External Resources

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

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For the latest news and discussion about Jacqueline Woodson, check the following resources:

Selected Articles, Interviews, and Conversations

The following list includes news articles, interviews, and conversations featuring Jacqueline Woodson, published during her tenure as national ambassador and arranged in chronological order.

"Jacqueline Woodson: ‘It’s important to know that whatever moment we’re in, it's not the first time'" External
The Guardian. January 18, 2020.
"Jacqueline Woodson on Africa, America, and Slavery's Fierce Undertow" External
The New York Times. December 9, 2019.
"Authors Jacqueline Woodson & CJ Hauser" External
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast. December 4, 2019.
"TCNJ Hosts Award-Winning Author Who Encourages Middle Schoolers to Harness the Power of Reading" External
The College of New Jersey News. October 23, 2019.
"The Book Show #1630 - Jacqueline Woodson" External
WAMC Northeast Public Radio. October 15, 2019.
"Jacqueline Woodson: Live at Politics and Prose" External
Live at Politics and Prose, Slate. October 4, 2019.
"How Jacqueline Woodson Captures Every Side of Brooklyn" External
Wall Street Journal Magazine. September 27, 2019.
"Jacqueline Woodson Transformed Children’s Literature. Now She’s Writing for Herself." External
The New York Times. September 19, 2019.
"History And Race In America In 'Red At The Bone'" External
Weekend Edition Saturday. NPR. September 14, 2019.
"‘Characters sneak up on you’: How Jacqueline Woodson Juggles Writing Several Books at a Time" External
The Seattle Times. September 12, 2019.
"Jacqueline Woodson's 'Red At The Bone' Takes On Race, Sexuality, and Class" External
Marie Claire. August 22, 2019.
"A Conversation about the Coretta Scott King Book Awards" External
American Libraries Magazine. August 20, 2019.
"National Ambassador Jacqueline Woodson in Alaska: A Photo Essay" External
Publisher's Weekly. July 25, 2019.
"‘It’s Heartbreaking’: Authors Criticize Removal of 200 Books From an Illinois Prison Library" External
WILL: Illinois Public Media. June 6, 2019.
"How Liane Moriarty, Kate DiCamillo and Jacqueline Woodson Got Their Starts" External
The New York Times. April 12, 2019.
"Jacqueline Woodson" External
Literary Arts, April 4, 2019
"Reading = Hope x Change: Jacqueline Woodson" External
Publisher's Weekly. September 28, 2018.
"‘I Grew Up in a Southern Family — There Was a Lot of Talking’: Jacqueline Woodson on Her Two New Best Sellers" External
The New York Times. September 7, 2018.
"Queery with Cameron Esposito #50: Jacqueline Woodson’" External
Queery with Cameron Esposito. September 2, 2018.
"Woman of Our Time: Jacqueline Woodson’s Gift of Art and Activism" External
Our Time Press (via Wayback Machine). May 17, 2018.
"Helga: Jacqueline Woodson" External
Helga, WNYC Studios. May 7, 2018.
"Author Jacqueline Woodson on Reading like a Writer" External
CBS This Morning. May 1, 2018.
"Tracy K. Smith and Jacqueline Woodson Talk Reading, Race and Spreading the Gospel of Literature" External
The New York Times. April 19, 2018.
"Jacqueline Woodson Wins the World’s Largest Prize for Children’s Literature, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award." External
The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 2018.
"At Tucson Book Festival, Acclaimed Authors Reflect on Finding Voice, Including 'Me Too'" External
Arizona Daily Star. March 10, 2018.
"Stop Using the Label 'Struggling Reader,' Author Jacqueline Woodson Advises" External
Curriculum Matters Blog, Education Week. February 5, 2018.
"National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jacqueline Woodson’s Inauguration in Photos" External
Publisher's Weekly. January 10, 2018.
"Where Author Jacqueline Woodson Would Like To Take Young People's Literature In 2018" External
All Things Considered, NPR. January 9, 2018.
"Jacqueline Woodson Is Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature" External
The New York Times. January 4, 2018.
"Jacqueline Woodson Named the New National Ambassador for Young People's Literature" External
The Chicago Tribune. January 4, 2018.

Many videos of Jacqueline Woodson reading and discussing her work can be found through YouTube:

YouTube - "Jacqueline Woodson" search results External
Numerous videos of Woodson 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.

"#KidLit4BlackLives Rally" External
The Brown Bookshelf [YouTube]. January 13, 2020.
"Get Lit with All of It: Jacqueline Woodson" External
All of It, The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR [YouTube]. November 22, 2019.
"Get Lit: Jacqueline Woodson Reads 'Tobacco'" External
Ours Poetica, Poetry Foundation. October 18, 2019.
"Jacqueline Woodson - 'Red at the Bone' and Creating Empathy via Complex Stories" External
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [YouTube]. October 9, 2019.
"'Red at the Bone' Author Jacqueline Woodson on Writing About Race, History, and Family" External
CBS This Morning, CBS News. September 17, 2019.
"Thoughts of a 'Brown Girl Dreaming'" External
MSNBC. July 9, 2019.
"In Conversation: Authors Jacqueline Woodson & Damon Young | BookCon 2019" External
Penguin Random House [YouTube]. June 3, 2019.
"Jacqueline Woodson: What Reading Slowly Taught Me About Writing" External
TED Talks. April 2019.
"Jason Reynolds + Jacqueline Woodson | Lu" External
Strand Book Store [YouTube]. October 23, 2018.
"In Depth with Jacqueline Woodson" External
C-SPAN | BookTV. September 2, 2018.
"Jacqueline Woodson and the Power of Stories" External
Kids Press, Scholastic. April 4, 2018.
"What I’m Reading: Jacqueline Woodson" External
Read it Forward. October 24, 2017.
"Book View Now | David Levithan Interviews Jacqueline Woodson at BookCon '15" External
Book View Now, PBS. May 30, 2015.
"Jacqueline Woodson Keynote | SLJ Day of Dialog 2014" External
School Library Journal [YouTube]. June 3, 2014.
"A Video Interview with Jacqueline Woodson" External
Reading Rockets [YouTube]. April 23, 2014.

For the latest reviews of Jason Reynolds' books, check the following resources:

Selected online reviews of Jacqueline Woodson's books published during her tenure as national ambassador appear below.

Red at the Bone (2019)

The Day You Begin (2018)

Harbor Me(2018)

If You Come Softly (2018)

Jacqueline Woodson has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including the following:

Jacqueline Woodson, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

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