Kyle Lukoff
Kyle Lukoff | |
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Born | Skokie, Illinois, United States | June 5, 1984
Occupation | School librarian |
Nationality | United States |
Alma mater | Barnard College |
Notable works | When Aidan Became a Brother |
Website | |
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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boy awaiting a new sibling.[10] The book was published by Lee & Low, an independent publisher known for works by unpublished authors and illustrators of color.[11]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[]
- 2020 Winner: Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature for When Aidan Became a Brother[18]
- 2020 Honor: Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children.[19]
References[]
- ^ Flynn, Kitty. "Five questions for Kyle Lukoff". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Yorio, Kara. "LGBTQ+ Book Challenges Continue As Texas Parents Object to "Call Me Max"". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2019 Festival Author Lineup – Texas Book Festival".
- ^ "Blog: Conversations About Queer and Trans Literature with Picture Book Author Kyle Lukoff".
- ^ "Magazine Preview: In Transition". Bwog. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Staff Profiles | Corlears School | NYC". Corlears School. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "A Storytelling of Ravens". House of Anansi Press. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Lukoff, Kyle; Juanita, Kaylani (2019). When Aidan became a brother. ISBN 9781620148372. OCLC 1055840422.
- ^ "Kyle Lukoff". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "About Us | Lee & Low Books". www.leeandlow.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Reycraft Books | Max and Friends: Call Me Max". www.reycraftbooks.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Explosion at the Poem Factory". House of Anansi Press. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Bornstein, Kate; Bergman, S. Bear (2010). Gender outlaws: the next generation. ISBN 9781580053082. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Lukoff, Kyle. "Evaluating Transgender Picture Books; Calling for Better Ones". School Library Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Lukoff, Kyle (21 November 2016). "Second Trans on the Moon". YA Pride. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "A letter to trans writers who are thinking about trying to get published". Kyle Lukoff. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Charlotte Huck Award (fiction for children)". NCTE. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Skokie, Illinois
- Writers from Illinois
- Barnard College alumni
- Queens College, City University of New York alumni
- American children's writers
- Transgender and transsexual Jews
- Transgender and transsexual men
- Transgender and transsexual writers
- American librarians
- LGBT writers from the United States
- Stonewall Book Award winners