External Resources

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Selected Articles, Interviews, and Conversations

The following list includes news articles, interviews, and conversations about Jason Reynolds during his tenure as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, arranged in chronological order. It includes links to radio and podcast programs featuring or about Reynolds. The listings cover the period of Reynolds' tenure as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

"Jason Reynolds Closes Out Term as National Ambassador" External
Publisher's Weekly. December 15, 2022.
"Literature Ambassador Jason Reynolds Knows Young People have a Story of Their Own" External
Morning Edition, NPR. December 13, 2022.
"National Young People’s Literature Ambassador to Speak at Peñasco Theater" External
Taos News. September 12, 2022.
"My Mother Made Me — tender podcast captures conversations between parent and child" External
Financial Times. July 18, 2022.
"You’re Invited to the Smithsonian National Education Summit!" External
Smithsonian Voices. June 14, 2022.
"Peter Parker Showed Me What an Imperfect Hero Could Be" External
Time. June 13, 2022.
"Young-adult Author, Library of Congress Ambassador Speaks to Ronan Students" External
KPAX (Montana). May 27, 2022.
"Author's Visit Aims to Inspire Students at Dutton-Brady School" External
KRTV (Great Fall, Montana). May 25, 2022.
"Ronan Library Gets Special Guest from Library of Congress" External
Valley Journal (via Wayback Machine). May 23, 2022.
"The Man of the Hour: Jason Reynolds" External
The House. May 16, 2022.
"Taking a Page from Baldwin: Book-Reading as a Violence-Coping and Prevention Strategy." External
National Endowment for the Arts Blog. March 3, 2022.
"Who Knows the Book Best? Jason Reynolds and a Superfan Test Their Knowledge of 'Ghost'" External
School Library Journal. February 21, 2022.
"Masterpieces and Messes with Jason Reynolds" External
Unlocking Us with Brené Brown. February 16, 2022.
"How Jason Reynolds Distinguishes Y.A. Books From Adult Fiction" External
The New York Times. February 3, 2022.
"Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin on January/February 2022 Kids' Indie Next List Top Pick 'Ain't Burned All the Bright'" External
American Booksellers Association. January 12, 2022.
"Jason Reynolds and his BFF Jason Griffin answer our burning pop culture questions" External
Entertainment Weekly. January 11, 2022.
"Deep Breaths With Jason Reynolds" External
WWD. January 11, 2022.
"In Conversation: Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin" External
Publishers Weekly. January 6, 2022.
"Bald Eagle Area School District selected as 1 in 8 nationwide for award-winning author’s virtual tour" External
WTAJ. December 3, 2021.
"‘A Cultural Touchstone.’ Author Jason Reynolds Remembers Iconic Illustrator Jerry Pinkney" External
Time. October 28, 2021.
"Jason Reynolds Extends Term as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
Publisher's Weekly. September 20, 2021.
"Jason Reynolds: How Can We Connect With Kids Through The Written Word?" External
TED Radio Hour, NPR. September 17, 2021.
"Brené with Tarana Burke and Jason Reynolds on 'You Are Your Best Thing'" External
Unlocking Us with Brené Brown. April 28, 2021.
"Jason Reynolds: YA Books Make Us Feel Safe to Be Who We Really Are" External
Time. August 10, 2021.
"Who Jason Reynolds Writes His Best-sellers For" External
The New Yorker. August 9, 2021.
"Jason Reynolds Credits Queen Latifah's Music for Starting His Path to Best-selling Author" External
USA Today. July 31, 2021.
"Jason Reynolds Wins Carnegie Medal for ‘Breathtaking’ Look Both Ways" External
The Guardian. June 16, 2021.
"Jason Reynolds Wins the Carnegie Medal in the UK" External
Washingtonian. June 16, 2021.
"Winners of 2021 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenway Medals Announced" External
CILIP. June 16, 2021.
"PDAC Holds a Public Zoom Webinar to Discuss Black Representation and Education on Racism." External
Metea Media. May 25, 2021.
"Cover Reveal: 'Stuntboy, In the Meantime'" External
Publishers Weekly. April 29, 2021.
"Jason Reynolds Named Inaugural Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week" External
American Library Association. April 13, 2021.
"Jason Reynolds Named Inaugural Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week" External
BannedBooksWeek.org. April 13, 2021.
"Jason Reynolds Embarks on Second National Ambassador Tour This Spring" External
Publisher's Weekly . April 1, 2021.
"Library of Congress Youth Lit Ambassador Hopes Kids' Books on Race are 'A Springboard'" External
ABC 7 News - WJLA, February 16, 2021.
"‘Sharing Your Story is a Powerful Thing,’ New York Times Bestselling Author Jason Reynolds Chats with Live Oak Middle Students" External
BRProud.com (Baton Rouge, Louisiana). January 11, 2021.
"Behind the Scenes at the Virtual NBAs" External
Publishers Weekly. January 1, 2021.
"Summit County Library’s Teen Writing Club Based on 'Authentic Expression'" External
The Park Record. January 1, 2021.
"Stamped (For Kids): A New Adaptation of the Bestseller Will Provide 'An Antiracist Building Block for Children'" External
The Root. December 4, 2020.
"Author Jason Reynolds Bought All His Books At Local Shops So Readers Can Pick Them Up For Free" External
DCist. December 2, 2020.
"Award-winning Author to Speak to Rantoul Students" External
The News-Gazette (Devonshire Champaign, IL ). December 2, 2020.
"What I’m Grateful For: A Pair of All-Gold Sneakers From Kobe Bryant" External
Washingtonian. November 26, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds On Why Kids Are The Best Audience To Write For" External
The Root Presents: It's Lit! November 20, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds: 'Snoop Dogg once told white folks: "I know you hate me. But your kids don't." That's how I feel'" External
The Guardian. November 20, 2020.
