web02.fireside.fm Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:52:59 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Scholastic Reads - Episodes Tagged with “Lgbtq Issues” https://scholasticreads.fireside.fm/tags/lgbtq%20issues Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Scholastic's podcast about the joy and power of reading, the books we publish for children and young adults, and the authors, editors, and stories behind them. We’ll explore topics important to parents, educators, and the reader in all of us. en-us episodic Our podcast about children’s books and the joy and power of reading Scholastic Inc. Scholastic's podcast about the joy and power of reading, the books we publish for children and young adults, and the authors, editors, and stories behind them. We’ll explore topics important to parents, educators, and the reader in all of us. no 744002 Scholastic Inc. scholasticreads@scholastic.com Read with Pride https://scholasticreads.fireside.fm/88 2c21704f-d62d-49f3-904f-e9f6b6276db2 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Scholastic Inc. full Scholastic Inc. 46:47 no <p>It's Pride Month! We love to celebrate our LGBTQIA authors all year long, but we wanted to take the opportunity now to shine a spotlight on what it means to create and share stories about those who are marginalized and underrepresented.</p> <p><span>Today, you’ll hear from Mason Deaver, Kacen Callender, and Bill Konigsberg. Each will introduce their latest novels, talk about their creative process, and discuss what it means to write books that are giving some young readers the chance to see themselves </span><span>truly</span><span> represented in the pages of a book.</span></p> <p><strong>Additional</strong> <strong>Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ireadyabooks.tumblr.com/post/184085205888/i-wish-you-all-the-best-excerpt?linkId=67921913"><em>I Wish You All the Best </em>by Mason Deaver</a></li> <li><a href="https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/hurricane-child-9781338129311/"><em>Hurricane Child </em>by Kacen Callender</a></li> <li><a href="https://ireadyabooks.tumblr.com/post/182660527993/the-music-of-what-happens-excerpt"><em>The Music of What Happens </em>by Bill Konigsberg</a></li> <li><a href="https://read-with-pride.tumblr.com">Learn more about our Read with Pride campaign</a></li> <li><a href="https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary">LGBTQIA resource center</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Mason Deaver </strong>is a non-binary author and librarian from a small town in North Carolina where the word "y'all" is used in abundance. When they aren't writing or working, they're typically found in their kitchen baking something that's bad for them or out in their garden complaining about the toad that likes to dig holes around their hydrangeas. <em>I Wish You All the Best</em> is their debut novel. You can find them online at <a href="https://masondeaverwrites.com">masondeaverwrites.com</a>.</li> <li> <strong>Kacen Callender </strong>was born and raised on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands. They hold a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where they studied fine arts, Japanese, and creative writing, as well as an MFA from The New School's Writing for Children program. Their debut novel <em>Hurricane Child </em>was a Stonewall Book Award winner, a Lambda Literary Award winner, and was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2018.</li> <li> <strong>Bill Konigsberg </strong>is the author of six books for young adults, most recently <em>The Music of What Happens</em>. His books have won awards including the Stonewall Book Award, the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor, and the Lambda Literary Award. Bill lives in Chandler, Arizona, with his husband, Chuck, and their two Labradoodles, Mabel and Buford. Please visit him online at <a href="https://www.billkonigsberg.com">www.billkonigsberg.com</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/billkonigsberg">@billkonigsberg</a>.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li> <li>Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula</li> <li>Sound mixed by Daniel Jordan</li> <li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li> </ul> lgbt, lgbtq, children's books, read with pride, pride month, kid lit, YA books, education, parenting, read with kids It's Pride Month! We love to celebrate our LGBTQIA authors all year long, but we wanted to take the opportunity now to shine a spotlight on what it means to create and share stories about those who are marginalized and underrepresented.

Today, you’ll hear from Mason Deaver, Kacen Callender, and Bill Konigsberg. Each will introduce their latest novels, talk about their creative process, and discuss what it means to write books that are giving some young readers the chance to see themselves truly represented in the pages of a book.

Additional Resources:

Guests:

  • Mason Deaver is a non-binary author and librarian from a small town in North Carolina where the word "y'all" is used in abundance. When they aren't writing or working, they're typically found in their kitchen baking something that's bad for them or out in their garden complaining about the toad that likes to dig holes around their hydrangeas. I Wish You All the Best is their debut novel. You can find them online at masondeaverwrites.com.
  • Kacen Callender was born and raised on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands. They hold a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where they studied fine arts, Japanese, and creative writing, as well as an MFA from The New School's Writing for Children program. Their debut novel Hurricane Child was a Stonewall Book Award winner, a Lambda Literary Award winner, and was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2018.
  • Bill Konigsberg is the author of six books for young adults, most recently The Music of What Happens. His books have won awards including the Stonewall Book Award, the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor, and the Lambda Literary Award. Bill lives in Chandler, Arizona, with his husband, Chuck, and their two Labradoodles, Mabel and Buford. Please visit him online at www.billkonigsberg.com and @billkonigsberg.

Special thanks:

  • Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
  • Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula
  • Sound mixed by Daniel Jordan
  • Produced by Emily Morrow
]]> It's Pride Month! We love to celebrate our LGBTQIA authors all year long, but we wanted to take the opportunity now to shine a spotlight on what it means to create and share stories about those who are marginalized and underrepresented.

Today, you’ll hear from Mason Deaver, Kacen Callender, and Bill Konigsberg. Each will introduce their latest novels, talk about their creative process, and discuss what it means to write books that are giving some young readers the chance to see themselves truly represented in the pages of a book.

Additional Resources:

Guests:

  • Mason Deaver is a non-binary author and librarian from a small town in North Carolina where the word "y'all" is used in abundance. When they aren't writing or working, they're typically found in their kitchen baking something that's bad for them or out in their garden complaining about the toad that likes to dig holes around their hydrangeas. I Wish You All the Best is their debut novel. You can find them online at masondeaverwrites.com.
  • Kacen Callender was born and raised on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands. They hold a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where they studied fine arts, Japanese, and creative writing, as well as an MFA from The New School's Writing for Children program. Their debut novel Hurricane Child was a Stonewall Book Award winner, a Lambda Literary Award winner, and was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2018.
  • Bill Konigsberg is the author of six books for young adults, most recently The Music of What Happens. His books have won awards including the Stonewall Book Award, the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor, and the Lambda Literary Award. Bill lives in Chandler, Arizona, with his husband, Chuck, and their two Labradoodles, Mabel and Buford. Please visit him online at www.billkonigsberg.com and @billkonigsberg.

Special thanks:

  • Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
  • Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula
  • Sound mixed by Daniel Jordan
  • Produced by Emily Morrow
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