Tis the season for gathering with loved ones, celebrating with food and fun … all with some gifting sprinkled throughout! Here’s a guide to some of the best diverse-owned, book-ish themed shops and items the internet has to offer. 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 we’re 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
Cover Reveal for “Clack, Clack! Smack!: A Cherokee Stickball Story” by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Joseph Erb
Here is the amazing cover of Clack, Clack! Smack! A Cherokee Stickball Story by Traci Sorell and illustrated by Joseph Erb! The book will release from Charlesbridge on August 6, 2024. Award-winning author Traci Sorell and debut picture-book illustrator Joseph Erb come together to create … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for “Clack, Clack! Smack!: A Cherokee Stickball Story” by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Joseph Erb
We Need Diverse Books Calls Scholastic Book Fairs to Action
Scholastic recently issued a news room update on their segregation of diverse titles in their Book Fairs. Despite a previous private conciliatory letter to authors and illustrators, this new and public update provides no clarity as to how Scholastic will work to fight book bans or provide diverse … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books Calls Scholastic Book Fairs to Action
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
Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards Submissions Are Now Open
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AND WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS ANNOUNCE THE 2024 CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS Penguin Random House to provide $60,000 in scholarship awards including a new Freedom of Expression Award New York, NY, October 16, 2023—Penguin Random House, the renowned trade book … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards Submissions Are Now Open
Cover Reveal for RED BIRD DANCED by Dawn Quigley
Today we’re thrilled to reveal the cover for Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley! The cover art was illustrated by Carla Joseph, and the book will be released on June 4, 2024 by Heartdrum. Preorder it here. Ariel and Tomah have lived in the city's intertribal housing complex … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for RED BIRD DANCED by Dawn Quigley
WNDB Supports a House Resolution Denouncing Censorship and Book Bans
On September 27, 2023, WNDB CEO Ellen Oh joined Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) at a press conference in Washington, DC, in support of a resolution denouncing censorship and the pervasive spread of book bans in the US. Read Ellen's full statement below and watch a clip of the conference here, via … [Read more...] about WNDB Supports a House Resolution Denouncing Censorship and Book Bans
Cover Reveal for I Am Osage: How Clarence Tinker Became the First Native American Major General by Kim Rogers and illustrated by Bobby Von Martin
Today we’re thrilled to reveal the cover for I Am Osage: How Clarence Tinker Became the First Native American Major General by Kim Rogers and illustrated by Bobby Von Martin! The jacket art is also by Bobby Von Martin, and the jacket design is by Tom Starace. The book will be released on February 6, … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for I Am Osage: How Clarence Tinker Became the First Native American Major General by Kim Rogers and illustrated by Bobby Von Martin
