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essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote
literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.

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2020 National Book Awards Longlist for Young People's Literature

The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

Yesterday morning the @nationalbook Award for Young People’s Literature longlist was posted and SO happy to see these nominees including guest Kacen Callender for King and the Dragon Flies!!!

Look at all of the diverse books nominated on this list!! We love to see it. 🔥🔥🔥

national book awards kacen callender aiden thomas evette dionne traci chee eric gansworth candice iloh gavriel savit omar mohamed

Sep 17, 2020

"I think being a Black person making art that intentionally centers our stories will always be resistance in itself given it literally resists our disappearance."

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Candice Iloh

How do children’s book authors engage in activism beyond their books? Arriel Vinson spoke to Renée Watson (WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE, PIECING ME TOGETHER), Candice Iloh (EVERY BODY LOOKING), and Mahogany L. Browne (CHLORINE SKY, WOKE BABY) about it!