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- Children’s Book Insider Interview
- As Babies Dream: An Interview with the Author
- Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion Podcast
- “A Poet Dreaming: An Interview with Lesléa Newman” by Tzivia Gover
- Brooklyn Poets: Poet of the Week Lesléa Newman
- School Library Journal: The 2021 Sydney Taylor Blog Tour: A Talk with Lesléa Newman and Susan Gal about Welcoming Elijah
- Tablet Magazine: Lesléa Newman, A Life in Poetry
- Mass Poetry: Getting to Know Lesléa Newman and Her New Book, I Wish My Father
- Kidlit 411 Author Spotlight: Lesléa Newman
- Coping with Grief and Loss: An Interview with Remembering Ethan’s Author
- Chatting about Children’s Books with PJ Library
- Heather Turns 30
- Mirrors and Windows: A Conversation About Diversity
- Writing the Rainbow (with Rob Sanders)
- InHERview
- Surviving and Thriving as a Long Time Author
- KidLit
- Entertainment Weekly
- New York Times
- The Forward
- The Kids Are All Write
- “Bartography” interview on Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story
- Tablet Magazine: “From Heather Has Two Mommies to Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story”
- Outrage Outrage Outrage!: Won’t Somebody Please Think About the Children (Books)
- Storytime Underground Interview about Sparkle Boy, 2017
- Salon Interview about Sparkle Boy, 2017
- From Controversial to Collectible: Heather Has Two Mommies
- Interview with Slate magazine about Heather Has Two Mommies
- Interview with Heidi Rabinowitz, “Ketzel and Mom”
- Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon
- Getting to Know Lesléa Newman and I Carry My Mother
- The Book of Life: Here Is the World of Lesléa Newman
- On Poetry, Mentoring, and Writing for Adults, Teens, and Kids
- New Edition Enlivens Heather Has Two Mommies for Families Today
- Heather Turns 25: Interview on National Public Radio Show “Here and Now”
- Literary Conversation on the BBC with Candy Gourlay, Children’s Book Writer
- Lesléa Newman discusses I Carry My Mother
- Poet to Poet: Lesléa interviewed by Jane Yolen
- Q&A with Sandra Bornstein
- “What Was That Like? When Heather Has Two Mommies became part of the U.S. Congressional Record”
- Turning Hate into Love
- Lesléa is interviewed by John Selig
- Ten Questions with Lesléa Newman (Windy City Times, 2013)
- People You Should Know (2013)—Interview with David-Matthew Barnes
- Interview with Sylvia Vardell
- A Conversation with Lesléa Newman by Renée Olander
- Conversation with Sally Bellerose
- “The Movement Within” interviews Lesléa Newman (2010)
- Author Interview: Lesléa Newman by Lisa Romeo (2009)