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Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

External Resources

Learn more about Meg Medina through external resources including news feeds, articles, audio, and video, as well as book reviews and awards.

External Websites

For the latest news and discussion about Meg Medina, check the following resources:

Selected Articles, Interviews, and Conversations

The following list includes news articles, interviews, and conversations about or written by Meg Medina, arranged in chronological order.

“Latina author discusses cultural intersections at Milwaukee book talk” External
CBS 58. June 25, 2024. (English)
“Children's Institute 2024: It Takes a Village: PW Talks with Meg Medina”
Publishers Weekly. May 17, 2024. (English)
“‘Being bilingual is a gift for life’: Latina author wants more families to talk about books” External
New Hampshire Public Radio. May 7, 2024. (English)
“‘Ser bilingüe es un regalo de por vida’: autora Latina busca cultivar familias lectoras” External
New Hampshire Public Radio. May 7, 2024. (Spanish)
“Celebrated children’s author to stop at Nashua Library May 12 to talk about her role as first Latina national ambassador for youth literacy” External
Nashua Ink Link. April 30, 2024. (English)
“Reconnecting to readers is a joy for national ambassador” External
Santa Monica Daily Press. April 4, 2024. (English)
"Entrevista a Meg Medina, Embajadora Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil" External
Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators. October 13, 2023. (Spanish)
“Author and National Ambassador Meg Medina Selected Honorary Chair of National Library Week 2024” External
American Library Association. November 30, 2023. (English)
“National Ambassador Meg Medina visits Nampa Public Library” External
Idaho Press. November 17, 2023. (English)
“National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Meg Medina, to visit the Nampa Public Library" External
City of Nampa News Flash. November 14, 2023. (English)
“Interview with Meg Medina, National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature” External
Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators. September 29, 2023. (English)
“Meg Medina Offers Office Hours as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature” External
School Library Journal. September 18, 2023. (English)
"Youth Literature Ambassador Meg Medina Talks Books and Gets Tips from MNPS Students" External
Metro Nashville Public Schools News. September 12, 2023. (English)
“Embajadora de Historias” External
Palabra. July 19, 2023. (Spanish)
“Cuban American Author Meg Medina is National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature” External
MLive. June 26, 2023. (English)
“Ambassador of Story” External
Palabra. June 21, 2023 (English)
“U.S. Book Show 2023: Meg Medina on Her ‘Rebellious’ Books for Young Readers” External
Publishers Weekly. May 26, 2023. (English)
“U.S. Book Show: Meg Medina” External
Publishers Weekly. May 12, 2023. (English)
“Newberry Award-winning author Meg Medina Public on public libraries and how to get kids to read” External
Boston Globe Bibliophile. May 4, 2023. (English)
“Author Meg Medina to visit the Central Library” External
American Press (Lake Charles, LA). May 4, 2023. (English)
“Meg Medina emprende gira como Embajadora Nacional para Literatura Juvenil” External
Hola News. May 1, 2023. (Spanish)
“Personality: Margaret Rose ‘Meg’ Medina” External
Richmond Free Press. March 23, 2023. (English)
“Meg Medina Interview” External
Virginia Living. March 4, 2023. (English)
“A New Chapter” External
Time for Kids. February 9, 2023. (English)
“Un nuevo capítulo” External
Time for Kids. February 9, 2023. (Spanish)
“Meg Medina y el poder de la lectura” External
Al Día. January 31, 2023. (Spanish)
"Cuéntame: Meg Medina Named Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
Language Magazine. January 23, 2023. (English)
“Biblioteca del Congreso nombra a Meg Medina embajadora de literatura juvenil” External
Spectrum Noticias NY1. January 19, 2023. (Spanish)
“Estados Unidos elige a su primera embajadora latina de literatura infantil” External
HJCK. January 19, 2023. (Spanish)
