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Media

A Likkle Miss Lou
Why Nadia L. Hohn Wrote A Picture Book About a Jamaican Role Model More Kids Should Know More About, The Next Chapter, CBC Books                                                              June 26, 2020
Buffy Saint-Marie Children’s Book Panel: The Full Episode, The Next Chapter, CBC Books.    
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Stories Can Be a Powerful Tool for Talking about the Complex Realities of Race with Heather Greenwood Davis, Breakfast Television and Diverse Books: How to Create A More Diverse Home Library for Your Kids by Heather Greenwood Davis on The Globetrotting Mama, Toronto, ON                                                                                                                              June 16, 2020
A Likkle Miss Lou, Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) Best Books       Spring Edition 2020
April is Poetry Month, Telling Tales.                                                                              April 8, 2020
​The best Canadian picture books 2019, CBC Books                                        December 20, 2019   Black Authors Busy Launching their Books in the Fall, Angles Covered               October 29, 2019
100 Years of Miss Lou Celebrated Internationally, Byblacks.com                         October 18, 2019  12 books for kids and young adults to read this fall, CBC Books                            October 7, 2019
"They wrote and now you write", Quill & Quire                                                            October 2019
“Our Children Really Need More Books About Portraying Characters That Look Like Them” – Author and Performer Nadia L. Hohn, B.A. (Hon.), B.Ed., M.Ed."Our Children Really Need More Books About Portraying Characters That Look Like Them"- Author and Performer, Nadia L. Hohn, B.A. (Hon.), B.Ed., M.Ed., by Xavier Murphy, jamaicans.com               September 25, 2019
Introducing beloved Jamaican-Canadian entertainer Miss Lou to a new generation, CBC Radio,                                                                                                                 September 20, 2019
Booklist Review                                                                                                  August 2019
Eight children's books to finish up the summer with, The Globe and Mail             August 26, 2019
"[Like] Toni Morrison said, I wrote the Book That I Wanted to See in the World:  Nadia L. Hohn on Her Newest Picture Book", Open Book Toronto                                           August 20, 2019 
30 Canadian picture books to watch for this fall, CBC Books                            August 19, 2019  
Book bloggers @girlsreadtheworld review on instagram                                    August 16, 2019
Miss Lou's sweet Jamaican patois, speaks to a whole new generation, The Toronto Star                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                August 16, 2019
A Likkle Miss Lou, CBC Books                                                                               August 15, 2019
Shop Our Bookish Summer Faves, Book Riot                                                       August 13, 2019
Finding Her Voice, Reading Style Guide                                                                  August 5, 2019
Diverse Books: Published in August, The Tutu Teacher                                          August 2, 2019
​A Likkle Miss Lou: Behind the Book video, Owlkids Publishing                               August 1, 2019
New Kids and YA Books: Week of July 25, 2019, Publishers Weekly                        July 25, 2019
A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice, Publishers Weekly,                                                                                                                           July 3, 2019 
A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice, Kirkus Review,                                                          May 26, 2019 (Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 2019)​
THE 2019 ULTIMATE LIST OF DIVERSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS, Here Wee Read: Contemporary Living for Book Loving Families,                                                                                              November 19, 2018

Diverse kidlit
Virtual children's literature event #KidLit4BlackLivesCanada aims to 'educate, empower and heal' by Samraweet Yohannes, CBC Books,                                                                     June 19, 2020
Juneteenth Unites Artists Around Race by Debra Yeo, Toronto Star,                       June 19, 2020
Nadia Hohn Hosts Online Rally with Black Canadian Kidlit Community, Quill & Quire magazine, June 17, 2020
Raising an activist- one book at a time by Sarah Sawler, Quill & Quire magazine, February 24 2020 online/March 2020 issue
Canadian Books for Young Readers for Black History Month, CBC Books, February 26, 2020
Who do we see in kids’ books? Star survey puts numbers to the state of diversity, The Toronto Star, October 25, 2019
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FOLD Kids Book Fest 2019
New Kids Book Fest Coming to Brampton, The Toronto Star, January 19, 2019
FOLD launches new kidlit event to be held this fall, Quill & Quire, January 14, 2019
The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) Announces Book Fest, The Canadian Children's Book Centre, January 14, 2019

