9 Afro-Latinx Writers Reshaping the Poetry Landscape, Popsugar 

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Denene Millner at S&S/Denene Millner Books has bought in a two-book deal, at auction, The River Is My Sea by Rio Cortez, PW Children's Bookshelf

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"Penguin Inks Cortez to Double", Publishers Weekly

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"2 Picture Books Celebrate the Poetry and Promise of Black Lives", The New York Times Book Review 

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"Rio Cortez is Bringing Black History into your Child's Library", Babe by Hatch

 

"Being Mama: Rio Cortez" profile on The Tot

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How Black Parents Survived 2020, The New York Times

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Mother Essentials: Rio Cortez, MOTHER Magazine

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Author takes families on an educational journey in "The ABC's of Black History", CBS Austin

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Rio Cortez on Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books Podcast with Zibby Owens

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"Rio Cortez Joins HarperCollins, Focusing on BIPOC Books & Authors", Shelf Awareness

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Starred Kirkus review for The ABCs of Black History

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Publisher's Weekly review for The ABCs of Black History

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Interview and The ABCs of Black History preview with Anaira's Bookshelf

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In Their Own Words: Poetry Society of America "Rio Cortez on "UFO, For Instance"

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