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Q&A With Oge Mora, Everybody in the Red Brick Building

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By Isabel Taswell Today we're pleased to welcome Oge Mora to the WNDB blog to discuss Everybody in the Red Brick Building. You collaborated on another book before Everybody in the Red Brick Building, when you illustrated The Oldest Student. How did that experience with collaboration inform … [Read more...] about Q&A With Oge Mora, Everybody in the Red Brick Building

Q&A With Natasha Tarpley and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, The Me I Choose to Be

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By Suniti Srinivasan Today we’re pleased to welcome Natasha Tarpley and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt (Creative Soul Photography) to the WNDB blog to discuss The Me I Choose To Be.  Who was your inspiration when it came to writing books like I Love My Hair, Bippity Bop Barbershop, and The … [Read more...] about Q&A With Natasha Tarpley and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, The Me I Choose to Be

Cover Reveal for The Hair Book by LaTonya Yvette, Co-authored and Illustrated by Amanda Jane Jones

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Today we're excited to reveal both the board book and picture book covers for The Hair Book by LaTonya Yvette, co-authored and illustrated by Amanda Jane Jones! Both versions of the book will be released on March 8, 2022 by Sterling Publishing. Preorder the board book here and the picture book … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Hair Book by LaTonya Yvette, Co-authored and Illustrated by Amanda Jane Jones

Q&A With Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey

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By Danielle Wilkinson Today we’re excited to welcome Ayana Gray to the WNDB blog to discuss Beasts of Prey! I saw that the idea for BOP came from a collection of experiences you tucked away in your mind for later, including going to Ghana. I was wondering when was the moment you … [Read more...] about Q&A With Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey

Q&A With Ibi Zoboi and Loveis Wise, The People Remember

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By Khadejah Khan Today we’re pleased to welcome Ibi Zoboi and Loveis Wise to the WNDB blog to discuss The People Remember. Ibi, this is your debut picture book for a younger audience, which is different than who you have written for in the past. What appealed to you about writing for … [Read more...] about Q&A With Ibi Zoboi and Loveis Wise, The People Remember

Things We Couldn’t Say and Neglected Topics Within YA

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Things We Couldn’t Say is out now. Read Jay Coles' personal essay about the book here. By Lisa Gachara “Everyone has a unique story, a unique perspective, and unique identities, intersecting identities, that intrigue me to grow and learn more.” Jay Coles, author of Things We Couldn’t Say, … [Read more...] about Things We Couldn’t Say and Neglected Topics Within YA

Writing YA as Freedom

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Things We Couldn't Say is out now. By Jay Coles Once upon a time, my high school guidance counselor told me that my voice was my power.  I admit, I had no idea what that really meant then—and I didn’t know what it meant when I started writing my debut, either. That was something that had to be … [Read more...] about Writing YA as Freedom

Q&A With Tiffany D. Jackson, White Smoke

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By Chinelo Ikem Today we’re pleased to welcome Tiffany D. Jackson to the WNDB blog to discuss White Smoke, out September 14, 2021. The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tiffany D. Jackson, White Smoke

Q&A With Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, Paradise on Fire

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By Gianna Macchia Today we're delighted to welcome Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes to the WNDB blog to discuss her new Middle Grade novel Paradise on Fire, which came out earlier this week! First and foremost, for the publication of this interview, how would you like to be identified?  Dr. Jewell … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, Paradise on Fire