Guest Blogposts
Nadia L. Hohn Essential CanLit for Young Readers, Humber College School for Writers, April 2020
Writer in Residence/Guest Blogger, Open Book, Toronto, ON                                  February 2020
Nadia L. Hohn favourite book of 2017 was S.K. Ali's YA novel Saints and Misfits, CBC Books,                                                                                                                      December 20, 2017
In Memory: Sheila Barry, Cynsations: conversations, publishing information, writer resources & inspiration, bookseller-librarian-teacher appreciation, children's-YA book news & author outreach,                                                                                                  December 6, 2017
Day 4: Nadia Hohn, 28 Days Later: A black history month celebration of children's literature, The Brown Bookshelf                                                                                                    February 4, 2017
Miss Lou- Guest post by Nadia L. Hohn                                                            March 24, 2016
Guest post: Nadia Hohn’s selfie interview on “Malaika’s Costume”, The Brown Bookshelf                                                                                                                                        March 1, 2016
12 BLACK HISTORY BOOKS, Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) Blog          February 17, 2016
Groundwood Blog: Celebrate Black History Month with Malaika's Costume and the Stone Thrower                                                                                                                  February 2, 2016

​Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter​
60 New Mighty Girl Books for Women's History Month, A Mighty Girl    March 1, 2019
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​Interviews and Articles
How Toronto Black Woman Artists Are Creating During the Pandemic: The Catalyst that Inspired Nadia L. Hohn to Continue Writing Children’s Books... by Jessica Wei, TRNTO Post City, July 3, 2020
Black History Month- Must-reads from the authors in the know by Deborah Dundas, February 22, 2020
A Q&A with award-winning children’s author Nadia L. Hohn, Humber College School for Writers 2020 mediaarts.humber.ca/future-students/explore/school-for-writers/news/a-qanda-with-award-winning-childrens-author-nadia-l.-hohn.html
Get to Know the Touring Creators Part 4, TD Canadian Children's Book Week         April 30, 2019
Kick-butt Kidlit KBKL Spotlight on Canadian Authors blog                                      April 20, 2019
Writing and illustrating children's books: All the surprises, Open Book,                 March 11, 2019
Children's Author Receives Honourable Mention at Awards, The Jamaica Gleaner online newspaper                                                                                  Sunday, November 12, 2017
Foreign Correspondence: Beyond the “Four Fs”: Caribbean Own Voices, Horn Book magazine, November 9, 2017
17 New Authors of Color Writing Much-Needed Stories for Kids by Charnaie Gordon, Read Brightly website                                                                                                October 2017
Giving the Gift of Storytelling: Nadia Hohn, Feel your Tempo: The Rhythm of Your Life online magazine                                                                                                        April 12, 2017
Woman with the World's Biggest Challenge, page 16 Khaleej Times newspaper February 24, 2017
Day 4: Nadia Hohn, 28 Days Later: A black history month celebration of children's literature, The Brown Bookshelf                                                                                          February 4, 2017
We Are Here: Announcing the Honourees, 28 Days Later: A black history month celebration of children's literature, the Brown Bookshelf                                                           January  2017
Black Girl Magic: Black Girlhood, Imaginations, and Activism part 2, We Need Diverse Books
Black Girl Magic: Black Girlhood, Imaginations, and Activism part 1, We Need Diverse Books
Author to Author: A Conversation Between Nadia L. Hohn and Itah Sadu, Anansesem Caribbean Children's Literature Ezine                                                                              December 2016 Malaika's Costume by Nadia Hohn, Ann Marie Meyers author site                         August 2, 2016
Author: Spotlight, Culture Chest                                                                         July 28, 2016
New kids' book tells story of Carnival, CBC Radio-Radio-Canada                             July 28, 2016
Interview on CBC Metro Morning with Matt Galloway, drive.google.com/file/d/0B2sCgRPpK47WdEtnR3pLZDhOUjB1SUZUTDRUci0wZUoxM25F/view?usp=sharing                                                                                           July 26, 2016  Q&A: Rexdale author Nadia Hohn discusses her Carnival-themed picture book, Malaika’s Costume, Etobicoke Guardian/Inside Toronto                                                       July 10, 2016
The Proust-Esque Questionnaire: Nadia L. Hohn, Kinderlit Canada                              June 2016
Kids’ Lit Needs More Immigrant and Refugee Stories, New Canadian Media             May 26, 2016
Author's Corner: Nadia L. Hohn interview, CCBC May 2016 Newsletter                         May 2016
Guest post: Nadia Hohn’s selfie interview on “Malaika’s Costume”, The Brown Bookshelf                                                                                                                              March 1, 2016

