Tami Charles speaks with PW KidsCast about her debut middle grade novel, ‘Like Vanessa’, a coming-of-age story set in 1983—the year that Vanessa Williams was crowned the first black Miss America—and how her experience competing in pageants inspired her writing.

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Tami Charles

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

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Dan Gemeinhart spoke with PW KidsCast about his new middle grade novel, ‘Coyote Lost and Found,’ the follow up to ‘The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise,’ and returning to his beloved characters. (Sponsored.)

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Dan Gemeinhart

Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat spoke with PW KidsCast about delving into the past for his first graphic memoir for middle graders, 'A First Time for Everything,' inspired by his life-changing class trip to Europe. (Sponsored.)

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Dan Santat

Maggie Edkins Willis spoke with PW KidsCast about her debut middle-grade graphic novel, 'Smaller Sister,' tackling issues such as mental health and body image for tweens, and writing from her personal experiences. (Sponsored.)

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Maggie Edkins Willis

Kate Albus spoke with PW KidsCast about her debut novel, 'A Place to Hang the Moon,' a hopeful and heartfelt historical middle-grade novel set during the child evacuations in WWII England. (Sponsored.)

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Kate Albus

Co-authors and Hollywood insiders Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver discuss their new book, 'Alien Superstar: Hollywood vs. the Galaxy,' and their process for writing compelling comedies for kids. (Sponsored.)

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Tami Charles

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