In the News
This has news and other mentions of me, my writings, and my #ConsciousLanguage work. For coverage specific to Conscious Style Guide, please visit the CSG Press page.
So Not Ghoul
Notable Reviews
- Good Reads With Ronna (October 27, 2022): “Yin has filled the story with engaging wordplay and with conversation starters at many different levels…a rewarding girl-power ghost story.”
- The Horn Book (October 11, 2022): “This caught-between-two-cultures ghost story contains much wordplay…and the illustrations capture Mimi’s early misery and later empowerment.”
- Booklist (July 2022): “A pun-tacular ghost story.”
- School Library Journal (July 1, 2022): “A luminous picture book that embraces the beauty of biculturalism.”
- Kirkus Reviews (April 27, 2022): “A fun, ghostly spin on trading blending in for standing out.”
Lists and Other Mentions
- “October National Days 2022: Asian Book Edition” (September 25, 2022) | MaiStoryBook
- “45 Books Drawing on Asian Myth and Folklore” (May 5, 2022) | School Library Journal
- “New and Forthcoming AAPI-Focused Titles” (March 18, 2022) | Publishers Weekly
Guest Blog Posts
- “Stocking My Story Pantry for ‘So Not Ghoul’” (August 1, 2022) | 12 x 12 Featured Author
Interviews
- “Trick or Treat with Karen Yin!” (October 9, 2022) | #SeasonsOfKidlit
- “Q&A With Karen Yin, So Not Ghoul” (August 2, 2022) | We Need Diverse Books
- “Share Your Asian Story: Episode 43” (July 10, 2022) | featured author | Share Your Asian Story | Instagram Live
Whole Whale
Notable Reviews
- School Library Journal (September 1, 2021): “This simple rhyming book packs a powerful message.”
- Mombian (July 2, 2021): “Yin’s precisely cadenced rhymes and artful alliteration are a joy to read.”
- The Children’s Book Academy [Video] (June 24, 2021): “I really hope you’ll get this book and use it as a mentor text and read it to kids and help make a better world.”
- Booklist (May 15, 2021): “Perhaps the truest charm of this book lies in its language.”
- Good Reads With Ronna (May 14, 2021): “Karen Yin’s debut picture book is truly original, packed with rollicking rhyme, and an important story…It’s got all the things a young reader would want in a read-aloud!”
Lists and Other Mentions
- “10 LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books for World Read Aloud Day” | Mombian (February 1, 2023)
- “Bel Canto Books and Long Beach Public Library Prepare for Festival of Asian American + Pacific Islander Books” | Signal Tribune (May 12, 2022)
- Roxanne Explores Refrains | Rate Your Story
- 2021 Favourite Storytime Picture Books | Jbrary (January 12, 2022)
- Best Kids Books of 2021 | Phoenix Public Library (2021)
- Holiday Gift Guide to More Than 60 of the Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Children’s Books and Music Albums of 2021 | Mombian (November 22, 2021)
- Songju Ma Daemicke: STEM Across Cultures | STEM Women in KidLit (November 16, 2021)
- Picture Books That Feel Like a Party | This Picture Book Life (September 22, 2021)
- Cynsational News | Cynthia Leitich Smith (September 17, 2021)
- 23 Children’s Books to Inspire Ocean Conservation | Rebekah Gienapp (July 20, 2021)
Guest Blog Posts
- Logline as Lifeline for “Whole Whale” | Beth Anderson (August 27, 2021)
- Whole Whale by Karen Yin | Writing and Illustrating (August 8, 2021)
- How a Non-Rhymer Wrote a Rhyming Picture Book | The Children’s Book Academy (July 5, 2021)
- 5 Ways to Teach Biodiversity Using Categories and Habits of Mind | LitLinks (June 30, 2021)
- How Inclusiveness and Belonging Inspired My Book “Whole Whale” | Barefoot Books Blog (June 23, 2021)
Interviews
- Q&A With Karen Yin, Whole Whale | We Need Diverse Books (July 30, 2021)
- Ways to Add a Refrain to Your Picture Books (and Why You Should) | Writer’s Digest (July 29, 2021)
- June 30th: Karen Yin | #QueerKidLit (June 30, 2021)
- Meet Karen Yin, Debut Picture Book Author | Writers’ Rumpus (June 8, 2021)
- Kidlit Author Interview With Karen Yin | Helen H. Wu (May 26, 2021)
- May Interview With STEAM Team Books Members | The Picture Book Buzz (May 12, 2021)
- Author Spotlight: Karen Yin | KidLit411 (May 7, 2021)
- Happy (Almost) Book Birthday: Karen Yin, Whole Whale = 8 Qs + Inclusion + STEM | Erin Dealey (April 27, 2021)
- Karen Yin: What Was on Her… | What Was On… (February 18, 2021)
- Whole Whale by Karen Yin | First Draft to Final Book (January 13, 2021)
- Going “Whole Whale” Into Children’s Literature: An Interview With Karen Yin” | Northwest Editors Guild (December 17, 2020)
Conscious Language and Diversity
- “Q&A: Karen Yin” | The Objective (February 3, 2023)
- “Can We Save Endangered Languages? Can We Save Endangered Languages?” | “What Happens Next?” (October 28, 2022)
- “Cakewalk,” “No Can Do,” and Other Harmful Language We Must Stop Using | NBCU Academy, October 6, 2022
- Share Your Asian Story: Episode 43 (July 10, 2022) | featured author | Share Your Asian Story | Instagram Live
- Google Creates a Textbook Case Showing Exactly What Bi+ and Pan Erasure Looks Like | Into (November 30, 2021)
- Language Around Mental Health—Like Gender, Race and Sexuality—Needs Reconsideration | Poynter (June 24, 2021)
- AAJA Commends The New York Times’ Decision to Drop the Hyphen in “Asian American” | Asian American Journalists Association (June 11, 2021)
- Writing Like You’re Woke: There’s a Guide for That | ForbesWomen (October 27, 2020)
- 180 Non-White Speakers You Need at Your Next Journalism Event to Avoid “Whanels” (August 3, 2020) | Journalism.co.uk
- “Gatekeepers Are Also Gate Openers”; Writing Copy That Invites in All | The Software & Information Industry Association (July 31, 2020)
- Diversity and Inclusion—A Conversation With Conscious Style Guide Creator Karen Yin | Association Media & Publishing (July 23, 2020)
- Episode 9: Karen Yin | That Word Chat (June 9, 2020)
- “Unarmed Black Man” Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means | NPR (May 21, 2020)
- More Than Words: How Journalists Can Reassess Their Unconscious Biases | Journalism.co.uk (May 16, 2019)
- Changing the Conversation, One Word at a Time: How Professional Organizations Are Pushing for Changes in the AP Stylebook—and Beyond | Center for Journalism Ethics (March 6, 2019)
- The Twitter Accounts Taking on Journalism’s Straight, White, Cis Male Problem | The Daily Dot (February 22, 2019)
- Copyediting Columnist Karen Yin Receives ACES Robinson Prize | Copyediting (April 3, 2017)
- Conscious Style Guide Founder Karen Yin Wins Robinson Prize | ACES: The Society for Editing (March 2017)
- Why We Should Examine Our Culinary Vocabulary | Lucky Peach (February 6, 2017); republished on Conscious Style Guide (March 29, 2018)
- Questions for a Writer and Editor: Karen Yin | Copyediting (September 1, 2015)
- Conscious Style Guide Highlights Inclusive Language | Copyediting (March 20, 2015)
- Creating a “Conscious Style Guide” | Tracking Changes (spring 2015)