​Malaika's Winter Carnival
Show some love to Canadian authors with these 12 books by Vikki VanSickle, The Loop February 21, 2020
10 Canadian picture books that will get your family in the holiday spirit, CBC Books   December 13, 2019
Black History Month Modern Reading List, The Canadian Children's Book Centre
                                                                                                               February 12, 2019
Canadian Children's Books for Black History Month, Toronto Public Library        January 30, 2019
Images of Home in Three Picture Books, Uma Krishmaswami                        December 11, 2018
Le Carnaval de Malaika review en français, Mistikrak: Négritude et Littérature Jeunesse                                                                                                                                   March 12, 2018
8 must-read Canadian books for children and young adults during Black History Month, CBC Books                                                                                                       February 13, 2018
Small Print: the latest, best books for young readers, The Toronto Star,             February 9, 2018
6 Black Canadian Writers to Watch in 2018, CBC Books                                    February 2, 2018
31 Days, 31 Lists: Day-- Thirteen 13 Picture Books With a Message by Elizabeth Bird, A Fuse 8 Production blog                                                                                        December 13, 2017
17 New Authors of Colour Writing Much-Needed Stories for Kids by Charnaie Gordon, October 2017
Booklist Online Review                                                                                      July 25, 2017
Kirkus review                                                                                                     July 2, 2017
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Malaika's Costume
Le costume de Malaika review en français, Mistikrak: Négritude et Littérature Jeunesse 
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40 Books for National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, Black Books and Authors   June 2018
Mira! Look! Malaika's Costume                                                                              February 5, 2018​
[Book List] Caribbean Carnival in Books for Children, Anansesem                      January 30, 2018
Family Literacy Month, recommended reads, Toronto Public Library                        January 2018
Foreign Correspondence: Beyond the “Four Fs”: Caribbean Own Voices, Horn Book magazine,                                                                                                                     November 9, 2017​
17 New Authors of Colour Writing Much-Needed Stories for Kids by Charnaie Gordon, October 2017​
Global Poverty in Ada's Violin and Malaika's Costume by Seema Aziz                     June 29, 2017
Woman with the World's Biggest Challenge, page 16 Khaleej Times newspaper February 24, 2017
Outstanding International Books: Presenting the 2017 USBBY Selections, School Library Journal,                                                                                                                    January 30, 2017
2016 Picture Books with Diverse Characters, Youth Literature Reviews,               January 2, 2017
Grebel Speaks: Conrad Grebel University College Magazine (Vol. 33, No. 1), page 30    Fall 2016
Best Picture Books for Kids ages 1-10 for 2016, "Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2016" magazine                                                                                   Fall Edition
10 Picture Books Written by Canadian Women of Colour, Room online magazine    October 2016
Authors recognized at Black and Caribbean Book Fair by Ron Fanfair, Share Magazine
                                                                                                                                October 6, 2016
Black Children's Books Matter! by Asha French, Ebony Magazine                                  September 2016
Malaika's Costume by Nadia Hohn, Ann Marie Meyers author site                                   August 2, 2016

