Another Conversation with Award-Winning Writer and Editor Karen Yin

Asian American History 101

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 45! We have a returning guest! We were so excited for the chance to bring back award-winning author and editor Karen Yin to our show. Last time we really focused on her editing career and her newest book The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers. In today’s conversation, we get a chance to dive into her work in picture books.

Her children’s books include Whole Whale, So Not Ghoul, and Doug the Pug and the Kindness Crew. Her next release will be Nice to Eat You which will be released by Scholastic in Summer 2025. We got a chance to talk to her about each of these books while also hearing about some behind the scenes perspectives on connecting with illustrators, getting the green light on projects, adding morals and diversity to children’s literature, puns, and more.

If you want to purchase Karen Yin’s picture books or want to learn more about how you can develop your practice with conscious language, then find Karen’s work here, visit her personal website, bookmark the Conscious Style Guide website, join the Conscious Language and Design Facebook group, and follow her on Instagram (@karensoffice and @consciousstyleguide).

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