Kyle Lukoff

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Kyle Lukoff
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Born (1984-06-05) June 5, 1984 (age 37)
Skokie, Illinois, United States
OccupationSchool librarian
NationalityUnited States
Alma materBarnard College
Notable worksWhen Aidan Became a Brother
Website
kylelukoff.com

Kyle Lukoff is a children's book author, school librarian, and former bookseller.[1] He is most known for the Stonewall award-winning and , which gained attention when parents in Texas[2] complained about the book being read in an elementary school classroom and a Utah school district canceled its book program after the book was read to third graders.[3]

Personal life[]

Lukoff is a transgender man. He transitioned in 2004[4] while an undergraduate at Barnard College, a historically women's college. Much of his work centers on transgender children. He is Jewish.[5]

Education[]

Lukoff graduated from Barnard College[6] in 2006. He earned his Master's degree in library science from Queens College in 2012.

Career[]

Lukoff is a school librarian at the Corlears School in New York City.[7] His first book, A Storytelling of Ravens, was published in 2018 by House of Anansi Press and illustrated by Natalie Nelson.[8] His second book, When Aidan Became a Brother, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita,[9] is a story about a transgender boy awaiting a new sibling.[10] The book was published by Lee & Low, an independent publisher known for works by unpublished authors and illustrators of color.[11]

Lukoff's Max and Friends series was released in November 2019 with Call Me Max, illustrated by Luciano Luzano.[12] Lukoff's most recent publication (April 2020) is called Explosion at the Poem Factory and was illustrated by Mark Hoffman.[13]

Books[]

  • A Storytelling of Ravens, 2018
  • When Aidan Became a Brother, 2019
  • Call Me Max, 2019
  • Max and the Talent Show, 2019
  • Explosion at the Poem Factory, 2020
  • Max on the Farm, 2020
  • Too Bright to See, 2021

Essays[]

  • "Taking up Space" in Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation[14]
  • "Evaluating Transgender Picture Books; Calling for Better Ones" in School Library Journal.[15]
  • "Second Trans on the Moon" in YA Pride.[16]
  • "A letter to trans writers who are thinking about trying to get published."[17]

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Flynn, Kitty. "Five questions for Kyle Lukoff". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. ^ Yorio, Kara. "LGBTQ+ Book Challenges Continue As Texas Parents Object to "Call Me Max"". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. ^ EST, Samantha Lock On 2/15/21 at 10:28 AM (2021-02-15). "Transgender boy book prompts Utah school district to suspend reading program". Newsweek. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. ^ "2019 Festival Author Lineup – Texas Book Festival".
  5. ^ "Blog: Conversations About Queer and Trans Literature with Picture Book Author Kyle Lukoff".
  6. ^ "Magazine Preview: In Transition". Bwog. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Staff Profiles | Corlears School | NYC". Corlears School. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  8. ^ "A Storytelling of Ravens". House of Anansi Press. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  9. ^ Lukoff, Kyle; Juanita, Kaylani (2019). When Aidan became a brother. ISBN 9781620148372. OCLC 1055840422.
  10. ^ "Kyle Lukoff". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  11. ^ "About Us | Lee & Low Books". www.leeandlow.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Reycraft Books | Max and Friends: Call Me Max". www.reycraftbooks.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Explosion at the Poem Factory". House of Anansi Press. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  14. ^ Bornstein, Kate; Bergman, S. Bear (2010). Gender outlaws: the next generation. ISBN 9781580053082. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. ^ Lukoff, Kyle. "Evaluating Transgender Picture Books; Calling for Better Ones". School Library Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  16. ^ Lukoff, Kyle (21 November 2016). "Second Trans on the Moon". YA Pride. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  17. ^ "A letter to trans writers who are thinking about trying to get published". Kyle Lukoff. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  18. ^ HCHO (2020-01-27). ""When Aidan Became a Brother" and "The Black Flamingo" win 2020 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  19. ^ "Charlotte Huck Award (fiction for children)". NCTE. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
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