Author: Spotlight, Culture Chest                                                                         July 28, 2016
New kids' book tells story of Carnival, CBC Radio-Radio-Canada                             July 28, 2016
Dressed to impress: Nadia Hohn's new book uses Caribana as a vivid backdrop, Metro Toronto newspaper,                                                                                                      July 27, 2016​
Girl searches for Caribana outfit in new children's book, Metro Toronto news online, July 27, 2016
Interview on CBC Metro Morning with Matt Galloway, drive.google.com/file/d/0B2sCgRPpK47WdEtnR3pLZDhOUjB1SUZUTDRUci0wZUoxM25F/view?usp=sharing ​                                                                                         July 26, 2016
Q&A: Rexdale author Nadia Hohn discusses her Carnival-themed picture book, Malaika’s Costume, Etobicoke Guardian/Inside Toronto                                                       July 10, 2016
15 Must-read Books for Kids this Summer, CBC / The Next Chapter with Sheila Rogers, CBC Radio                                                                                                             June 25, 2016
The Proust-Esque Questionnaire: Nadia L. Hohn, Kinderlit Canada                              June 2016
We Recommend: New and noted books for Toddlers and Teens (Reviews), Canadian Children's Book (CCBC) News magazine                                                                Spring 2016
The Horn Book Magazine review                                                                May/June 2016
Kids’ Lit Needs More Immigrant and Refugee Stories, New Canadian Media             May 26, 2016
Mother: Treat Her Right 2016, The Horn Book                                                       May 6, 2016
Kids Book Review: Malaika's Costume- EverythingMom                                           May 4, 2016
"Courage, my love: Two young girls, missing absent parents, discover inner strength" on page 35 in Quill&Quire magazine                                                                                         April 2016
Author Sighting: Nadia L. Hohn at the 17th Annual SCBWI Conference                   April 15, 2016
Review on Kinderlit                                                                                        March 21, 2016
Critter Buddies' Mischief Memorable, Winnipeg Free Press                                  March 19, 2016
Spring Break: Explore Caribbean-Canadian Writing by 49th Shelf                         March 17, 2016
Review on Booklist (by experts at the American Library Association)                    March 17, 2016
Review in The Globe & Mail (page R18)                                                             March 4, 2016
Cool Stuff on page 23 of Calgary Sun                                                                  March 3, 2016    Guest post: Nadia Hohn’s selfie interview on “Malaika’s Costume”, The Brown Bookshelf                                                                                                                              March 1, 2016
Review in School Library Journal                                                                           March 2016
Most Anticipated: Spring 2016 Children's Book Preview by 49th Shelf               February 15, 2016
CM (Canadian Review of Materials) Magazine                                                  February 5, 2016
49th Shelf also scroll down to read the Top Grade Review by the Association of Canadian Publishers
Open Book Recommends: Black History Month Reading Guide                          February 2, 2016
Groundwood Blog: Celebrate Black History Month with Malaika's Costume and the Stone Thrower.                                                                                                                February 2, 2016
CBC 2016 Spring Book Preview                                                                     January 12, 2016
Kirkus Review                                                                                            December 8, 2015
Jbrary's 2016 Picture Book Preview                                                            November 25, 2015
50 Plus 1 Black Canadians Who Are On the Rise in 2015                                  Click here

Radio
New kids' book tells story of Carnival, CBC Radio-Radio-Canada                             July 28, 2016
Interview on CBC Metro Morning with Matt Galloway, drive.google.com/file/d/0B2sCgRPpK47WdEtnR3pLZDhOUjB1SUZUTDRUci0wZUoxM25F/view?usp=sharing                                                                                                     July 26, 2016                                                                                                                                 
15 Must-read Books for Kids this Summer, CBC / The Next Chapter with Sheila Rogers, CBC Radio                                                                                                             June 25, 2016

Videos
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Behind the Book: A Likkle Miss Lou
A Likkle Miss Lou Cover Reveal
Malaika's Winter Carnival
Malaika's Costume March 1 Book Launch Trailer                                                  March 1, 2016
Malaika's Costume Celebrates Carnival 2016                                                   February 7, 2016
Writerly Life by Nadia L. Hohn (rewrite of Sheila E's "Glamorous Life")  recorded in early 2015 (posted on February 7, 2016)
Martin Luther King Day Celebration at my school
Here me speak at 1:00                                                                                                     Click here
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