By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Arvin Ahmadi to the WNDB blog to discuss his YA novel How It All Blew Up, out September 22, 2020! Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda goes to Italy in Arvin Ahmadi’s newest incisive look at identity and what it means to find yourself by running … [Read more...] about Q&A With Arvin Ahmadi, How It All Blew Up
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Adiba Jaigirdar’s The Henna Wars Was Inspired by a Trip to Bangladesh
By Karis Rogerson Bangladeshi/Irish writer Adiba Jaigirdar says she can’t remember a specific moment when she realized she wanted to be a writer—instead, probably due to the rich literary traditions of both Bangladesh and Ireland, she said she has always loved books and literature. “I think … [Read more...] about Adiba Jaigirdar’s The Henna Wars Was Inspired by a Trip to Bangladesh
Eric Smith’s DON’T READ THE COMMENTS Is About Online Spaces and Harassment
By Karis Rogerson Eric Smith is an author (most recently of Don’t Read the Comments) and literary agent at P.S. Literary, meaning his professional life is wrapped up in writing and reading in so many ways. Before getting into being an agent, Smith worked in publishing at Quirk Books for about … [Read more...] about Eric Smith’s DON’T READ THE COMMENTS Is About Online Spaces and Harassment
