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kidlit women* podcast

a collection of essays and interviews about the trails and tribulation of women in kidlit.

Ranked #1

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An Open Letter to Well-Meaning White Women, Conversation with Laura Jimenez

An Open Letter to Well-Meaning White Women, Conversation with Laura Jimenez

Laura Jimenez and Grace Lin talk about Laura's essay, "An Open Letter to Well-Meaning White Women" and much more.  

6 Mar 2019

54mins

Ranked #2

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The Children's Industry and Aging, an anonymous essay

The Children's Industry and Aging, an anonymous essay

An anonymous essay about the Children's Industry and Aging.

21 Jan 2019

8mins

Ranked #3

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An Open Letter to Well-Meaning White Women, by Laura Jimenez

An Open Letter to Well-Meaning White Women, by Laura Jimenez

Dr. Laura Jimenez shares her essay, "An Open Letter to Well-Meaning White Women.” 

4 Mar 2019

13mins

Ranked #4

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2018 PW Industry Salary Survey Conversation with Kheryn Callender, Part 1

2018 PW Industry Salary Survey Conversation with Kheryn Callender, Part 1

Grace Lin and Kheryn Callender discuss The 2018 PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey and how publishing side of the chil... Read more

14 Jan 2019

27mins

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Part 1 of Interview with Victoria Stapleton, Executive Director of School and Library Marketing

Part 1 of Interview with Victoria Stapleton, Executive Director of School and Library Marketing

In this episode Grace shares an interview with Victoria Stapleton, the executive director of school and library marketin... Read more

20 May 2019

34mins

Ranked #6

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Conversation with Betsy Bird

Conversation with Betsy Bird

Librarian Betsy Bird and Grace Lin discuss the essay “Owning Our Words: Gatekeepers and Gender in Children’s Books” by K... Read more

19 Sep 2018

35mins

Ranked #7

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Conversation with Linda Sue Park

Conversation with Linda Sue Park

5 Dec 2018

44mins

Ranked #8

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"Now You See Me, Now You Don't," conversation with KA Holt

"Now You See Me, Now You Don't," conversation with KA Holt

KA Holt discusses her essay, "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" as well  as her educator on soft censorship. 

8 May 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #9

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Conversation with Laurel Snyder

Conversation with Laurel Snyder

Laurel Synder discusses her essay "No More All-White Panels: A Pledge" with Jacqueline Davies.

12 Dec 2018

1hr 12mins

Ranked #10

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Conversation with Samira Ahmed, Part 1

Conversation with Samira Ahmed, Part 1

In this episode, Grace Lin talks with author Samira Ahmed about the controversy surrounding the preview of the graphic n... Read more

26 Nov 2018

35mins

Ranked #11

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Conversation with Jennifer Ziegler

Conversation with Jennifer Ziegler

Jennifer Ziegler discusses with Alvina Ling how adults gender-limit children's reading without realizing it. 

24 Oct 2018

23mins

Ranked #12

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Essay by Kate Messner

Essay by Kate Messner

Grace Lin reads "Owning Our Words: Gatekeepers and Gender in Children's Books," by Kate Messner, an essay about the rece... Read more

17 Sep 2018

10mins

Ranked #13

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Essay by Meg Medina

Essay by Meg Medina

Meg Medina discusses the many layers of money, especially as a women of color, and discarding the shame of asking for mo... Read more

15 Oct 2018

16mins

Ranked #14

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The Children's Industry and Aging: Conversation with Susan Van Metre and Alvina Ling

The Children's Industry and Aging: Conversation with Susan Van Metre and Alvina Ling

Alvina Ling and Susan Van Metre discuss Monday’s anonymous essay about aging and the children’s book industry.

23 Jan 2019

27mins

Ranked #15

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The Fallacy of the Strong Female Character, essay by Erin Dionne

The Fallacy of the Strong Female Character, essay by Erin Dionne

Erin Dionne shares her essay, The Fallacy of the Strong Female Character.

4 Feb 2019

8mins

Ranked #16

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Conversation with Meg Medina

Conversation with Meg Medina

Meg Medina discusses her essay, "Money" and its many layers for writers, especially women of color. 

17 Oct 2018

35mins

Ranked #17

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Part2 of Interview with Victoria Stapleton, Executive Director of School and Library Marketing

Part2 of Interview with Victoria Stapleton, Executive Director of School and Library Marketing

Grace shares Part 2 of the interview with Victoria Stapleton, the executive director of school and library marketing at ... Read more

22 May 2019

33mins

Ranked #18

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“‘Boy’ books vs. ‘Girl’ books: How do we stop the labeling?, conversation with Susan Adrian

“‘Boy’ books vs. ‘Girl’ books: How do we stop the labeling?, conversation with Susan Adrian

Alvina Ling and Susan Adrian discuss Susan’s essay, “‘Boy’ books vs. ‘Girl’ books: How do we stop the labeling?

27 Mar 2019

19mins

Ranked #19

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What Would Julian Do?, conversation with Ali Benjamin

What Would Julian Do?, conversation with Ali Benjamin

Grace Lin and Ali Benjamin discuss Ali's essay,  "What Would Julian Do? (and other questions from a half century of inte... Read more

27 Feb 2019

20mins

Ranked #20

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Where the Women Are: Tough Questions About the Gender Disparities in Children’s Publishing, Conversation with Emma Walton Hamilton

Where the Women Are: Tough Questions About the Gender Disparities in Children’s Publishing, Conversation with Emma Walton Hamilton

Emma Walton Hamilton discusses her essay "Where the Women Are: Tough Questions About the Gender Disparities in Children’... Read more

9 Jan 2019

24mins

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