As we prepare to celebrate the Walter Award winners and honorees, we wanted to hear from the authors themselves on their awe-inspiring books. You can livestream the eighth annual Walter Awards Ceremony and Symposium this Friday, March 17, at 10:30 am ET. Jacqueline Woodson, National Book … [Read more...] about Countdown to the Walter Awards: The Younger Readers Category Winners & Honorees
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Countdown to the Walter Awards: The Teen Category Winners & Honorees
As we prepare to celebrate the Walter Award winners and honorees, we wanted to hear from the authors themselves on their awe-inspiring books. You can livestream the eighth annual Walter Awards Ceremony and Symposium this Friday, March 17, at 10:30 am ET. Jacqueline Woodson, National Book … [Read more...] about Countdown to the Walter Awards: The Teen Category Winners & Honorees
Q&A With Guadalupe García McCall, Echoes of Grace
By Kaley Kiermayr Today we’re pleased to welcome Guadalupe García McCall to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel Echoes of Grace, out on August 16, 2022! In Eagle Pass, Texas, Grace struggles to understand the “echoes” she inherited from her mother—visions which often distort her … [Read more...] about Q&A With Guadalupe García McCall, Echoes of Grace
Congratulations to the 2022 Creative Writing Awards Winners!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rhalee Hughes Perry rhalee hughes pr + marketing 212.260.2244 |rhughes@rhalee.com We Need Diverse Books and Penguin Random House Congratulate Winners of the 29th Annual Creative Writing Awards including the Inaugural Winner of the Amanda Gorman Award for … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the 2022 Creative Writing Awards Winners!
Letter from 1,300 Children’s and YA Authors on Book Banning
Over 1,300 Children’s and YA Authors Condemn Book Banning May 17, 2022 We, the undersigned, authors and illustrators of books for children and teens, condemn the efforts by organized groups to purge books from our nation’s schools. Our concern is not for the books themselves, but for the … [Read more...] about Letter from 1,300 Children’s and YA Authors on Book Banning
35 Educators Receive Grants to Support Diverse Books
The WNDB team has watched with alarm as book bans have swept the country, from Texas and Idaho to Virginia and Florida. More often than not, these challenges specifically target books that feature diverse characters. Research by PEN America has found that 41 percent of books banned in the United … [Read more...] about 35 Educators Receive Grants to Support Diverse Books
Q&A With Peter Kahn, Respect the Mic
By Gianna Macchia Today we're pleased to welcome Peter Kahn to the WNDB blog to discuss Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School, which was released on February 1, 2022 by Penguin Workshop. For Chicago’s Oak Park and River Forest High School’s Spoken … [Read more...] about Q&A With Peter Kahn, Respect the Mic
We Need Diverse Books in 2021: November & December
As the year comes to a close, we would like to reflect on the work we've done, as well as all of the incredible diverse books and voices we've featured over the past 12 months. On each day of this final week, we'll be highlighting features, Q&As, programming, and more! | January & February | … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books in 2021: November & December
We Need Diverse Books in 2021: September & October
As the year comes to a close, we would like to reflect on the work we've done, as well as all of the incredible diverse books and voices we've featured over the past 12 months. On each day of this final week, we'll be highlighting features, Q&As, programming, and more! | January & February | … [Read more...] about We Need Diverse Books in 2021: September & October
