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The BiblioFiles

by Cotsen Children’s Library

Dig a little deeper into the books you love to read with the BiblioFiles, our illuminating interviews with children's book authors! From award-winning bestsellers to great books you might not have heard about (but should definitely check out), hear what authors have to say about their creations! The BiblioFiles theme music is “A Go Go” by John Scofield, from his album, A Go Go (Polygram Records).

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Episodes

  1. Jewell Parker Rhodes

    Award-winning author of Towers Falling, Ghost Boys, and Black Brother, Black Brother

  2. Ellen Oh

    Author of multiple award-winning middle grade and YA novels, Ellen Oh is also a founding member of the non-profit organization We Need Diverse Books.

  3. Jacqueline West

    Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of middle grade and YA novels

  4. Betsy Bird interviews Team Tolo

    Librarian, blogger, and author Betsy Bird interviews David Deen and Dana Sheridan, the creative team behind Tolo, a virtual choose you own path adventure

  5. Victoria Ying

    Creator of the graphic novels City of Secrets and City of Illusion

  6. Christine Day

    Author of middle grade novels I Can Make this Promise, The Sea in Winter, and a featured writer for Chelsea Clinton’s She Persisted series

  7. Christine Kendall

    Author of Riding Chance and The True Definition of Neva Beane

  8. Victoria Jamieson

    Creator of graphic novels Rollergirl, Alls Faire in Middle School, Pets on the Loose, and When Stars are Scattered (in collaboration with Omar Mohamed)

  9. Adam Rex

    New York Times best-selling author and illustrator

  10. Nadia Hashimi

    Author of One Half From the East and The Sky at Our Feet

  11. Tony DiTerlizzi

    Multiple award winning, and New York Times bestselling, author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi

  12. Kat Yeh

    Author of The Truth About Twinkie Pie, and The Way to Bea

  13. Nidhi Chanani

    Author and illustrator of the graphic novel, Pashmina

  14. Kevin Sands

    Author of the Blackthorn Key Adventure series

  15. Christina Diaz Gonzalez

    Author of Moving Target, Return Fire, and historical novels A Thunderous Whisper and The Red Umbrella

  16. Lois Lowry

    Multiple award-winning author, Lois Lowry, discusses her books.

  17. Norton Juster

    Author of the legendary book, The Phantom Tollbooth.

  18. Tracey Baptiste

    Author of The Jumbies

  19. S.E. Hinton

    Author of The Outsiders, That Was Then, This is Now, Rumblefish, Tex, and Taming the Star Runner

  20. Lissa Evans

    Author of Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms and its sequel, Horten's Incredible Illusions.

  21. Martin Kratt

    Emmy nominated writer, director, and star of the PBS Kids animated series Wild Kratts.

  22. Philip Pullman

    Carnegie Award winning author of the Sally Lockhart Mysteries, and the His Dark Material series, which begins with The Golden Compass.

  23. Sharon Creech

    Newbery Award winning author of Walk Two Moons, Ruby Holler, The Wanderer, Love that Dog, and The Boy on the Porch.

  24. Platte F. Clark

    Author of Bad Unicorn, and its sequel, Fluff Dragon

  25. Candace Fleming

    Award-winning author of children and young adult biographies, which include Ben Franklin's Almanac, Our Eleanor, The Lincolns and Amelia Lost

  26. Kat Falls

    Author of Dark Life and its sequel, Rip Tide

  27. Atinuke

    Author of the Anna Hibiscus series

  28. Jeff Smith

    Award-winning cartoonist of BONE

  29. Sarah Miller

    Author of Miss Spitfire

  30. Gary Schmidt

    Newbery Award winning author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now

  31. Victoria Mckernan

    Author of Shackleton’s Stowaway

  32. Tom Bodett

    NPR personailty and author of Williwaw! and Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier

  33. Rebecca Stead

    Newbery Award winning author of When You Reach Me

  34. Pseudonymous Bosch

    New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Series

  35. Marie Rutkoski

    Author of the Kronos Chronicles trilogy, which begins with The Cabinet of Wonders

  36. M.T. Anderson

    National Book Award winning author of the Norumbegan Quartet, which begins with The Game of Sunken Places

  37. Maiya Williams

    Author of The Golden Hour series

  38. Trenton Lee Stewart

    New Yorl Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Benedict Society trilogy

  39. Jeanne Birdsall

    National Book Award winning author of The Penderwicks

  40. Kaye Umansky

    Author of The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow, and Solomon Snow and the Stolen Jewels

  41. Jacqueline Kelly

    Newbery Award winning author of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

  42. Brandon Sanderson

    Author of the Alcatraz series, which begins with Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

  43. Wendy Mass

    New York Times bestselling author of A Mango-Shaped Space and Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

  44. Joseph Delaney

    Author of The Last Apprentice series

  45. Kenneth Oppel

    Printz Honor Award winning author of Airborn, Skybreaker, and Starclimber

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Dig a little deeper into the books you love to read with the BiblioFiles, our illuminating interviews with children's book authors! From award-winning bestsellers to great books you might not have heard about (but should definitely check out), hear what authors have to say about their creations! The BiblioFiles theme music is “A Go Go” by John Scofield, from his album, A Go Go (Polygram Records).

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Cotsen Children’s Library

Produced by Dana Sheridan

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Dig a little deeper into the books you love to read with the BiblioFiles, our illuminating interviews with children's book authors! From award-winning bestsellers to great books you might not have heard about (but should definitely check out), hear what authors have to say about their creations!...

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