"Meg Medina Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
Publishers Weekly. January 18, 2023. (English)
"Meg Medina Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2023-24" External
School Library Journal. January 18, 2023. (English)
"YA Author Meg Medina Is the Country's First Latina Ambassador for Young People's Literature" External
NBC News. January 18, 2023. (English)
"Henrico Author Meg Medina Named National Youth Ambassador by Library of Congress" External
Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 18, 2023. (English)
"Let’s Talk Books" External
Richmond Magazine. January 18, 2023. (English)
“Biblioteca del Congreso nombra a Meg Medina embajadora de literatura juvenil” External
Hola News. January 18, 2023. (Spanish)
"Meg Medina Named Ambassador for Young People’s Lit" External
Kirkus. January 18, 2023. (English)
"Meg Medina Named Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
The Washington Post. January 18, 2023. (English)
“Meg Medina, escritora cubanoestadounidense, es la primera latina nombrada embajadora Nacional de Literatura Juvenil en EE.UU” External
CNN Español. January 18, 2023. (Spanish)
"Estados Unidos elige a su primera embajadora latina de literatura infantil" External
Agencia EFE. January 18, 2023. (Spanish)
"Meg Medina Is New Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
Associated Press. January 18, 2023. (English)
"Meg Medina Is the First Latinx Ambassador for Young People's Literature" External
Morning Edition, NPR. January 18, 2023. (English)
"Op-Ed: Want to Shape Your Bicultural Child’s Sense of Self Before Society Does? Lead Them to Books" External
Los Angeles Times. May 22, 2022. (English)
"Meet Meg Medina, Author of ‘Merci Suarez Can’t Dance’" External
BeLatina. May 17, 2022. (English)
"Here's What Book Banning Means For Latinx Communities" External
Parents. April 1, 2022. (English)
"How Censorship & Book Banning Affect the Latinx Community in 2022" External
HipLATINA. March 17, 2022. (English)
"Award-winning author Meg Medina Speaks to Elon Pre-service Teachers on Representing Latinx Culture in, through Literature" External
Elon University. September 28, 2021. (English)
"What the Pura Belpré Award Means to Me" External
The Horn Book. May 10, 2021. (English)
"Q&A With Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Can’t Dance" External
We Need Diverse Books blog. April 6, 2021. (English)
"Local Writer, National Attention" External
Richmond Magazine. October 10, 2019. (English)
"2019 Newbery Medalist Meg Medina: An Ambassador of Cultures" External
Mackin Community. August 27, 2019. (English)
"2019 Newbery Medal Acceptance by Meg Medina" External
The Horn Book. June 25, 2019. (English)
"Profile of 2019 Newbery Medal Winner Meg Medina" External
The Horn Book. June 25, 2019. (English)
"Five Questions for Newbery Medalist Meg Medina" External
The Horn Book. February 8, 2019. (English)
"Henrico Author Meg Medina Brings Home the Newbery Medal, the Highest Honor in American Literature for Children" External
Richmond Times-Dispatch. February 3, 2019. (English)
"Meet-the-Author Recording with Meg Medina" External
TeachingBooks. February 2019. (English)
"A 'Most Distinguished Contribution'" External
Richmond magazine. January 30, 2019. (English)
"7 Questions For: Author Meg Medina" External
Middle Grade Ninja. September 12, 2018. (English)
"Meg Medina Talks with Roger" External
The Horn Book. September 10, 2018. (English)
"Meg Medina Weaves Family Memories into 'Merci Suárez Changes Gears'" External
The Washington Post. August 28, 2018. (English)
"Meg Medina: The Crazy Abundance of Family" External
Shelf Awareness. July 12, 2018. (English)
"Meg Medina on Flying Lessons and More!" External
Latinx in Publishing. January 23, 2017. (English)
"R.J. Palacio and Meg Medina Talk Diversity and Children’s Books" External
The New York Times. December 20, 2016. (English)
"(Re)finding Home" External
Richmond magazine. October 19, 2016. (English)
"The Writer's Page: On Writing the American Familia" External
The Horn Book. December 21, 2015. (English)
"Meg Medina" Telling the Story of You" External
American Artscape Magazine (NEA). Issue no. 2, 2014. (English)
"An Interview with Meg Medina + a Giveaway" External
Two Writing Teachers. June 14, 2011. (English)

