By Parul Sharma Today we’re pleased to welcome Maleeha Siddiqui to the WNDB blog to discuss Barakah Beats. Identity and belonging lie at the heart of Barakah Beats. What made you choose religious identity as the anchoring force in the main character’s life as the keystone of your debut … [Read more...] about Q&A With Maleeha Siddiqui, Barakah Beats
Q&A With Juana Medina, Juana & Lucas: Muchos Changes
By Jessica Agudelo Today we’re pleased to welcome Juana Medina to the WNDB blog to discuss Juana & Lucas: Muchos Changes. The past two years have certainly seen muchos changes for everyone. Juana & Lucas was first published in 2016, is there anything about your writing or artistic … [Read more...] about Q&A With Juana Medina, Juana & Lucas: Muchos Changes
Q&A With Taye Diggs, Why?
By Sarah Murphy Traylor Today we’re pleased to welcome Taye Diggs to the WNDB blog to discuss Why?, illustrated by Shane W. Evans. I’d love to start with a question about your journey as an individual reader. What books were formative for you as a child? As a teenager? An adult? I … [Read more...] about Q&A With Taye Diggs, Why?
Q&A With June CL Tan, Jade Fire Gold
By Anushi Mehta Today we’re pleased to welcome June CL Tan to the WNDB blog to discuss Jade Fire Gold. June, your book has everything: Magic, family, romance, trauma, and nail-biting pace! I found it easy to read, yet so beautifully lyrical. Your use of show vs tell is masterful. Can you … [Read more...] about Q&A With June CL Tan, Jade Fire Gold
Q&A With A. R. Capetta, The Heartbreak Bakery
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome A. R. Capetta to the WNDB blog to discuss The Heartbreak Bakery. Where did the inspiration behind The Heartbreak Bakery come from? This was one of those stories that simmers gently on the back of the stove for a long time, waiting for all … [Read more...] about Q&A With A. R. Capetta, The Heartbreak Bakery
Q&A With Nina Moreno, Our Way Back to Always
By Aleah Gornbein Today we’re pleased to welcome Nina Moreno to the WNDB blog to discuss Our Way Back to Always. What was it like writing your sophomore YA novel and why did you choose to set it in the same town? Can we expect any cameos from characters in Don’t Date Rosa … [Read more...] about Q&A With Nina Moreno, Our Way Back to Always
Q&A With Natasha Tarpley and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, The Me I Choose to Be
By Suniti Srinivasan Today we’re pleased to welcome Natasha Tarpley and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt (Creative Soul Photography) to the WNDB blog to discuss The Me I Choose To Be. Who was your inspiration when it came to writing books like I Love My Hair, Bippity Bop Barbershop, and The … [Read more...] about Q&A With Natasha Tarpley and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, The Me I Choose to Be
The Beauty of Intersectionality in Mentorship
By Valerie Bolling, 2022 mentor Learn more about and apply for the WNDB Mentorship Program. Recently I purchased a new car. It was time. I’d owned my previous vehicle for 14 years. When I arrived to pick up my new car, the expert who oriented me to the features of my electric car took his time … [Read more...] about The Beauty of Intersectionality in Mentorship
Q&A With Sundee T. Frazier, Mighty Inside
By Meagan Gough Today we’re pleased to welcome Sundee T. Frazier to the WNDB blog to discuss Mighty Inside. Read an excerpt from Mighty Inside. What are some of the ways in which your own lived experiences growing up in Spokane Washington shaped Mighty Inside? In what ways is Mighty Inside … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sundee T. Frazier, Mighty Inside
