By Nithya Ramcharan Today we’re pleased to welcome Tami Charles to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel Muted, out February 2, 2021! For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown. So Denver … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tami Charles, Muted
Cover Reveal for Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi. The book cover was illustrated by Hazem Asif and designed by David Curtis. The book will be released on September 7, 2021, by Quill Tree Books. Pre-order the book here. Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
Why J. Elle’s Wings of Ebony Is So Powerful in 2021
Wings of Ebony by J. Elle is on sale on January 26, 2021. Order it here! By Karis Rogerson Author J. Elle, whose debut Wings of Ebony releases Jan. 26, 2021, says on her website she has been a writer “since [she] could hold a pencil.” On a phone call in early January, I asked her to … [Read more...] about Why J. Elle’s Wings of Ebony Is So Powerful in 2021
Why Every State Should Require LGBTQ+ History Be Taught in Public K-12 Schools
By Sarah Prager LGBTQ+ history education is absolutely vital for LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ K-12 students alike to understand our community’s undeniable contributions to society. From Alan Turing’s invention of the computer to Glenn Burke’s invention of the high five, there is no field or culture … [Read more...] about Why Every State Should Require LGBTQ+ History Be Taught in Public K-12 Schools
We Need Diverse Books Announces the 2021 Symposium on Diversity in Children’s Literature and the Walter Dean Myers Awards and Honor Books for Outstanding Children’s Literature
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We Need Diverse Books Announces the 2021 Symposium on Diversity in Children’s Literature and the Walter Dean Myers Awards and Honor Books for Outstanding Children’s Literature January 21, 2021 Press Contact: Alaina Lavoie, … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces the 2021 Symposium on Diversity in Children’s Literature and the Walter Dean Myers Awards and Honor Books for Outstanding Children’s Literature
Q&A With Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Malinda Lo to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club, out January 19, 2021! Acclaimed author of Ash Malinda Lo returns with her most personal and ambitious novel yet, a gripping story of love and duty set … [Read more...] about Q&A With Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
How to Make a Comeback (in Middle School and in Life)
E. L. Shen was a 2017 recipient of the WNDB Internship Grant. Content note: Descriptions of racism against Asian Americans, including racist slurs and language By E. L. Shen On the first day of seventh grade, I flat-ironed my thick black hair, smoothed down my Aeropostale T-shirt, and tried … [Read more...] about How to Make a Comeback (in Middle School and in Life)
The Night Before
Read an excerpt of Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall here. Content note: gun violence By Desmond Hall I think back to the night before my mother’s funeral when I sat in my uncle’s living room in the mountains of Jamaica. Thoughts crowded my mind, as did the wild laughter of my young children … [Read more...] about The Night Before
I Hope I Dream of Popo Helps Reconnect People
By Livia Blackburne Growing up in the United States, I became aware of a prototypical American model for grandparents. Sit-com grandparents, if you will. While I knew intellectually that the model was by no means universal, it still made an impression on me. In my head, American grandparents … [Read more...] about I Hope I Dream of Popo Helps Reconnect People
