Read more by and about some of our Fanfare 2021 authors and illustrators below. Find our at-a-glance Fanfare 2021 booklist here and our newly annotated list here.

Picture Books

Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson

• 2016 Newbery Acceptance by Matt de la Peña
• Profile of 2016 Newbery Medal winner Matt de la Peña by Jennifer Buehler
• Publishers' Preview: Diversity Five Ways: Five Questions for Christian Robinson [about You Matter] by Roger Sutton
• Five questions for Christian Robinson [about Another]
• When's My Birthday?: Illustrator Christian Robinson's 2018 BGHB Picture Book Honor Speech
• Five Questions for Adam Rex and Christian Robinson [about School's First Day of School]
• Five questions for Christian Robinson [about Last Stop on Market Street] by Elissa Gershowitz and Katie Bircher
• Josephine: Illustrator Christian Robinson's 2014 BGHB NF Honor Speech

Julie Flett

• Birdsong: Julie Flett's 2020 BGHB Picture Book Honor Speech
• BGHB 2020: Birdsong

Jon Klassen

• A Profile of Jon Klassen by Mac Barnett
• Extra Yarn: Illustrator Jon Klassen's 2012 BGHB Picture Book Award Speech
• Jon Klassen on This Is Not My Hat

Kyo Maclear

• It Began with a Page: Author Kyo Maclear's 2020 BGHB Nonfiction Honor Speech
• BGHB 2020: It Began with a Page

Brian Pinkney

• BGHB at 50: The Adventures of Sparrowboy by Carole Boston Weatherford
• The Pinkney Family: In the Tradition by Rudine Sims Bishop

Matt Ringler and Raúl the Third

• Five questions for Matt Ringler
• Lighting the Candle: El Paso to Pura Belpré by Raúl the Third

• Five questions for Raúl the Third [about ¡Vamos!: Let's Go to the Market!]
• Raúl the Third, 2017 Pura Belpré Illustrator winner, at Cport School by Elissa Gershowitz

Christina Soontornvat

• BGHB 2021: All Thirteen
• Wishes by Christina Soontornvat
• Publishers' Preview: Debut Authors: Christina Soontornvat [about The Changelings] by Roger Sutton

Andrea Wang and Jason Chin

• BGHB 2021: Watercress
• Nine Months: Illustrator Jason Chin's 2019 BGHB Nonfiction Honor Speech
• Five questions for Stephanie Parsley Ledyard and Jason Chin [about Pie Is for Sharing]

Paul O. Zelinsky

• All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah: Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour by Shoshana Flax
• "Dear Mr. Zelinsky" by Paul O. Zelinsky
• Z Is for Elastic: The Amazing Stretch of Paul Zelinsky by Barbara Bader
• Paul O. Zelinsky Talks with Roger [about Z Is for Moose]
• Studio Views: Why I Use Oil Paints So Much by Paul O. Zelinsky

Fiction

Angeline Boulley

• Five questions for Angeline Boulley [about Firekeeper's Daughter]

Kate DiCamillo and Sophie Blackall

• Five questions for Kate DiCamillo [about Raymie Nightingale] by Elissa Gershowitz and Shoshana Flax
• Kate DiCamillo gives a lecture, answers a billion questions from kids, and signs until the cows come home by Elissa Gershowitz
• An Interview with Kate DiCamillo by Elissa Gershowitz
• A Profile of Kate DiCamillo by Andrea Tompa
• The Caldecott Torch by Julie Danielson
• A Conversation with Sophie Blackall by Julie Danielson
• 2019 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Sophie Blackall
• Hello Studio: A Profile of 2019 Caldecott Medal winner Sophie Blackall by Sergio Ruzzier, Brian Floca, Johnny Marciano, John Rocco, Edward Hemingway, Rowboat Watkins, & Doug Salati, as told to Josh Greenhut
• 2016 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Sophie Blackall
• The Audacious Choice of Sophie Blackall: Profile of 2016 Caldecott Medal Winner Sophie Blackall by Susan Rich

Kevin Henkes

• Ava Weiss (1925-2020) [with tribute by Kevin Henkes]
• Read Kevin Henkes's 2020 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech at ALA's Virtual Book Award Celebration
• Profile of 2020 Children's Literature Legacy Award winner Kevin Henkes by Dudley Carlson, Laura Dronzek, Virginia Duncan, and Susan Hirschman
• Kevin Henkes Talks with Roger [about Sweeping Up the Heart]
• The Book That Changed My Life: Barbara’s Book by Kevin Henkes
• Grand and Important: Books for Beginning Readers by Kevin Henkes
• Kevin Henkes — Twenty-five Years by Susan Hirschman

Erin Entrada Kelly

• Publishers' Preview: Diversity Five Ways: Five Questions for Erin Entrada Kelly [about We Dream of Space] by Roger Sutton
• Erin Entrada Kelly Talks with Roger [about You Go First]
• 2018 Newbery Medal Acceptance by Erin Entrada Kelly
• Hello, Erin Entrada Kelly: Profile of the 2018 Newbery Medal winner by Virginia Duncan

Thomas King

• Five questions for Thomas King [about Borders]

Malinda Lo

• Five questions for Malinda Lo [about A Line in the Dark] by Katie Bircher
• Transformers: Reimagining the World by Malinda Lo

