Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas is on sale on January 12, 2021. Order the book here! By Karis Rogerson If you’re into kidlit at all, the chances are really high that you’re familiar with the name Angie Thomas. Author of NYT bestsellers The Hate U Give and On the Come Up, Thomas is also one of … [Read more...] about Angie Thomas on Concrete Rose, Writing Advice, and Her Next Project
Sixteen Creative, Rising Voices Named 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sixteen Creative, Rising Voices Named 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentees January 12, 2020 Washington, DC — After combing through hundreds of manuscripts and portfolios for the 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentorship Program, the committee and mentors have made their winning … [Read more...] about Sixteen Creative, Rising Voices Named 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentees
Cover Reveal for Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui. The book cover was illustrated by Javeria M. Talha and designed by Yaffa Jaskoll. The book will be released on October 19, 2021, by Scholastic Press. Pre-order the book here, here, or here. I can’t afford to be … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui
We Need Diverse Books Announces New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We Need Diverse Books Announces New Board Members January 11, 2021 Washington, DC — We Need Diverse Books is pleased to announce the appointment of four new board members: Zoraida Córdova, Minh Lê, Cornelius Minor, and Kaitlyn Sage Patterson. Zoraida Córdova is the … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces New Board Members
Cover Reveal for Looking for Grace by Pamela Varnado
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Looking for Grace by Pamela Varnado. The book cover was illustrated by Bree Archer. The book will be released on November 2, 2021, by Entangled Teen. Pre-order the book here. My brother is gone. My mom is too stuck in her own grief to see me, and my … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Looking for Grace by Pamela Varnado
I Wrote a Dark-Skinned Black Girl Like Me Into a Musical Theater Story
By Dana L. Davis “Omigosh, Mom. You have to hear this new song,” I gushed on a cool day in November. It was 1996, and I was a senior in high school. I had just discovered music from a show that was headed to Broadway. I should mention it was my favorite time of year. The lush green trees that … [Read more...] about I Wrote a Dark-Skinned Black Girl Like Me Into a Musical Theater Story
We Need to Honor African Traditional Religions on the Page
This is part of a blog tour for Root Magic by Eden Royce. Check out the educators' guide here. By Eden Royce I’m sure you’ve seen them. Read them. The movies and books where a sinister individual uses an unnamed juju magic to curse an unsuspecting and totally innocent protagonist. Then that … [Read more...] about We Need to Honor African Traditional Religions on the Page
Meet Ida Rowland, Harlem Renaissance Poet and Children’s Book Publisher
By Nikki Grimes I set out to write Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance with the clear intention of introducing young readers to some of the unsung female poets of the period, like Clarissa Scott Delany who only lived long enough to publish four poems, or Blanche Taylor Dickinson who … [Read more...] about Meet Ida Rowland, Harlem Renaissance Poet and Children’s Book Publisher
Q&A With Maika and Maritza Moulite, One of the Good Ones
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite to the WNDB blog to discuss their young adult novel One of the Good Ones, out January 5, 2021! When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a … [Read more...] about Q&A With Maika and Maritza Moulite, One of the Good Ones
