Interviews

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January 5, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Rescuing and Celebrating Black Women’s Voices, an interview with Nikki Grimes

Today we are thrilled to have Nikki Grimes join us for an interview about her wonderful new book LEGACY: WOMEN POETS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE.

April 20, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

#ReadForChange: Jodi Lynn Anderson’s Midnight at the Electric and climate change, a guest post by Marie Marquardt

Teen Librarian Toolbox is excited to be partnering with Marie Marquardt for her #ReadForChange project. Hop on over to this post to learn more about the initiative. Today, she and Jodi Lynn Anderson join us for a conversation about climate change and Anderson’s new novel, Midnight at the Electric. We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the […]

June 29, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Young Palestinians Speak: Living Under Occupation by Anthony & Annmarie Young

When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, which originally appeared in the June 2017 issue of School Library Journal. ROBINSON, Anthony & Annemarie Young […]

The Pressure to be Perfect: Emily Franklin interviews H.A. Swain about her YA novel Gifted

November 8, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

EF: In Gifted, you write about a future in which genius can be purchased by wealthy parents for their children. What was the inspiration behind this? HS: Two things happened simultaneously in my life to inspire this premise: 1) My daughter was applying to public middle schools in Brooklyn and 2) I was recovering […]

An Interview with Patrick Jones by guest blogger Jessi Schulte-Honstad

June 30, 2015 by Amanda MacGregor

Written by Jessi Schulte-Honstad, Young Adult Services Supervisor for Skokie Public Library, Skokie IL. In Patrick Jones’ current book series, Locked Out and Support and Defend he looks at the effects of losing a parent to the justice system and military service. Written specifically with reluctant readers in mind, Jones works hard to portray […]