Children's Literature

Elena Ferrante’s identity, literacy programs at SXSW, and more

August 29, 2014 | Kaitlin Hawkins

News, Reviews, and Interviews This week, the world mourned the passing of Palestinian poet Samih al-Qasim. In her first New York City appearance in over 10 years, Herta Müller discuss...
Coming in the September Issue of WLT

July 24, 2014 | WLT

Celebrating the First 10 Years of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature featuring contributions from all six laureates and a retrospec...
The space between languages, Twitter auto-translate, and more

June 20, 2014 | Kaitlin Hawkins

News, Reviews, and Interviews The jurors for the 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s literature have been announced! Read the announcement on the Neustadt Prize w...
The first ebook, mapping your reading journey, and more

April 4, 2014 | Kaitlin Hawkins

Photo by Diane Cordell/Flickr This week was a mix of news, commentary, and fun. Below, you’ll find stories on the very first ebook and a new reading list for poetry skeptics. And don’t forget to chec...
Watch the announcement of the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

March 25, 2014 | WLT

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is one of the world's largest awards for children's and young adult literature, and it is given annually to a single laureate or to several. Authors, illustra...
Writing Diwali for Children: A Conversation with Sana Sood

October 30, 2013 | Janny Gandhi

Sana Sood is an Indian American woman living in Washington, D.C. Growing up in India, Sood has always been very close to her culture and to its religious holidays. In order to expose her baby boy...
Born into languages, hotel libraries, and the world’s smallest book

August 16, 2013 |

This week’s news seemed to arrive in doubles—two new pieces on Haruki Murakami, two new pieces on the roles of public libraries, and two new pieces about the upcoming Neustadt/NSK Festival in October....
The state of modern poetry, a translation challenge, and emergency poetry healing

July 12, 2013 | Kaitlin Hawkins

Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Lit Links—we hope you didn't miss them too much over the holiday. To make up for our absence, links this week include more fun finds and calendar items than us...
Orhan Pamuk on Turkey, poetry in wedding ceremonies, and saving ancient manuscripts

June 14, 2013 | Kaitlin Hawkins

So many lit links, so little time! This week’s highlights include more literary news from the protestors in Gezi Park, Turkey; some disheartening news from German-language publisher Suhrkamp; and a cr...
5 Poets Your Children Should Know

April 15, 2013 | Melissa Weiss

While we’re celebrating poetry, let’s not overlook the poets who have written for children. Here are five international poets you should know, all of whom have included children’s poetry among their w...
The three percent rule, Turkish literature, and a long-forgotten library book

March 15, 2013 | Kaitlin Hawkins

Happy Friday, WLT readers! This week’s links are full of more literary announcements, as well as several new and exciting discussions about translation—where it stands, how it is viewed, and...
Children’s Literature at the Frankfurt Book Fair

October 17, 2012 | Lisa Lundgren

Larry Lempert, Karin Nyman, Helen Sigeland and Felicitas von Lovensberg in conversation. Day two in Frankfurt and the fair is buzzing with activity. For those of us focusing on children’s literature,...
Mark Twain on film, the Edinburgh Book Fest, poetry readings, and more

August 10, 2012 | Kaitlin Hawkins

This week was filled to the brim with poetry-related materials. Below, you'll find links to video poetry readings, essays on poetry, and previously-published poems that fit into today's context. Enjoy...