Today we're delighted to reveal the cover and exclusive author and imprint co-founder letters for Just Like Grandma by Kim Rogers, illustrated by Julie Flett! The cover was also illustrated by Julie Flett and designed by Chelsea Donaldson. The book was edited by Rosemary Brosnan, co-founder of … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Just Like Grandma by Kim Rogers, Illustrated by Julie Flett
Walter Winner Angeline Boulley on Firekeeper’s Daughter and Native Representation
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Lynn Lawrence-Brown Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and an Ojibwe storyteller, is the … [Read more...] about Walter Winner Angeline Boulley on Firekeeper’s Daughter and Native Representation
Q&A With Sylvia Liu, Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Sylvia Liu to the WNDB blog to discuss Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation, out June 21, 2022! Hana Hsu can’t wait to be meshed. If she can beat out half her classmates at Start-Up, a tech school for the city’s most talented … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sylvia Liu, Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation
Cover Reveal for Dim Sum, Here We Come! by Maple Lam
Today we're delighted to reveal the cover for Dim Sum, Here We Come! by Maple Lam! The book was designed by Rachel Zegar and will be released on January 3, 2023 by HarperCollins. Preorder it here. Today is Sunday and that means its dim sum time with my whole family! I can’t wait to see everyone, … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Dim Sum, Here We Come! by Maple Lam
Cover Reveal for Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman! The cover was illustrated by Mona Finden and designed under the direction of Erin Craig. The book will be released on January 3, 2023 by Inkyard Press. Preorder it here. Twin sisters, both on the run, but different as day … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman
Q&A with Cynthia Harmony & Teresa Martínez, Mi Ciudad Sings
By Thushanthi Ponweera Today we’re pleased to welcome Cynthia Harmony and Teresa Martínez to the WNDB blog to discuss their picture book Mi Cuidad Sings, out June 14, 2022! We previously revealed the English and Spanish covers for the book here. After experiencing a devastating earthquake, … [Read more...] about Q&A with Cynthia Harmony & Teresa Martínez, Mi Ciudad Sings
Walter Winner Rajani LaRocca on Red, White, and Whole and Being Caught Between Worlds
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Nawal Qarooni Today we're honored to welcome Rajani LaRocca to the WNDB blog to discuss Red, White, and Whole, for which she is a 2022 … [Read more...] about Walter Winner Rajani LaRocca on Red, White, and Whole and Being Caught Between Worlds
We Need Diverse Books Announces 2022 WNDB Internship Grant Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We Need Diverse Books Announces 2022 WNDB Internship Grant Winners June 13, 2022 Bethesda, MD — We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is pleased to announce the twenty-five recipients of the 2022 WNDB Internship Grant, a $3,000 grant to support diverse interns during their summer … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces 2022 WNDB Internship Grant Winners
Q&A With Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
By Kaley Kiermayr Today we’re pleased to welcome Andrew Joseph White to the WNDB blog to discuss his debut young adult novel Hell Followed With Us, out since June 7, 2022! Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him—the fundamentalist sect that unleashed … [Read more...] about Q&A With Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
