Tis the season for gathering with loved ones, celebrating with food and fun β¦ all with some gifting sprinkled throughout! Hereβs a guide to some of the best diverse-owned, book-ish themed shops and items the internet has to offer.Β Wearable Book Love WNDB Merch: Have you checked out the new … [Read more...] about WNDB 2023 Gift Guide
Spilling the Tea with Author Laurel Goodluck
This month weβre excited to chat with author Laurel Goodluck, whose Rock Your Mocs is out now. Laurel was a 2019 WNDB mentee, paired with award-winner author Traci Sorell; and is a 2024 mentor. We chatted with Laurel about her new book, her thoughts on book bans, and much more. Tell us about Rock … [Read more...] about Spilling the Tea with Author Laurel Goodluck
We Need Diverse Books Condemns the Recent Decision by Scholastic Book Fairs
October 18, 2023 Contact: info@diversebooks.org We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) condemns the recent decision by Scholastic Book Fairs to segregate books that deal with race, gender, and sexuality in response to the rising spate of book bans and challenges across the country. In their statement, … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Condemns the Recent Decision by Scholastic Book Fairs
Celebrating WNDBβs Published Walter Grantees
By Andrea Ruggirello Over the last seven years, WNDB has been proud to provide Walter Grants to promising writers and illustrators from diverse communities. Below are the books that have been published or announced by grantees since receiving their grants. Congratulations to everyone! 2020 … [Read more...] about Celebrating WNDBβs Published Walter Grantees
Over 1,300 Childrenβs Book Authors Condemn Book Banning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Over 1,300 Childrenβs Book Authors Condemn Book Banning May 18, 2022 As book bans and challenges have spread nationwide, a group of childrenβs authors and illustrators are calling upon Congress to fight back against censorship and protect the rights of young people to … [Read more...] about Over 1,300 Childrenβs Book Authors Condemn Book Banning
Q&A With Leo Baker, Skate for Your Life
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today weβre pleased to welcome Leo Baker to the WNDB blog to discuss Skate for Your Life. First of all, congratulations on your newest book, Skate for Your Life. Could you tell us in your own words what itβs about? Skate For Your Life chronicles my journey … [Read more...] about Q&A With Leo Baker, Skate for Your Life
Congratulations to the 2021 Creative Writing Awards Winners!
This week, Penguin Random House and WNDB are celebrating the 2021 Creative Writing Award winners. The scholarship recipients will virtually attend a week of events, including professional development workshops and a fireside chat with author Mahogany L. Browne. Below, the five winners share a little … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the 2021 Creative Writing Awards Winners!
Congratulations to the 2021 Creative Writing Awards Winners
WNDB and Penguin Random House are excited to announce the winners of the 2021 Creative Writing Awards! Four first-place $10,000 scholarship prizes were awarded in the categories of: Fiction & Drama, Poetry, Personal Essay/Memoir, and Spoken Word under the Maya Angelou Award. In recognition of … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the 2021 Creative Writing Awards Winners
We Need Diverse Books Announces the winners of the 2017 WNDB Internship Grants
June 15, 2017 (New York) βWe Need Diverse Books is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 WNDB Internship Grants. In the programβs successful first two years, grants of $2500 were awarded to sixteen interns, with eleven eligible interns having gone on to full-time work in the publishing … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Announces the winners of the 2017 WNDB Internship Grants
