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KidLit TV Celebrates Black History Month 🎉

Join KidLit TV in celebrating Black History Month as we recognize the contributions of American children's book creators of African descent and their influence on readers and the literary world. We invite you to explore diverse books throughout the year. We're happy to share stories and help you find new books, authors, and illustrators.   Read more »

10 comments | January 29, 2026, 7:00 am

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StoryMakers with Malavika Kannan THE BOOKWEAVER’S DAUGHTER

Malavika Kannan is working to change the way readers think about teens both in fiction and in real life! She's an award-winning author of Own Voices YA Fantasy, a political activist, a student -- and she's on StoryMakers! Join Malavika and Rocco for a chat about Indian mythology, inspiring women of color authors, and get Malavika's advice to aspiring young writers.   Read more »

2 comments | August 5, 2020, 7:59 am

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2020 Summer Reading List – Dive in!

Below is the official KidLit TV summer reading list with our top choices for Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult books recommended for our readers.   Read more »

Comment | June 22, 2020, 8:00 am

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Dear Dreamer: Short of the Week

DEAR DREAMER showcases the mission to get more diverse faces on screens and in books by rising YA literary star Jason Reynolds; a veritable rock star.   Read more »

Comment | July 10, 2019, 9:00 am

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INGRAM Children’s Book PREVIEW! Live Stream

An INGRAM Kid Lit Preview! Watch the archived live stream here! Join hosts Rocco Staino and Elenita Chmilowski as they highlight books... Read more »

6 comments | December 18, 2018, 3:43 pm

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Kwame Alexander Going SOLO

We here at KidLit TV are excited about Kwame Alexander’s latest book SOLO (Blink, 2017).  As with other of Alexander’s award... Read more »

4 comments | August 1, 2017, 6:30 am

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StoryMakers On Location: Scott Westerfeld at TLA

Scott Westerfeld is the best-selling author of eighteen novels! Join him on STORYMAKERS ON LOCATION!   Read more »

Comment | July 4, 2017, 6:10 pm

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StoryMakers On Location: Kayla Cagan at TLA

Here on KidLit TV we love being able to support all authors. Kayla Cagan is that author this time, Young Adult author of PIPER PERISH!   Read more »

Comment | June 21, 2017, 9:50 am

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StoryMakers On Location: Jody Lynn Nye at TLA

Like us, author Jody Lynn Nye loves cats! Since 1987 Jody has published over 40 books and more than 120 short stories.   Read more »

Comment | May 27, 2017, 10:48 am

SLJ Talks to S.E. Hinton about ‘The Outsiders’

S.E. Hinton became a household name in the 1960s when she wrote The Outsiders (Viking, 1967) as a sophomore at... Read more »

Comment | April 27, 2017, 10:19 pm

• We Need Diverse Books

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Watch Angie Thomas as she discusses how Tupac, artistic activism, and Black Lives Matter inspired her riveting new YA novel... Read more »

Comment | April 18, 2017, 3:49 pm

Phil’s Fast Five with Laurie Halse Anderson

Phil Bildner is on KidLit TV with Phil’s Fast Five ! On this episode discover more about author Laurie Halse Anderson!   Read more »

2 comments | March 13, 2017, 6:00 am

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StoryMakers with Aija Mayrock THE SURVIVAL GUIDE TO BULLYING

The Survival Guide to Bullying is author and activist Aija Mayrock's gift to young people who've endured bullying. At sixteen Aija began... Read more »

7 comments | December 30, 2015, 11:45 am

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Julie Chibbaro & JM Superville Sovak | Into the Dangerous World

Julie Chibbaro and J.M. Superville Sovak's collaboration, Into the Dangerous World is a coming of age tale set on the gritty streets of 1980s New York City.   Read more »

5 comments | July 15, 2015, 7:45 am

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A Visual Timeline of Historical YA Fiction

Epic Reads created a beautifully detailed timeline of historical YA fiction. 140 books are represented; however, that is a small sample of historical YA.   Read more »

Comment | November 22, 2014, 11:24 pm

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Amazon’s Best Children’s Books of 2014

The Amazon editorial team released their list of the Best Books of 2014. Several children's books made the top 100 list.   Read more »

Comment | November 18, 2014, 8:39 pm

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Nomination Period Open for 2014 Book Shimmy Awards

The nomination period for 2014 *Book Shimmy* Awards is open. Epic Reads' *Book Shimmy* Awards is dedicated to honoring young adult books.   Read more »

Comment | November 15, 2014, 5:51 pm

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The Genre Wars

Apparently there is a battle raging as to whether or not YA novels, sci-fi and fantasy should be considered works of literature.   Read more »

Comment | November 13, 2014, 6:00 pm

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Spring 2015 Children’s Sneak Previews

Are you excited, because we're totally excited about Publishers Weekly's preview of picture, middle grade, and YA books for spring... Read more »

Comment | September 5, 2014, 9:00 am