By Melissa Blair I was six the first time a peer told me that Native people (they used a much harsher word) didn’t exist anymore. I laughed. It was the only thing my six-year-old brain could think of doing because that child had to be joking. “They’re only in the movies,” is what the little boy … [Read more...] about The Stories We Tell Are the Futures We Make
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Melissa Blair’s Top 4 Diverse #BookTok Books
A Broken Blade is out now wherever books are sold. My body is made of scars, some were done to me, but most I did to myself. Keera is a killer. As the King's Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom. And the king’s favored assassin. When a mysterious figure moves against the … [Read more...] about Melissa Blair’s Top 4 Diverse #BookTok Books
Q&A With R. F. Kuang, Babel
By Sara Conway Today we're pleased to welcome R.F. Kuang to discuss adult fantasy novel Babel, out August 23, 2022! Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor … [Read more...] about Q&A With R. F. Kuang, Babel
Q&A With Erika L. Sánchez, Crying in the Bathroom
By Nawal Qarooni Erika L. Sánchez is the best-selling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. We connected this week to chat about her latest collection of honest and humorous essays gathered as an adult memoir titled Crying in the Bathroom, which comes out July 12th. The pieces range … [Read more...] about Q&A With Erika L. Sánchez, Crying in the Bathroom
Q&A With Tochi Onyebuchi, Goliath (Part II)
By Steve Dunk Today we’re pleased to welcome Tochi Onyebuchi to the WNDB blog for the second part of his interview about his sci-fi adult debut Goliath, out January 25, 2022! Read Part I here. In his adult novel debut, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and NAACP Image Award finalist and ALA Alex and New … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tochi Onyebuchi, Goliath (Part II)
Q&A With Tochi Onyebuchi, Goliath (Part I)
By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Tochi Onyebuchi to the WNDB blog for the first part of a wide-ranging interview about his sci-fi adult debut Goliath! In his adult novel debut, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and NAACP Image Award finalist and ALA Alex and New England Book Award winner Tochi … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tochi Onyebuchi, Goliath (Part I)