Interviews

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Evangeline Lilly: The Squickerwonkers

Evangeline Lilly is making the publicity rounds! Here she is in an interview with Google to discuss her debut children's... Read more »

Comment | December 14, 2014, 5:15 am

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A Chat With Author-Illustrator James Ransome

James Ransome shares what influenced him throughout his years and how he got to where he is now. Whether it... Read more »

Comment | December 13, 2014, 11:30 am

• Authors

Russell Brand Interview: New Children’s Book

Comedian and actor Russell Brand talks about his first children’s book, The Pied Piper of Hamelin. His use of the... Read more »

Comment | December 12, 2014, 6:00 pm

• Authors

How to Write a GREAT Children’s Book – Interview with a Bestselling Author – Part 1

Exclusive interview with Robyn Opie Parnell – bestselling author of 100+ books for children! She shares her views on the... Read more »

Comment | December 11, 2014, 12:30 pm

• Kid Lit Experts

The Importance of Crowd Funding for Authors

Learn about crowd funding, how to do it successfully, and why it's important for authors and illustrators to understand how... Read more »

Comment | December 6, 2014, 6:00 pm

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Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Jen Corace

Jen Corace sits down with Julie Danielson (a.k.a. Jules) at “Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast” to answer 7 questions (of... Read more »

Comment | December 6, 2014, 3:22 pm

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Did you see the featured Holiday Books on ‘StoryMakers’?

Check out these favorite picks from literary elves Rocco Staino, Jennifer Brown, Susannah Richards, and Luann Toth! Featured on this year's StoryMaker's... Read more »

Comment | December 4, 2014, 5:54 pm

KLTV Exclusive

• Kid Lit Experts

KidLit TV | Holiday Special!

Join Rocco Staino and guests Jennifer Brown (Children's Editor for Shelf Awareness, director of the Center for Children's Literature at... Read more »

Comment | December 3, 2014, 4:56 pm

Susan Cain: Networking For Introverts

Susan Cain, author of  Quiet, is interviewed by Marie Forleo on Marie TV! Cain's belief is the power of introverts... Read more »

Comment | December 3, 2014, 6:00 am

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Unlikely Ally: How ‘Orange is the New Black’ is Promoting Early Literacy

Imagine you're Stephen Massey and you're the senior manager of media and corporate partnerships for “Too Small to Fail”, a... Read more »

Comment | November 30, 2014, 5:00 pm

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Publisher Weekly Four Questions: Jacqueline Woodson

Publisher Weekly asks National Book Award winner, Jacqueline Woodson, about her book, family history, and about the “We Need Diversity”... Read more »

Comment | November 30, 2014, 4:00 pm

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Children’s Book-a-Day Almanac: Listening for Madeleine

On November 29, 1918, Madeleine L'Engle, author of The Wrinkle in Time, was born! Leonard S. Marcus interviewed L'Engle and published a... Read more »

Comment | November 29, 2014, 4:01 pm

• Authors

Neil Gaiman On Writing: From the Nerdist Podcast

Neil Gaiman's advice on first drafts: why you shouldn’t fear them, shouldn't wait until you feel inspired and how to... Read more »

Comment | November 29, 2014, 1:44 pm

• Authors

How to Self-Publish for Children & Young Adults: Insights Self-Publishing Seminar

Children's writer, Karen Inglis, and YA novelist, S.R. Johannes, discuss the life of an indie author when it comes to... Read more »

2 comments | November 28, 2014, 3:30 pm

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Tara Lazar: Podcast Interview

KidLit.TV interviewed Tara Lazar and released the video this month, November. She's incredibly funny and sweet and other people have found... Read more »

Comment | November 26, 2014, 6:37 pm

KLTV Exclusive

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• Kid Lit Experts

National Book Awards 2014 Red Carpet

Watch Rocco's interview with the honorees and judges before the 2014 National Book Awards in NYC! Featuring Daniel Handler, host... Read more »

Comment | November 26, 2014, 5:38 pm

KLTV Exclusive

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KidLit TV | StoryMakers with Tara Lazar

Author Tara Lazar joins Rocco Staino on KidLit TV's new talk show, StoryMakers! Tara Lazar's debut picture book, The Monstore,... Read more »

Comment | November 26, 2014, 9:51 am

• Authors

Candlewick’s Five Questions (Plus One) with Delia Sherman

Delia Sherman sits down with Candlewick and shares with her fans: – When she started writing – The best advice... Read more »

Comment | November 22, 2014, 7:28 am

• Author/Illustrators

Candlewick’s Five Questions (Plus One) with Teresa Flavin

Teresa Flavin, author/illustrator of The Blackhope Enigma Trilogy (The Blackhope Enigma, The Crimson Shard and The Shadow Lantern), sits down... Read more »

Comment | November 19, 2014, 6:45 am

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GETTING PUBLISHED: A GOOD BOOK, GOOD PROMOS, & SERENDIPITY

Laura Pepper Wu interviews Jonathan Gunson on children's books and fiction. Gunson shares the importance of community and serendipity on... Read more »

Comment | November 16, 2014, 7:00 am