Articles & Interviews

KCUR 89.3

With “The Lost Tribes” Kansas City Author Hopes To Reach Lost Teen Readers

My interview with host, C. J. Janovy at the local NPR affiliate on getting published, reaching teen readers, and the importance of telling broader stories.

Fast Forward

Interview with Mike Zipser on writing, the realities of publishing, and crafting dventures for the Lost Tribes Series

MIT Technology Review

Christine Taylor-Butler ’81

When kids open her books, the world of science opens too.

By Catherin Caruso, SM ’16

Genre Talk

Podcast interview with Hugo-nominated national bestselling author Bryan Thomas Schmidt and cohost Philip Vargas, a top gaming writer.

School and Library Journal

STEM: Thinking. Stretching. Innovating. Wondering.

Article by Dennis Pierce on Trials (book 3) and the importance of STEM in writing literature.

New York Times

These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids

By Jessica Grose

Publishers Weekly

The Joy of Diverse Stories: One Book at a Time

Why Diversity Matters in Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Essay on the importance of diversity in science fiction in changing the cultural climate

Genesis Radio

A frank discussion with the late William Hayashi, on race, writing diverse sci-fi, reaching readers, and swimming against the tide.

The Horn Book

Different Drums: Something Wicked

My short essay on “The strangest book I’ve ever read.”  I chose Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury.

Mother Jones

“The Uncomfortable Truth about Children’s Books” by Dashka Slater

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