"2020 NBA Teen Press Conference: Personal Significance and Writing as Activism" External
Publisher's Weekly. November 17, 2020.
"Black Authors Will Be the Standouts at This Year’s (Virtual) National Book Festival" External
The Root. September 24, 2020.
"Kojo For Kids: Author Jason Reynolds And Director Dan Buyanovsky" External
The Kojo Nnamdi Show. September 14, 2020.
"Talking About Racism With The Times’s Youngest Readers" External
The New York Times. August 28, 2020.
"#1 New York Times Bestselling Children’s Book Author . . . Jason Reynolds to Publish Debut Novel for Adults with Scribner" Ext
Simon & Schuster. July 22, 2020.
"Why Saying 'All Lives Matter' Communicates to Black People that Their Lives Don't" External
CBS News. July 8, 2020.
"The Difference Between Being Not Racist and Being Antiracist" External
CBS News. June 25, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds: Fortifying Imagination" External
On Being with Krista Tippett. June 25, 2020.
"Elevating Black Voices in Comics" External
Marvel's Voices. June 12, 2020.
"Children's Authors Spearhead #KidLit Rally for Black Lives" External
Publisher's Weekly. June 2, 2020.
"Kojo For Kids: Jason Reynolds Talks About Racism And The Protests" External
The Kojo Nnamdi Show. June 1, 2020.
"Future 40: Author Jason Reynolds Is Writing Our Stories" External
BET. May 28, 2020.
"Where We Are Now: Libraries, COVID-19, and the Online External
School Library Journal. May 22, 2020.
"D.C.-Area Author Jason Reynolds Talks Distance Learning And Not Letting Young People’s Imaginations ‘Atrophy’" External
WAMU 88.5. May 15, 2020.
"ABC7 Sits Down with Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden for 'Teacher Appreciation Week'" External
ABC 7 News - WJLA. May 8, 2020.
"Ibram X. Kendi: Why the Coronavirus is Hitting Black People So Hard" External
Salon.com. April 30, 2020.
"Writer Jason Reynolds on Engaging Kids Through Literature from Home" External
The Takeaway, WNYC Studios. April 20, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds To Start Online Initiative as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature" External
School Library Journal. April 9, 2020.
"Video Series from Jason Reynolds Amplifies Children's Imaginations" External
Publishers Weekly. April 9, 2020.
"Author Jason Reynolds Offers Online Projects for Kids" External
Associated Press. April 9, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Is Starting a Storytelling Video Series for Kids" External
The Washingtonian. April 9, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi On Finding Insight In Uncertain Times" External
The Kojo Nnamdi Show. April 7, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Asked His Twitter Followers if They Needed Groceries. A Flood of Requests Sparked an Outpouring of Generosity." External
The Washington Post. April 3, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Is the Bard of Black YA Fiction. Now He’s Written a Totally Different Kind of Book" External
Washingtonian. March 27, 2020.
"A History Book That Isn't: Finding A Way To Teach Racism To A New Generation" External
NPR. March 14, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds in Austin with New History of Racism for Young Adults" External
Austin360 (Austin American-Statesman). March 10, 2020.
"It's Not A History Lesson. New Book Tackles Racist Ideas" External
Morning Edition, NPR. March 10, 2020.
"Meet Jason Reynolds, 2020-21 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint. May 7, 2020.
"Art Talk with Jason Reynolds" External
Art Works Blog, NEA. February 27, 2020.
An Educator's Guide to “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” External
School Library Journal. February 25, 2020.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Talks to Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi About Their Book, “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You" External
School Library Journal. February 24, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Wants Young People’s Stories To be Heard" External
The Kojo Nnamdi Show. February 17, 2020.
"Library of Congress’ New Ambassador for Youth Literature Familiar to Young Minnesota Readers" External
Pioneer Press. January 19, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Takes Up the Mantle of National Ambassador" External
Publisher's Weekly. January 17, 2020.
"Featured Speaker, Jason Reynolds, On His Latest Book, Hip-Hop, and More" External
SXSW News. January 16, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Officially Becomes National Ambassador of Young People's Literature at Library of Congress Ceremony" External
School Library Journal. January 16, 2020.
"‘I know what lurks in the bushes. And that’s how I write the stories’—Jason Reynolds Talks to Tony Eprile about Resistance and the Imagination" External
The Johannesburg Review of Books. January 16, 2020.
"Md. Native is Library of Congress’ National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
NBC4 Washington. January 16, 2020.
"America has a Real Hard Time Hearing Children—Check Yourselves!" External
NPQ. January 15, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
Lesley University News. January 15, 2020.
"Next National Ambassador for Young People's Literature is Named" External
Morning Edition, NPR. January 14, 2020.
"Oxon Hill Native & Author Jason Reynolds is the New Face of Library of Congress for Youth Literature" External
CBS Baltimore. January 13, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Named Library of Congress' National Ambassador for Young People's Literature" External
CBS This Morning. January 13, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
The Washington Post. January 13, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Named New National Ambassador for Young People's Literature" External
Publisher's Weekly. January 13, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Named 'Young People’s Literature' Ambassador" External
The Associated Press. January 13, 2020.

