By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Dhonielle Clayton to the WNDB blog for the second part of our interview on The Marvellers, illustrated by Khadijah Khatib, out May 3, 2022! Read part one of the interview here. Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dhonielle Clayton, The Marvellers (Part II)
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Q&A With Dhonielle Clayton, The Marvellers (Part I)
By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Dhonielle Clayton to the WNDB blog for the first of a two-part interview on The Marvellers, illustrated by Khadijah Khatib, out May 3, 2022! We previously revealed the cover for the book here. Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dhonielle Clayton, The Marvellers (Part I)
Q&A With Kosoko Jackson, Survive the Dome
By Alana Ladson Today we're pleased to welcome Kosoko Jackson to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel Survive the Dome, out since March 29, 2022! Jamal Lawson just wanted to be a part of something. As an aspiring journalist, he packs up his camera and heads to Baltimore to document a … [Read more...] about Q&A With Kosoko Jackson, Survive the Dome
Q&A With Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Abdul’s Story
By Olivia Mules Today we're pleased to welcome Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow to the WNDB blog to discuss picture book Abdul's Story, illustrated by Tiffany Rose and out today, March 29, 2022! A little boy who loves storytelling but struggles with writing learns that it’s okay to make mistakes in … [Read more...] about Q&A With Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Abdul’s Story
Q&A With Akwaeke Emezi, Bitter
By Isabel Taswell Today we're pleased to welcome Akwaeke Emezi to the WNDB blog to discuss YA novel Bitter, out now! After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative … [Read more...] about Q&A With Akwaeke Emezi, Bitter
Laila Sabreen Wrote Her Debut Novel for Herself
You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen was released on February 8, 2022. By Karis Rogerson You Truly Assumed is a YA debut about three Black Muslim teens who work to share love and stop misinformation in the wake of a terrorist attack. Author Laila Sabreen, who grew up near Washington, D.C. … [Read more...] about Laila Sabreen Wrote Her Debut Novel for Herself
Q&A With Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
By Khadejah Khan Today we’re pleased to welcome debut author Amina Luqman Dawson to the WNDB blog to discuss her middle grade book Freewater, out February 1, 2022! Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their … [Read more...] about Q&A With Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
Cover Reveal for The Getaway by Lamar Giles
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for The Getaway by Lamar Giles! The cover was designed by Maeve Norton. The book will be released on September 20, 2022 by Scholastic Press. Preorder it here, here, here, or here. Jay is living his best life at Karloff Country, one of the world’s most … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Getaway by Lamar Giles
Q&A With Lisa Stringfellow, A Comb of Wishes
By Olivia Mules Today we're pleased to welcome Lisa Stringfellow to the WNDB blog to discuss A Comb of Wishes, which came out on February 8, 2022! Ever since her mother’s death, Kela feels every bit as broken as the shards of glass, known as “mermaid’s tears,” that sparkle on the Caribbean … [Read more...] about Q&A With Lisa Stringfellow, A Comb of Wishes