A selection of radio programs and podcasts featuring Meg Medina, or in which Medina and her works are discussed.

"How I Library episode one: Meg Medina" External
HowILibrary. February 15, 2024. (English)
"Meg Medina: Let Kids Read Freely" External
Latino USA. August 11, 2023. (English)
“Meg Medina” External
National Endowment for the Arts. May 2, 2023. (English)
“Meg Medina: National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature” External
Radio Kingston. June 21, 2023. (Spanish)
"Library of Congress Names a New Ambassador for Young People's Literature" External
Morning Edition, NPR. January 18, 2023. (English)
"Cultivating Story: Meg Medina on the Importance of Storytelling in Life, Writing, and the Fight against Book Bans" External
The Reading Culture Podcast. September 20, 2022. (English)
"How Meg Medina Summoned the Courage to Write" External
Latina to Latina. February 7, 2022. (English)
"Interview With Meg Medina" External
Latino Book Review Presents. December 8, 2021. (English)
"Mini-episode: Meg Medina"
Newbery Tart. July 24, 2020. (English)
"Meg Medina Talks about Nurturing Your Artistic Voice" External
Gather, A Kidlit Podcast (Highlights). December 10, 2019. (English)
"Meg Medina Changes Gears" External
Literaticast. March 13, 2019. (English)
"3 Award-Winning Latina Authors Are Symbols Of Hope For Next Generation Of Writers" External
Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR. February 3, 2019. (English)

Many videos of Meg Medina reading and discussing his work can be found through YouTube:

YouTube - "Meg Medina" search results External
Numerous videos of Medina reading and performing her work appear through this YouTube search on her name.

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

“Autora latina habla de las intersecciones culturales en una lectura en Milwaukee”
Telemundo Wisconsin. June 24, 2024. (Spanish)
“About Books with Meg Medina”
C-SPAN. June 6, 2024. (English)
“Celebrate National Library Week with Meg Medina” External
American Library Association [via YouTube]. April 7, 2024. (English)
“Chelsea Clinton, Rita Williams-Garcia and Meg Medina” External
Library of Congress [via YouTube]. March 19, 2024. (English)
Meg Medina Interview on "David en Viajeros" External
David en Viajeros. September 16, 2023. Interview ends at 11:15 mark. (Spanish)
"Best Strategies to Inspire Young Readers" External
EducationLinks. September 11, 2023. (English)
“Meg Medina” External
NEA Art Works Podcast. May 2, 2023. (English)
“La lectura es algo que nos une: una latina se convierte en embajadora para la literatura juvenil en el Congreso” External
Univision. January 30, 2023. (Spanish)
“La Voz con Mariel Fiori, 21 de junio de 2023 -Comentario: Meg Medina”
Radio Kingston [via Facebook]. January 21, 2023. (Spanish)
"La primera cubanaestadounidense en ocupar este cargo en la biblioteca del Congreso" External
Noticias Telemundo. January 18, 2023. (Spanish)
"Meg Medina Meets Us at The Lamp-Post" External
Read to Them blog. November 23, 2022. (English)
"Meg Medina Plays It Cool" External
Latinx KidLit Book Festival [via YouTube]. October 13, 2022. (English)
"Imagination Friday with Meg Medina" External
Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures. September 30, 2022. (English)
Instagram Video of Medina in Conversation with Angela Dominguez and Joe Cepeda to Celebrate 2022 Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week External
Instagram. February 3, 2022. (English)
"TELLING YOUR STORY: How to Craft Stories from Your Own Life" External
Latinx KidLit Book Festival [via YouTube]. December 9, 2021. (English)
"Meg Medina - 2019 Newbery Medal Speech" External
Association for Library Service to Children [via YouTube]. October 2, 2019. (English)
"Five Questions (Plus One!) with Meg Medina" External
Candlewick Press [via YouTube]. July 11, 2016. (English)
Interview with Meg Medina External
Colorín Colorado. February 3, 2016. (English)
"Banned Books Week Event with David Levithan and Meg Medina" External
Book TV, C-SPAN. September 29, 2015. (English)
"Meg Medina Discusses Children's Literature and Diversity" External
Politics & Prose. May 19, 2013. (English)

Selected online reviews of Meg Medina's; books appear below.

No More Señora Mimí (2024)

Publishers Weekly External

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel (2023)

Latinx in Publishing External

Merci Suárez Plays It Cool (2022)

Sonia Sotomayor (2021)

Merci Suárez Can't Dance (2021)

Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away (2020)

Merci Suárez Changes Gears (2018)

Burn Baby Burn (2016)

Mango, Abuela, and Me (2015)

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (2013)

The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind (2012)

Tía Isa Wants a Car (2011)

Milagros (2008)

Kirkus Reviews External

Meg Medina has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including the following: