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Publishers Weekly PW KidsCast

Interviews with children's and YA authors conducted by Publishers Weekly children's editor Emma Kantor.

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Samantha Berger and Dan Santat

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Samantha Berger and Dan Santat

Samantha Berger and Dan Santat discuss their new picture book, 'Crankenstein,' about a boy whose reaction to waiting in ... Read more

13 Jun 2013

22mins

Ranked #2

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman discusses ‘Book Scavenger,’ a middle grade mystery involving clues that lead to hidden books,... Read more

2 May 2016

13mins

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Lisi Harrison

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Lisi Harrison

Lisi Harrison talks about ‘License to Spill,’ the second book in her Pretenders series, as well as the differences betwe... Read more

22 May 2014

19mins

Ranked #4

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Tui T. Sutherland

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Tui T. Sutherland

Tui T. Sutherland discusses the graphic novel adaptation of ‘The Dragonet Prophecy,’ the first book in her popular Wings... Read more

8 Jan 2018

17mins

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Peter Brown

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Peter Brown

Award-winning author-illustrator Peter Brown talks to PW KidsCast about his new picture book, 'My Teacher Is a Monster (... Read more

10 Apr 2014

17mins

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Holly M. McGhee

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Holly M. McGhee

Author and literary agent Holly M. McGhee discusses her middle grade novel ‘Matylda, Bright and Tender,’ about a fourth-... Read more

20 Mar 2017

17mins

Ranked #7

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Dan Santat

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Dan Santat

Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat talks about ‘After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)’, which explores anxiety... Read more

5 Jun 2017

18mins

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Matthew Quick

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Matthew Quick

Matthew Quick discusses his latest book for teens, ‘Every Exquisite Thing,’ as well as the relationship between authors ... Read more

8 Feb 2016

19mins

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, the writing team behind the bestselling Beautiful Creatures books, talk about the first ... Read more

28 Jan 2014

21mins

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Kazu Kibuishi

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Kazu Kibuishi

PW KidsCast speaks with Kazu Kibuishi about creating new covers for J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books.

3 Sep 2013

14mins

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Ridley Pearson

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Ridley Pearson

Writer Ridley Pearson discusses the sixth book in his Disney-themed middle-grade Kingdom Keepers series, 'Dark Passage,'... Read more

5 Apr 2013

18mins

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with A.S. King

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with A.S. King

Amy Sarig King (better known to many readers as A.S. King) talks about her first middle-grade novel, ‘Me and Marvin Gard... Read more

11 Oct 2016

23mins

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess

Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess talk about 'Swing,' a coming-of-age novel in verse about two friends who set out to d... Read more

17 Sep 2018

28mins

Ranked #14

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Ian and Sarah Hoffman

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Ian and Sarah Hoffman

Sarah and Ian Hoffman talk to PW KidsCast about their new picture book, 'Jacob's Room to Choose,' illustrated by Chris C... Read more

13 May 2019

15mins

Ranked #15

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Simmons University

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Simmons University

Representatives from Simmons University’s Center for the Study of Children’s Literature in Boston speak with us about th... Read more

26 Nov 2019

25mins

Ranked #16

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Jason Tharp

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Jason Tharp

Author, illustrator, and motivational speaker Jason Tharp discusses his new picture book, ‘It’s Okay to Be a Unicorn!,’ ... Read more

18 Nov 2019

24mins

Ranked #17

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Wendy Mass %26 Rebecca Stead

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Wendy Mass %26 Rebecca Stead

Authors Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead discuss ‘Bob,’ their new middle-grade novel about an extraordinary friendship, as w... Read more

20 Feb 2018

24mins

Ranked #18

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Ilsa J. Bick

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Ilsa J. Bick

Ilsa J. Bick discusses 'Monsters,' the final book in her Ashes trilogy, and her goal of showing civilization "in the pro... Read more

10 Oct 2013

22mins

Ranked #19

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Kate Beasley

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Kate Beasley

Debut author Kate Beasley discusses her middle grade novel, ‘Gertie’s Leap to Greatness,’ about a girl determined to bec... Read more

6 Sep 2016

13mins

Ranked #20

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Katie Green

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Katie Green

British author-illustrator Katie Green discusses her graphic memoir ‘Lighter Than My Shadow,’ which traces her long stru... Read more

11 Sep 2017

13mins

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