kidlit women* podcast: Recent Episodes
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In this episode, Grace Lin announces the end of the kidlitwomen podcast, the establishment of the kidlitwomen scholarship at the Highlights Foundation and invites you to listen to her other podcast, Book Friends Forever.
Today we have a discussion with Grace Lin and Karen Blumenthal, the co-creators of the kidlitwomen* project as well as a personal message from Grace.
Today’s episode is part 2 of the recording from the 2019 Texas Library Association conference. Before the panel “The Myth of “Girl Books” and “Boy Books”: Exploring Gender Bias with Middle Grade Authors” was held, a few of the participants gathered to begin the conversation. .
Today’s episode is recording from the 2019 Texas Library Association conference. Before the panel “The Myth of “Girl Books” and “Boy Books”: Exploring Gender Bias with Middle Grade Authors” was held, a few of the participants gathered to begin the conversation. This is part 1 of the after panel discussion. Please come back on Wed. to hear part 2.
In this episode, Molly B. Burnham discusses her essay "An Audit of My Experience," with Jacqueline Davies.
In this episode, Tricia Springstubb discusses her essay, “Thank You, Sheila Minor Huff.”
Grace shares Part 2 of the interview with Victoria Stapleton, the executive director of school and library marketing at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (which is the main publisher of her books). This is part 2 of the interview.
In this episode Grace shares an interview with Victoria Stapleton, the executive director of school and library marketing at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (which is the main publisher of her books). This interview has been broken up into two parts. Please come back on wed to hear part 2.
In this episode, Michelle Cusolito discusses the School Visit Survey she and Jeannette Bradley conducted in March 2018.
In this episode, Michelle Cusolito shares Part 5 of the School Visit Survey she and Jeannette Bradley conducted in March 2018.
KA Holt discusses her essay, "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" as well as her educator on soft censorship.
In this episode, Alvina Ling and Sarah Darer Littman discuss Sarah’s essay, “Branding or Gendering.”
In this episode, Jacqueline Davies and Grace Lin discuss Jacqueline’s essay, “The Conversation,” (which can be heard in episode 82).
Anne Nesbet and Grace Lin discuss Anne’s essay, “Cleaning Our Mirrors,” (which can be heard in episode 80).
Heidi Schulz and Grace Lin discuss Heidi’s essay, “The Parable of the Couch, or What Are You Worth?”
In this episode, Heidi Schulz shares her essay, “The Parable of the Couch, or What Are You Worth?”
After the panel discussion of “Representation Matters: Exploring Female Identity in Children’s and YA Literature.” This is part 2 of the discussion.
A recording from the 2018 NCTE conference. After the panel “Representation Matters: Exploring Female Identity in Children’s and YA Literature” was held, a few of the participants gathered to continue the conversation. This is part 1 of the after panel discussion.
Alvina Ling and Susan Adrian discuss Susan’s essay, “‘Boy’ books vs. ‘Girl’ books: How do we stop the labeling?
Susan Adrian shares her essay, "Boy" books vs. "Girl" books: How do we stop the labeling?.
In this episode, Padma Venkatramen and Grace Lin discuss Padma’s essay, “I is for Inclusion,” (which can be heard in episode 72) and more.
In this episode, Alvina Ling and Jennifer Mann discuss Jennifer’s essay, “Mothers and Fathers: How Parents are Represented in Picture Books.”
Jennifer Mann shares her essay, "Mothers and Fathers: How Parents are Represented in Picture Books."
Laura Jimenez and Grace Lin talk about Laura's essay, "An Open Letter to Well-Meaning White Women" and much more.
Grace Lin and Ali Benjamin discuss Ali's essay, "What Would Julian Do? (and other questions from a half century of internalized misogyny)"
Ali Benjamin shares her essay, “What Would Julian Do? (and other questions from a half century of internalized misogyny)”
In this episode, Grace Lin talks with Karen Blumenthal about her essay, “Reclaiming Women’s History-Still.”
Megan Lacera and Shana Targosz discuss Megan's essay, "Empower Yourself: 3 Key Lessons I Learned from Working in Toys and Kids' Entertainment."
Megan Lacera shares her essay, "Empower Yourself: 3 Key Lessons I Learned from Working in Toys and Kids' Entertainment."
Alvina Ling and Susan Van Metre discuss Monday’s anonymous essay about aging and the children’s book industry.
In part 2 of this interview, Grace Lin talks with Kheryn Callender about the 2018 PW Industry Salary Survey and more.
Grace Lin and Kheryn Callender discuss The 2018 PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey and how publishing side of the children's book industry needs to diversify.
Emma Walton Hamilton discusses her essay "Where the Women Are: Tough Questions About the Gender Disparities in Children’s Publishing" with Alvina Ling.
Emma Walton Hamilton shares her essay, “Where the Women Are: Tough Questions About the Gender Disparities in Children’s Publishing."
Pat Zietlow Miller discusses her essay, "I'm So Sorry for Being Sorry. Why Are We Always Apologizing?" with Grace Lin.
