By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Cerrie Burnell to the WNDB blog to discuss her children's biography anthology I Am Not a Label, illustrated by Lauren Mark Baldo, out now! In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 30 artists, thinkers, athletes, and activists … [Read more...] about Q&A With Cerrie Burnell, I Am Not a Label
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How Ismée Williams’s Cuban Grandparents Inspired THIS TRAIN IS BEING HELD
By Ismée Williams One of the primary psychological tasks facing a young person is to form an identity separate from one’s family. Anyone who’s taken a psychology course will recall Erik Erikson’s developmental stages. According to Erikson, as we grow, we work through different conflicts. Each … [Read more...] about How Ismée Williams’s Cuban Grandparents Inspired THIS TRAIN IS BEING HELD
Why Addie Tsai Wanted to Write a Queer Asian Character in Her YA Novel Dear Twin
I was beyond thrilled when I signed a publishing contract for my memoir. But I started getting suspicious when the publication date came and went, and the cover hadn’t been finalized. What was worse was that the emails I sent to the managing editor of the press went unanswered. I didn’t receive a … [Read more...] about Why Addie Tsai Wanted to Write a Queer Asian Character in Her YA Novel Dear Twin
