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Featured Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

The 2026 List: Children’s and YA Books in Translation

August 3, 2026July 24, 2026 Johanna McCalmont

How we translate children’s literature – in conversation with Thomas Clark and Johanna McCalmont at the Society of Authors

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Jackie Friedman Mighdoll

Meet Mexican Author & Illustrator Azul López

July 21, 2026July 27, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

World Kid Lit: 10th Anniversary Fundraiser

July 13, 2026July 6, 2026 Jackie Friedman Mighdoll

Meet the Author & Illustrator: Farida Zaman

July 6, 2026July 7, 2026 Katy Dycus

Meet the Publisher: Sigfríður Sólsker, Managing Director of Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags

June 30, 2026July 11, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

10 Years of World Kid Lit Month: Join Us!

June 22, 2026June 28, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

GLLI Translated YA Book Prize and International YA Lit Month

June 15, 2026June 18, 2026 Jackie Friedman Mighdoll

Picture Books on Refugee Experiences

June 8, 2026June 6, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

10th World Kid Lit Month: Free Book Bundles for Schools

June 2, 2026May 14, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

Feeling the Earth: The “Earthenware Aesthetics” of Cai Gao

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