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Thank you Jenna Bush Hager & TODAY for including Black Girl You Are Atlas on this Summer Reading List!

Honored to be trusted with these treasures. I interviewed 29 Black Portlanders about their experiences living & working as a Black person in Oregon. Thanks to all who participated & to Incite Institute at Columbia University & @baldwinforthearts for your vision & leadership.

Portland has a remarkable history of Black life. This collection chronicles said history, tracing key moments of disaster & displacement, but more importantly, the enduring bonds that define Black life in the Pacific NW. Listen to these stories here: eldersproject.incite.columbia.edu/collections/re…

Renée Watson (Renée Watson), a keynote speaker at Children’s Institute, spoke about her forthcoming middle grade novel-in-verse ‘All the Blues in the Sky,’ the power of community, and holding space for all Black children’s emotions buff.ly/4aTK49P

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Renée Watson will be at World Stage Theatre in Portland on June 23rd to launch a collection of oral testimonies on American life collected from elders and local leaders. Learn more about the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project and the June 23rd event: eldersproject.incite.columbia.edu/collections/re…

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Thank you Black America for talking with me about “skin & bones.” Friends, you can watch the full interview here: youtu.be/yLzIVnJsMYU?si…

"Nine decades she lived: 96 years. 35,105 days." — Renée Watson, from Cicely Tyson

Read about Renée Watson’s story-in-verse of how a girl learns to grieve her best friend who has died suddenly, and many more YA titles to look forward to in our Spring 2025 Sneak Previews bit.ly/3zwgjir

“skin & bones” is a finalist for the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature, awarded annually to honor an original work of fiction that explores issues in contemporary society. I’m in great company with “Freedom is a Feast” by Alejandro Puyana & “How to Read a Book” by Monica Wood

All the Blues in the Sky | February 2025 reneewatson.net/allthebluesint…

★ Renée Watson and illustrator Sherry Shine commemorate the life of actor CICELY TYSON in this eponymous picture book, an “immaculate tribute” buff.ly/3XeOX8G

“Brief yet poignant vignettes drive home the immediacy of… grief as well as the importance of remaining attune to one’s emotions” in Renée Watson’s “tender and heartbreaking interpretation of loss,” middle grade verse novel ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY bit.ly/3Uy66de

Paperback Cover for “skin & bones” just revealed on People! Paperback Edition : May, 6, 2025 Preorder: barnesandnoble.com/w/skin-bones-r…

skin & bones paperback edition may 6, 2025 people.com/renee-watson-s… People

So honored My picture book, Cicely Tyson, has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award! I’m both honored and grateful to have the opportunity to continue celebrating her incredible legacy! Illustrations: Sherry Shine NAACP Image Awards®