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Junot Díaz on Islandborn, a picture book 20 years in the making

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has released his first picture book for children, 20 years after he promised his goddaughters that he'd write one.
Junot Díaz is the author of Islandborn, which was illustrated by Leo Espinosa and published in 2018. (Penguin Random House, Nina Subin)

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz has put out his first picture book for children, 20 years after he promised his goddaughters that he'd write one. He talks to Tom Power about following through on Islandborn, and why kids can't be shielded from the scary parts of family history.​

Produced by Vanessa Greco


(Illustrated by Leo Espinosa)
(Illustrated by Leo Espinosa)
(Illustrated by Leo Espinosa)