Meg Medina

• HBTV: Pura Belpré Award Videos [featuring Meg Medina] by Elissa Gershowitz
• What the Pura Belpré Award Means to Me by Meg Medina
• 2019 Newbery Medal Acceptance by Meg Medina
• Profile of 2019 Newbery Medal winner Meg Medina by R. J. Palacio
• Five questions for Newbery Medalist Meg Medina [about Merci Suárez Changes Gears] by Sujei Lugo and Horn Book editors
• Meg Medina Talks with Roger about Merci Suárez Changes Gears
• The Writer's Page: On Writing the American Familia by Meg Medina

Linda Sue Park

• Five questions for Linda Sue Park [about The One Thing You'd Save]
• Publishers' Preview: Spring 2020: Five Questions for Linda Sue Park [about Prairie Lotus] by Roger Sutton
• Writer vs. Author — The Zena Sutherland Lecture by Linda Sue Park

Laura Amy Schlitz

• The Hired Girl: Author Laura Amy Schlitz’s 2016 BGHB Fiction Honor Speech
• Fall 2015 Publishers’ Preview: Five questions for Laura Amy Schlitz [about The Hired Girl]
• For Eva by Laura Amy Schlitz

Rita Williams-Garcia

• BGHB 2021: A Sitting in St. James
• Lift Every Voice: From One Book to Many by Rita Williams-Garcia
• Look Here. Not There. — The Zena Sutherland Lecture by Rita Williams-Garcia
• “Waiting in the Deep”: A Character Development Workshop with Rita Williams-Garcia by Andrea J. Loney
• Rita Williams-Garcia Talks with Roger [about Clayton Byrd Goes Underground]
• 2016 CSK Author Award Acceptance by Rita Williams-Garcia
• Profile of 2016 CSK Author Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia by Deborah Taylor
• A Fine Bookshelf [featuring an interview with RWG] by Ibi Zoboi
• Rita Williams-Garcia's 2014 CSK Author Award Acceptance
• A Profile of Rita Williams-Garcia: Being Eleven by Kathleen T. Horning
• One Crazy Road to Here: CSK Author Award Acceptance by Rita Williams-Garcia
• Rita Williams-Garcia by Rosemary Brosnan

Poetry

Joyce Sidman

• The Book That Changed My Life: Advice for an Author by Joyce Sidman
• Five questions for Joyce Sidman [about Before Morning] by Roger Sutton
• Teamwork: Pictures in My Head by Ann Rider

Ibi Zoboi and Loveis Wise

• BGHB 2021: Punching the Air
• A Fine Bookshelf by Ibi Zoboi
• Publishers' Preview: Debut Authors and Illustrators: Five Questions for Loveis Wise [about The People Remember] by Roger Sutton

Nonfiction

Michael Emberley

• Happy Anniversary: It's Perfectly Normal by Kitty Flynn
• Letter to the Editor from Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley, November 2019

Cynthia Levinson and Evan Turk

• Cynthia Levinson and Evan Turk Talk with Roger [about The People's Painter]
• Five questions for Cynthia Levinson [about We've Got a Job] by Elissa Gershowitz and Katie Bircher
• Publishers' Preview: Picture Books: Five Questions for Evan Turk [about You Are Home] by Roger Sutton

Kekla Magoon

• Our Foundation, Our Springboard: The Trailblazing Work of Mildred D. Taylor and Jacqueline Woodson by Kekla Magoon
• Our Modern Minstrelsy by Kekla Magoon
• The Season of Styx Malone: Kekla Magoon's 2019 BGHB Fiction and Poetry Award Speech
• A Vision for the CSK: Past, Present, and Future by Kekla Magoon
• The Writer's Page: The Un-Hero's Journey by Kekla Magoon
• A Second Look: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Kekla Magoon

Steve Sheinkin

• Rule Breakers: The Styrofoam Tray Incident by Steve Sheinkin
• Undefeated: Steve Sheinkin's 2017 BGHB Nonfiction Honor Speech
• Most Dangerous: Author Steve Sheinkin's 2016 BGHB NF Award Speech
• Five questions for Steve Sheinkin [about Most Dangerous] by Martha V. Parravano
• The Port Chicago 50: Author Steve Sheinkin's 2014 BGHB NF Award Speech
• Five questions for Steve Sheinkin [about Bomb] by Martha V. Parravano
• The Notorious Benedict Arnold: Author Steve Sheinkin’s 2011 BGHB Nonfiction Award Speech

Peter Sís

• Studio Views: Tiny Pieces of Paint by Peter Sís
• Three Mentors by Peter Sís

Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper

• BGHB 2021: Unspeakable
• Publishers' Preview: Spring 2021: Five Questions for Carole Boston Weatherford [about Unspeakable] by Roger Sutton
• More Than a Footnote: Challenges for BIPOC Nonfiction Authors by Carole Boston Weatherford
• BGHB at 50: The Adventures of Sparrowboy by Carole Boston Weatherford
• Voice of Freedom: Author Carole Boston Weatherford's 2016 BGHB NF Honor Speech
• R.I.P. Floyd Cooper
• Lift Every Voice: Thank You, Gusty by Floyd Cooper
• Floyd Cooper Talks with Roger [about Juneteenth for Mazie]
• Studio Views: Erasing Pictures by Floyd Cooper

Eugene Yelchin

• The Book That Changed My Life: A Dangerous Book by Eugene Yelchin
• Carmen Agra Deedy and Eugene Yelchin Talk with Roger [about The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!]
• Mocking Moscow by Eugene Yelchin
• The Price of Truth by Eugene Yelchin

Paula Yoo

• BGHB 2021: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry