Color Myself Different by Colin Kaepernick, Illustrated by Eric Willkerson

Entertainment Weekly | April 4, 2022
I Color Myself Different by Colin Kaepernick, Illustrated by Eric Willkerson

NPR: Weekend Edition | April 2, 2022
Interview: Colin Kaepernick and Eric Wilkeron (I Color Myself Different)


Cool Mom Picks | April 1, 2022
Big Problems, Little Problems by Ben Feller

Publisher's Weekly | March 29, 2022
Interview: Colin Kaepernick (I Color Myself Different)

DTALKS Podcast | March 29, 2022
Interview: Korey Watari & Mike Wu (I Am Able to Shine)

New York Times Well Newsletter | March 25, 2022
Not a Cat: A Memoir by Winter Miller, Illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff

International Examiner | March 22, 2022
Interview: Stephan Lee (K-Pop Revolution)

E! News | March 16, 2022
Exclusive First Look: Slappy, Beware! by R.L. Stine

Shelf Awareness | March 9, 2022
Interview: Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners
Paul Harbridge (Out Into the Big Wide Lake)and Gracey Zhang (Lala's Words)

Parents Magazine | March 7, 2022
Book Club Pick: I Color Myself Different by Colin Kaepernick


Greenlight Bookstore Event | March 23, 2022
Winter Miller: Not a Cat: A Memoir

Associated Press | March 1, 2022
Cover Reveal: Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

Story Monster's Ink Magazine | February 25, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)

Publisher's Weekly | February 24, 2022
Cover Reveal: Two Dogs by Ian Falconer

USA Today | February 24, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)

CBC: q with Tom Power | February 24, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)

Salon | February 24, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)

Los Angeles Times | February 24, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)

The Hollywood Reporter | February 24, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


Variety | February 24, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


New York Times | February 20, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)

E! News | February 18, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)

ABC News | February 16, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)

NPR's 1A | February 7, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


NewsNation Now | February 3, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


Vroman's Bookstore | February 2, 2022
Virtual Event: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


PBS News Hour | January 26, 2022
Interview: Peter Sís
(Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued)


NPR: Morning Edition | January 25, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


Today Show (NBC) | January 24, 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


Books of Wonder | January 23, 2022
Virtual Event: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


NPR's TED Radio Hour | January 21, 2022
Interview: Series Co-Editor Dave Eggers Talks About the I, Witness Series (starts 31:00)


Publishers Weekly | January 21, 2022
"Mo Willems's Pigeon to Ride Again With Union Square"


Associated Press | January 20, 2022
New Mo Willems 'Pigeon' Book to Be Released in September


WGBH "Ask the Expert" Event | January 19,. 2022
Conversation with Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


Boston Globe | January 19,. 2022
Interview: Marc Brown (Believe in Yourself: What We Learned From Arthur)


Schuler Books Virtual Event | January 13, 2022
Freshta Tori Jan: Courage: My Story of Persecution


Middle Grade Ninja | January 10, 2022
Interview: "I Witness" Series Authors, Freshta Tori Jan, Adama Bah, Salvador Gómez-Colón


Book Riot | January 6, 2022
"15 Must-Read January Children's Book Releases"
Courage: My Story of Persecution
by Freshta Tori Jan


Story Monsters Ink | January 5, 2022
Interview: Freshta Tori Jan, Courage: My Story of Persecution

 

2021




NPR: Kids Need to See Themselves Reflected in Media. Recommendations | December 27, 2021
Interview: Deborah Pope, Executive Director, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation


Voice of America: Dropping in With Diane Dewey | December 10, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca, A Three-Generational Journey


Publishers Weekly December 9, 2021
Feature: Marc Brown's Arthur, Star of Page and Screen, Shares Life Lessons


Horn Book Fanfares 2021 | December 6, 2021
Nicky & Vera by Peter Sís


New York Times | December 3, 2021
Best Children's Books 2021: Nicky & Vera by Peter Sís


We Need Diverse Books Holiday Auction | November 30, 2021
Publicity Consultation with Tracy van Straaten | Bidding: 11/30/21-12/6/21


Kirkus Reviews | November 29, 2021
Best Picture Books 2021: Nicky & Vera by Peter Sís


NPR | November 24, 2021
Best Books 2021: Nicky & Vera by Peter Sís


School Library Journal | November 23, 2021
Best Children's Books 2021: Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca


Washington Post | November 18, 2021
Best Children's Books 2021
Nicky & Vera by Peter Sís;  Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca


DTalks Podcast | October 27, 2021
Interview: Amy Newmark, Editor-in-Chief, Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing discusses the new
Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS and Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES book lines from Charlesbridge


Today.com | October 20, 2021
Best Books for 5-year-Olds: Where Three Oceans Meet by Rajani LaRocca


School Library Journal | October 19, 2021
"Documentary Chronicles Diversity in Children's Literature"


Publishers Weekly | October 19, 2021
"'Tell Me Another Story' Documentary Highlights Diversity in Children's Literature"


Mr. Schu Reads | October 19, 2021
Interview: Jamie Michalak and Lorian Tu
Author and artist, Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS and Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES


Tell Me Another Story: Diversity in Children's Literature | October 19, 2021
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Announces New Documentary Film

 
North Country Public Radio | October 19, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca


Yale Daily News | October 18, 2021
Interview: Salvador Gómez-Colón
"Student Author Shares New Book on Hurricane Maria Experience"


NPR Morning Edition | October 1, 2021
 "'I, Witness' Makes World Events Visceral for Young Readers"
Interview: Adama Bah, Salvador Gómez-Colón, Dave Eggers


