Learn more about the Native Writing Intensive and apply for our 2021 intensive on the WNDB website. By AJ Eversole For many modern Native Americans, community is one of the strongest pillars of life and culture. Community is a precious gift. This seems to be a similar thought shared with the … [Read more...] about Native Writing Intensive Is a Community and Career Building Opportunity
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New Beginnings & Active Hope: Adib Khorram Opens Doors
Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story by Adib Khorram, illustrated Zainab Faidhi, is on sale now. Order it here! By Nawal Q. Casiano and Cornelius Minor Adib Khorram moves among worlds. As a queer Iranian-American author of writing for young people, he has had to move from American culture … [Read more...] about New Beginnings & Active Hope: Adib Khorram Opens Doors
Lost in the Never Woods Is a Peter Pan Retelling About Trauma
Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas is out now. Order it here! By Karis Rogerson Aiden Thomas is the novelist behind fall 2020’s smash hit Cemetery Boys, an instant New York Times-bestselling debut fantasy about a trans brujo who accidentally summons the wrong ghost. They’re also the … [Read more...] about Lost in the Never Woods Is a Peter Pan Retelling About Trauma
Sensitivity Readers Can Make Publishing More Accountable, if We Allow Them To
By Rebecca Wei Hsieh Much of the dialogue around sensitivity readers has centered on the potential for censorship. The discussion has certainly helped increase the profession’s visibility. Yet in fixating on the censorship debate, it’s easy to lose sight of who exactly is doing the reading. To … [Read more...] about Sensitivity Readers Can Make Publishing More Accountable, if We Allow Them To
Sophie Gonzales Was Inspired by Attachment Styles for Perfect on Paper
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales is out on March 9, 2021. Pre-order the book here! By Karis Rogerson Sophie Gonzales is the author of the YA rom-com Perfect on Paper, as well as several other queer young adult novels. Perfect on Paper is the story of Darcy, an anonymous romantic … [Read more...] about Sophie Gonzales Was Inspired by Attachment Styles for Perfect on Paper
Three Keys to Writing a Novel From a Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence
Autumn Allen is the 2020-2021 Writer-in-Residence at the Boston Public Library. By Autumn Allen My journey with the novel I am writing, All You Have to Do, began in January of 2018. I completed the first draft as a mentorship project for my MFA. Since then, I have gone through many stages in … [Read more...] about Three Keys to Writing a Novel From a Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence
A Phở Love Story by Loan Le Is Rivals-to-Lovers With Competing Phở Restaurants
A Phở Love Story by Loan Le is out now. Order it here! By Karis Rogerson Loan Le, an editor at Simon & Schuster’s Atria Books, is also the author of A Phở Love Story (February 9, 2021). The book, Le’s debut YA romance, is the story of Linh and Bảo, two Vietnamese-American teenagers whose … [Read more...] about A Phở Love Story by Loan Le Is Rivals-to-Lovers With Competing Phở Restaurants
Namina Forna’s the Gilded Ones Is a Feminist Magic Epic
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna is out now. Order it here! By Karis Rogerson Namina Forna is the author of the YA fantasy The Gilded Ones, which has been described as “Utterly transporting and on a massive scale” by Stylist. When I first saw the cover and synopsis for The Gilded Ones, I … [Read more...] about Namina Forna’s the Gilded Ones Is a Feminist Magic Epic
Black-Owned Independent Bookstores Face Unique Challenges
Read our list of Black-owned bookstores and other diverse independent bookstores you can support. By J. Nailah Avery Community bookstores are hallowed places where ideas are shared, coffee is sipped, and patrons gather to indulge in the love of great books. In the era of Amazon, independent … [Read more...] about Black-Owned Independent Bookstores Face Unique Challenges
