Upcoming Events
Walk for Wishes
Join me and MN BIPOC KidLit Creators at Walk For Wishes, a community celebration for the more than 6,500 local wishes that have already been granted. It's a family-friendly festival with kid's games, and activities where families, friends, corporations, volunteers, clubs and schools walk together and raise funds to grant wishes for children facing critical illnesses throughout Minnesota.
Saturday, September 12, 2026
8:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Viking Lakes
2685 Vikings Circle , Eagan, MN, 55121
Holiday Bazaar at Landmark Center
Join me and MN BIPOC KidLit Creators at the 48th Annual Landmark Center Holiday Bazaar is presented by Minnesota Landmarks, the non-profit agency that manages the historic Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Holiday décor and live holiday music add festive ambiance to this classic venue. Guests can find beautiful and unique handcrafted gift items by over 70 of the area’s finest artists.
Saturday, December 5, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Landmark Center
75 Fifth Street West, Saint Paul, MN 55102
Past Events
November 9, 2024: Snow Steps book launch
Wild Rumpus BooksNovember 10, 2024: Holiday Children’s Book Fair
Lake Monster BrewingNovember 23, 2024: Snow Steps story time, Big Hill Books
December 7, 2024: Snow Steps story time
Red Balloon BookshopApril 12, 2025: HerStory Book Fair
Midtown Global MarketMay 11, 2025: Mother’s Day Market & Children’s Book Fair
Surly BrewingMay 29, 2025: AAPI Creatives Celebration
Big Hill BooksJune 7, 2025: Midtown Farmer’s Market story stroll and story time, Picture Book Parade
July 11, 2025: MFAC Alumni Weekend, Hamline University
August 9, 2025: Way to Grow, Picture Book Parade &
Mall of America Literacy EventAugust 23, 2025: Blue Ribbon Author, Alphabet Forest, MN State Fair
October 12, 2025: MN STEM Book Fest, The Bakken Museum & The Thinking Spot
October 18, 2025: Fascinating Fungi book launch at The Thinking Spot
December 20, 2025: OMEGA D.E.A.R. & Read With Me MN, Children’s Story Hour with Snow Steps, Cafe Marguerite
March 10, 2026: Snow Steps at MN BIPOC KidLit Collective booth at the International Festival of MN
March 18, 2026: Snow Steps at Rewind Book Fair
May 17, 2026: AAPI Story Time at Wild Rumpus
May 27, 2026: Young Authors Conference
May 30, 2026: Flint Hills Family Festival
June 6, 2026: Midtown Farmer’s Market story time, Picture Book Parade
Interviews & Media
The Revelator, Mysterious Mushrooms: New Books About the Fabulous Fruit of the Fungi
The Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors, Interview with Author Karen Latchana Kenney and her book: Fascinating Fungi and a Giveaway!
The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library, 36 Finalists Blog 2025: Karen Latchana Kenney
The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library, Meet the Finalists: CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | 2025 Minnesota Book Awards
Susanna Hill Blog, Tuesday Debut: Karen Latchana Kenney
From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors: Folding Tech: An Interview with the author + GIVEAWAY
The Lerner Blog, 5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Guest Post, Karen Latchana Kenney
The Lerner Blog: Meet Karen Latchana Kenney