Middle Grade Ninja Podcast | September 25, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca


Publishers Weekly | September 23, 2021
Feature: "Youth Activists Share Their Stories in 'I, Witness'"


Reading With Your Kids Podcast | September 22, 2021
Interview: Salvador Gómez-Colón (I, Witness: Hurricane)

The Boston Globe | September 18, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca


International Examiner | September 16, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca

Publishers Weekly | September 14, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca


Reading with Your Kids Podcast | September 12, 2021
Interview: Adama Bah (I, Witness: Accused)


Shelf Awareness | September 10, 2021
"Melissa Bloomfield Joins TvS Media Group"

Reading With Your Kids Podcast | September 7, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca

STEMelanated Pathways Podcast | September 6, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca


New York Times Book Review | September 3, 2021
Review: I Witness: Accused by Adama Bah
“The Children of 9/11 Come of Age”

Mutually Inclusive Books | August 24, 2021 
Author Spotlight: Rajani LaRocca

North Country Public Radio: "Bookmarks" | August 27, 2021
Interview: Deborah Pope, Executive Director, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

Reading with Your Kids Podcast | July 31, 2021
Interview: Shani Mahiri King / Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter

Shelf Awareness | July 14, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca, Much Ado About Baseball

Writer's Digest | July 13, 2021
Essay: “How I Managed to Get Six Books Published in 2021” by Rajani LaRocca

Times of Israel | July 12, 2021
Interview with Peter Sís: “Man Who Rescued 669 Czech Children from Nazis is Now the Hero of a Kids’ Book”
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

DTalks Podcast | July 5, 2021
Interview: “All in the Spirit of Keats:” Deborah Pope, 
Executive Director, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

GQ Magazine | June 29, 2021
Interview: “R.L. Stine on Bringing Fear Street to Netflix, and Scaring Kids for 30 Years”

AIGA: The Professional Association for Design | June 21, 2021
“AIGA Announces the 50 Books | 50 Covers 2020 Winners” / 
Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter by Shani Mahiri King, Bobby C. Martin Jr.

We Need Diverse Books Blog | May 21, 2021
Interview: Deborah Pope, Executive Director, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation


Mr. Schu Reads | May 26-28, 2021
Author & Artist Interviews: Winners of 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
Heidi Woodward Sheffield | Tricia Elam Walker


Today.com | May 5, 2021
“24 beautiful kids' books that reflect the Asian American experience,”
featuring Rajani LaRocca

We Need Diverse Books Blog | April 29, 2021
Interview: Rajani LaRocca

Publishers Weekly | April 10, 2021
Announcement: “Charlesbridge and Chicken Soup for the Soul Partner on Children's Series”

Associated Press | April 10, 2021
Announcement: “Chicken Soup for the Soul will soon be served to kids”
Announcing Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing Program

Story Monsters Ink | April 2021
Interview: “One to Read”: Rajani LaRocca

NPR: In Black America | March 30, 2021
Interview: Shani Mahiri King / Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter

School Library Journal | March 10, 2021
Announcement: “Tricia Elam Walker and Heidi Woodward Sheffield Win Ezra Jack Keats Awards” 

Wall Street Journal | February 12, 2021
Review: Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sís

New York Times Book Review | February 5, 2021
Review: Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter by Shani Mahiri King, Bobby C. Martin Jr.

New York Times Book Review | January 27, 2021
Review: Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sís

NPR Morning Edition | January 27, 2021
Interview with Peter Sís: “He Saved 669 Children From Nazis — A New Book Tells His Story To Kids”
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

Psychology Today | January 26, 2021
Review: Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sís

O Magazine | January 14, 2021
Announcement: “Melinda Gates Is Donating $250,000 to Fund a Literary Award Just for Women”
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Fast Company | January 19, 2021
Interview: “This Gorgeous New Children’s Book Celebrates Black Lives Matter”
Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter / interview with illustrator Bobby C. Martin Jr.

DTalks Podcast | January 4, 2021
Interview: Jarrett Krosoczka

2020

 

Entertainment Weekly | December 21, 2020
“The Best Books to Keep You Warm This January”
Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter by Shani Mahiri King, Bobby C. Martin Jr.

Mom’s Don’t Have Time To Read Books Podcast | December 17, 2020
Interview: Jarrett Krosoczka

USA Today | December 2020
“Books That Got Us Through 2020”/The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Story Monsters Ink | December 2020
Interview: “One to Watch”: Jarrett Krosoczka

Publishers Weekly | July 10, 2020
“The top book in the first half of 2020” 
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Publishers Weekly | July 7, 2020
Feature: “Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Ramps Up for 35th Anniversary of EJK Book Award”

New York Times | June 17, 2020
Feature: “Why More Children's Books Are Tackling Sexual Harassment and Abuse,”
Featuring Chirp by Kate Messner

New York Times Book Review | May 28, 2020
By the Book” interview with Jules Feiffer / Smart George 

Associated Press | May 21, 2020
Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Time Magazine | May 19, 2020
Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

New York Times Book Review | May 8, 2020
Review: Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

Entertainment Weekly: Part 1 | Entertainment Weekly: Part 2 | Entertainment Weekly: Part 3 | May 8-15, 2020
“Revisiting The Original Hunger Games Trilogy Ahead of the Prequel” 
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Publishers Weekly | May 8, 2020
Feature Interview: “Kate Messner is Smashing Expectations"

Entertainment Weekly | February 27, 2020
Review: Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

New York Times | February 7, 2020
Announcement of The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction