Media

National Press Coverage

National Public Radio

“Hop in the minivan: ‘Summer Is for Cousins’ invites you on a family vacation”

(Summer Is For Cousins, August 2023)

The TODAY Show

“2023 Read With Jenna Junior Summer Reading List”

(Summer Is For Cousins, May 2023)

The TODAY Show

“Bestselling Author Brad Thor Shares His Must-Read Books for Summer”

(Much Ado About Baseball, June 2021)

The Washington Post

“Best Children’s Books of 2021”

(Red, White, and Whole, November 2021)

The New York Times

“A Doubleheader of Baseball Novels for Fans and Non-Fans Alike”

(Much Ado About Baseball, August 2021)

Popsugar

“15 Underrated YA Books that Deserve the Spotlight”

(Red, White, and Whole, April 2021)

Business Insider

“26 of the Best New Books Published in 2021 So Far”

(Red, White, and Whole, May 2021)

Today.com

“42 Best Gifts for 5-Year-Olds in 2021”

(Where Three Oceans Meet, October 2021)

Today.com

“24 Beautiful Kids’ Books that Reflect the Asian American Experience”

(Red, White, and Whole, May 2021)

Teen Vogue

“11 Books with South Asian Characters You Should Read in 2019”

(Midsummer’s Mayhem, February 2019)

Book Riot

“8 Memorable Middle Grade Books About Grief”

(Red, White, and Whole, February 2021)

The Guardian (UK)

“Top 10 Classic Stories Retold”

(Midsummer’s Mayhem, February 2021)

Barron’s

“Great Escapes: Mango & Marigold Press Founder and CEO Sailaja Joshi Shares Her Reading List for 2021”

(Red, White, and Whole and Midsummer’s Mayhem, February 2021)

Common Sense Media

(Red, White, and Whole, May 2021)

School Library Journal

“Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books of 2021”

(Red, White, and Whole, November 2021)

Publishers Weekly

“Beyond Stereotypes: 20 AAPI Books for Young Readers”

(Red, White, and Whole, April 2021)

School Library Journal

“Eleven Diverse Audiobooks in Verse”

(Red, White, and Whole, March 2021)

The Horn Book

“New for National Poetry Month 2021”

(Red, White, and Whole, April 2021)

Interviews

The Children’s Hour

“Understanding Vaccines”

(A Vaccine Is Like a Memory, September 2023)

All Things Considered, WGBH Boston

“‘A Vaccine is Like a Memory’ teaches children about the history of vaccines”

(A Vaccine Is Like a Memory, July 2023)

WBUR Radio Boston

“Local author Rajani LaRocca on writing complicated identities”

(Red, White, and Whole; I’ll Go and Come Back; Where Three Oceans Meet; Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers, August 2022)

The Boston Globe

“Even during the pandemic, these greater Boston authors kept writing”

(Red, White, and Whole; I’ll Go and Come Back; My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris; The Secret Code Inside You, March 2022)

Dropping in with Diane Dewey/VoiceAmerica

“Where Three Oceans Meet: Rajani LaRocca; a 3-Generational Journey”

(December 2021)

The Boston Globe

“Physician, podcast host and children’s author Rajani LaRocca discusses her six-book year”

(Red, White, and Whole; Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers; Much Ado About Baseball; Where Three Oceans Meet; My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris; The Secret Code Inside You, September 2021)

Story Monsters Ink

“One to Read: Rajani LaRocca”

(Red, White, and Whole; Bracelets For Bina’s Brothers; Much Ado About Baseball; Where Three Oceans Meet; My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris; The Secret Code Inside You, April 2021)

The Nerd Daily

“Writing the Books You Needed As a Kid”

(Red, White, and Whole, February 2021)

Writer’s Digest

“How I Managed to Get Six Books Published in 2021”

(Red, White, and Whole; Bracelets For Bina’s Brothers; Much Ado About Baseball; Where Three Oceans Meet; My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris; The Secret Code Inside You, July 2021)

Publishers Weekly

“Q & A with Rajani LaRocca”

(Red, White, and Whole;

Bracelets For Bina’s Brothers; Much Ado About Baseball; Where Three Oceans Meet; My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris; The Secret Code Inside You; I’ll Go and Come Back; Switch, September 2021)

Shelf Awareness

“Reading With…Rajani LaRocca”

(Much Ado About Baseball, August 2021)

Kirkus Reviews

“Out to the Ball Game with Rajani LaRocca”

(Much Ado About Baseball, July 2021)

International Examiner

“Getting to know the scope and breadth of author Rajani LaRocca’s children’s and middle grade books”

(Where Three Oceans Meet; Seven Golden Rings; Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers;

The Secret Code Inside You, September 2021)

Nerdy Book Club Video Interview with Colby Sharp

(Red, White, and Whole, March 2021)

KidLit TV StoryMakers in the Kitchen

“StoryMaker in the Kitchen with Rajani LaRocca”

(Midsummer’s Mayhem, May 2020)

BookPage

“Exclusive Cover Reveal: Midsummer’s Mayhem”

(Midsummer’s Mayhem, December 2018)

Podcast Interviews

STEM Women in KidLit Podcast

Middle Grade Ninja Podcast

Picture Book Look Podcast

DIYMFA Podcast

MG Book Party Podcast

School Library Journal: The Yarn Podcast

Reading with Your Kids Podcast

DTALKS Podcast

Solve It For Kids Podcast

Story Seeds Podcast

Writers’ Voices Podcast