Many videos of Jason Reynolds reading and discussing his work can be found through YouTube:

YouTube - "Jason Reynolds" search results External
Numerous videos of Reynolds reading and performing his work appear through this YouTube search on his name.

A selection of videos available through YouTube and other sites appears below.

"Jason Reynolds on Books with Black Heroes." External
The United States of Anxiety. [YouTube]. July 17, 2022.
"Jason Reynolds on stories told for, and by, young readers" External
CBS Sunday Morning News. July 17, 2022.
"Author's Visit Aims to Inspire Students at Dutton-Brady School" External
KRTV (Great Falls, Montana). May 25, 2022.
"Jason Reynolds on his work & why his books are “love letters” to Black children" External
Washington Post Live. [YouTube]. February 24, 2022.
"Jason Reynolds talks about new book, ‘Ain’t Burned All the Bright’" External
Good Morning America. January 11, 2022.
" Love, Loss, and Life: The StoryCorps Session Jason Reynolds Never Forgot" External
60 Minutes Overtime, January 9, 2022.
"'There's Nothing Wrong With Us' - Jason Reynolds Says Normalizing Anxiety Is A Way To Beat It" External
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. December 3, 2021.
"National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Jason Reynolds, talks 'Stuntboy, in the Meantime'" External
CBS Mornings [YouTube]. November 30, 2021.
"Celebrity Edition: Jason Reynolds" External
Antiques Roadshow. May 3, 2021. Devon Eastland and Paul Winicki appraise treasures belonging to author Jason Reynolds.
"Author Jason Reynolds Opens the Doors to His New DC Home" External
NBC 4 Washington. August 13, 2021.
"Best-selling Authors Team Up to Write about the Power and Fun of Growing Up as a Black Boy" External
CBS This Morning. August 4, 2021.
"Washington, D.C., Area Students Talk about How They're Coping amid COVID-19 Pandemic" External
CBS This Morning. January 15, 2021.
"Author Jason Reynolds on Encouraging Reading" External
CBS This Morning. November 25, 2020.
The 71st Annual National Book Awards (Full Ceremony) External
National Book Foundation [YouTube]. November 18, 2020. Program hosted by Jason Reynolds.
"Jason Reynolds: Honesty, Joy, and Anti-Racism" External
BookTube [YouTube Originals]. October 22, 2020.
"FOR EVERY ONE" External
Dan Buyanovsky/826 Digital. August 26, 2020.
"Summer Reading Lists for Young People at a Time of Crisis" External
PBS NewsHour. June 24, 2020.
"How to Speak to Kids about Race Relations in America" External
Today, NBC. June 2, 2020.
"Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds on "Stamped" and Racism's Legacy, Then, Now and During Coronavirus" External
Salon Talks, Salon TV. April 30, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi Keynote Conversation" External
School Library Journal [YouTube]. May 27, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi - 'Stamped' and the Story of Racism in the U.S. - Extended Interview" External
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. March 10, 2020.
"Teaching Kids about the Complicated History of Racism" External
CBS This Morning [YouTube]. March 10, 2020.
"Tomi Adeyemi, Jason Reynolds and Kiley Reid Share Black History Month Book Picks" External
Good Morning America. February 19, 2020.
"Jason Reynolds Named Library of Congress' National Ambassador for Young People's Literature" External
CBS This Morning [YouTube]. January 13, 2020.

Jason Reynolds' books have been widely reviewed. Links to reviews of many of Reynolds' books from major book review sources appear below. For help locating additional reviews, consult the Library of Congress research guide Finding Book Reviews Online or contact the Library directly.

Selected online reviews of Jason Reynolds' books published during his tenure as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature appear below.

Ain't Burned All the Bright (2022)

Stuntboy, in-Between Time (2021)

Stuntboy, in the Meantime (2021)

Black Boy Joy (2021)

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (2020)

Jason Reynolds has won numerous awards and honors for his writing, including the following:

Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

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