The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're honored to welcome Malinda Lo to the WNDB blog to discuss Last Night at the Telegraph Club, for which she … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Malinda Lo on Last Night at the Telegraph Club
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Q&A With Kelly Yang, Yes We Will
By Yeonwoo Shim Today we're pleased to welcome Kelly Yang to the WNDB blog to discuss picture book Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country, illustrated by various artists and out May 3, 2022! From #1 NYT bestselling author Kelly Yang comes a gorgeously illustrated picture book … [Read more...] about Q&A With Kelly Yang, Yes We Will
Q&A With Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat Reunion
By JoAnn Yao Today we're pleased to welcome Abigail Hing Wen to the WNDB blog to talk about Loveboat Reunion, the sequel to her YA debut Loveboat, Taipei! The book will be released on January 25, 2022 by Harper Teen. Sophie Ha and Xavier Yeh have what some would call a tumultuous … [Read more...] about Q&A With Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat Reunion
Q&A With Karen Chan, What’s That?
By Sara Conway Today we’re pleased to invite Karen Chan to the WNDB blog to discuss her picture book What’s That?, illustrated by Basia Tran, out November 30, 2021! Jax loves the food his family cooks. But when his grandmother packs his favorite Chinese dishes for his first day of school, Jax … [Read more...] about Q&A With Karen Chan, What’s That?
Q&A With Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo, I Am An American
By Edie Ching Today we're thrilled to welcome co-authors Martha Brockenbrough and Grace Lin as well as illustrator Julia Kuo to the WNDB blog discuss their picture book I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story, out November 23, 2021! He challenged the Supreme Court on his right to be called … [Read more...] about Q&A With Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo, I Am An American
How To Win A Slime War Is the Book Mae Respicio Has Wanted Since Childhood
How to Win A Slime War by Mae Respicio comes out September 14, 2021. We revealed the cover for the book here. by Mae Respicio It’s here! I’m thrilled to share my newest middle grade novel, HOW TO WIN A SLIME WAR. This one’s all about a creative, empathetic boy who finds his voice with the help … [Read more...] about How To Win A Slime War Is the Book Mae Respicio Has Wanted Since Childhood
Cover Reveal for The Leaping Laddoo by Harshita Jerath, Illustrated by Kamala M. Nair
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for The Leaping Laddoo by Harshita Jerath, illustrated by Kamala M. Nair. The cover art was designed by Kamala M. Nair. The book will be released in March 2022, by Albert Whitman & Company. Pre-order The Leaping Laddoo. Mrs. Kapoor makes a laddoo … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Leaping Laddoo by Harshita Jerath, Illustrated by Kamala M. Nair
Suni Lee’s Olympics Win Is More Than That for Hmong People
The next four books in the Astrid & Apollo series are on sale now. By V.T. Bidania It was early morning when the notification appeared on my phone: US gymnast Suni Lee wins gold in the women’s all-around. For a split second, I wasn’t sure I had read it correctly. I looked again, and I … [Read more...] about Suni Lee’s Olympics Win Is More Than That for Hmong People
Unapologetically Asian American
Content warning: Anti-Asian racism and violence, anti-Black racism and violence, xenophobia, specific examples of violence against Asian Americans, historical context of racism and anti-Asian sentiment in the United States, COVID-19, wartime brutality By JoAnn Yao Eight people have been shot, … [Read more...] about Unapologetically Asian American