Pat Zietlow Miller shares her essay, "I'm So Sorry for Being Sorry. Why Are We Always Apologizing?"
Sarah Aronson discusses her essay,"The Future is Female: A Conversation at AWP," with Shana Targosz.
In Part 2 of this interview, Tilly Walden discusses the recent NCTE panel that went awry.
In part 1 of this 2 part interview, Tillie Walden discusses a recent NCTE panel that went awry.
Laurel Synder discusses her essay "No More All-White Panels: A Pledge" with Jacqueline Davies.
Laurel Synder challenges white authors to ensure conferences and festivals include diverse colleagues but taking the "No More All-White Panels Pledge."
Linda Sue Park reads her essay about how heightened awareness of gender inequity without intersectionality is problematic.
In this episode, Grace Lin continues her conversation with author Samira Ahmed about the controversy surrounding the preview of the graphic novel "A Suicide Bomber Sit in the Library." (part 2 of 2)
In this episode, Grace Lin talks with author Samira Ahmed about the controversy surrounding the preview of the graphic novel "A Suicide Bomber Sit in the Library."
Joanna Marple discusses her essay “A School Librarian’s Thoughts on #Kidlitwomen & #Equalityinkidlit” with Shana Targosz.
Author and school librarian Joanna Marple shares her thoughts on ways we can celebrate books by women and nonbinary.
In this episode, Edi Campbell discusses her essay “Black Girl Economics in YA fiction” (episode 36) with Karen Blumenthal.
Librarian Edith (Edi) Campbell discusses the value places on African-American girls in Young Adult Fiction.
Katie Kennedy discusses her essay, "SOME OF US WRITE WORDS; SOME OF US CREAM BUTTER," her tribute to those who affected change quietly.
Author Katie Kennedy recounts memories of her mother, showing how even the quietest of us can still affect change.
Christine Taylor-Butler discusses her essays GENDER INEQUITY: CALDECOTT& THE CSK ILLUSTRATOR AWARDS
Author Christine Taylor-Butler breaks down the statistics of the Caldecott and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards by gender and race with eye-opening results.
Jennifer Ziegler discusses with Alvina Ling how adults gender-limit children's reading without realizing it.
Jennifer Ziegler reads her essay, "It's the Grown-ups with the Hang-Ups- Not the Readers," about how unaware adults often gender-limit the reading of kids.
Meg Medina discusses her essay, "Money" and its many layers for writers, especially women of color.
Meg Medina discusses the many layers of money, especially as a women of color, and discarding the shame of asking for more.
Part 2 of the interview with Roger Sutton about a recent uproar about the Sept/Oct issue of the Horn Book Magazine.
In part 1 of this 2 part interview, Grace Lin talks with Roger Sutton about a recent uproar about the Sept/Oct issue of the Horn Book Magazine.
Corey Ann Haydu discusses her essay, "On Writing, Sexual Harassment, and Being an Example," about early rape culture
When Cory Ann Haydu did a virtual author visit with sixth graders, her phone number was accidentally shown. What happened afterwards is a disturbing story of how early rape culture begins.
Lyn Miller-Lachman discusses her essay about the difficulties of being a neurodiverse author.
Author Lyn Miller-Lachmann reads her essay "Going It Alone as an Autistic Woman Writer," where she discusses the difficulties faced by neurodiverse writers.
Librarian Betsy Bird and Grace Lin discuss the essay “Owning Our Words: Gatekeepers and Gender in Children’s Books” by Kate Messner, the publisher courtship of librarians, the fallacy of harmless male objectification and much more.
Grace Lin reads "Owning Our Words: Gatekeepers and Gender in Children's Books," by Kate Messner, an essay about the reception disparity of women vs men authors at conferences.
Ellen Wittlinger discusses her essay about the unperceived double standards we have when judging women's writing vs men's.
Louise Hawes reads her essay about ageism as evidenced by the lack of author photos of women with white hair.
Emma Dryden discusses her essay about how she bounced back from a shocking layoff and find her own value.
Emma Dryden reads her essay, "Determining Our Own Value & Worth: It's Valuable & Worth It!" about putting a monetary value on the work women do.
Tracey Baptiste discusses her essay about intersectionality and the need to include all groups in order to achieve equality.
Tracey Baptiste reads her essay about most women fail to recognize the power imbalance of marginalized groups.
Megan Dowd Lambert discusses her essay about the problems with idea of a work-life balance and the need to tell ourselves a new story about working and motherhood.
Megan Dowd Lambert reads her essay about the juggle of motherhood and how it can actually impact our work in positive way.
Susan Van Metre discusses her essay and how #metoo made her reevaluate her favorite childhood stories.
Susan Van Metre reads her essay about critically examining her favorite childhood stories in the aftermath of #metoo.
Michelle Edwards discusses her essay and how the word "mother" can be loaded with ageism and bias.
Michelle Edwards reads her essay about how ageism almost caused her to lose an opportunity for friendship.
Authors Nancy Werlin and Jacqueline Davies discuss Nancy's essay, "Financial Fear" and the psychology of fear around money that affects women writers.