Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for The Insiders by Mark Oshiro. Cover art by Helder Oliveira and book design by Jessie Gang. The book will be released on September 21, 2021, by HarperCollins. Read the first chapter of The Insiders below, and preorder here! Back home in San Francisco, … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
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Why Aminah Mae Safi Wrote a Book About Saving Indie Bookstores
By Karis Rogerson Before she became a writer, Aminah Mae Safi said, she tried to do just about anything else. On the list of potential careers she explored for various amounts of time are museum archivist, gallery PR person, retail worker, and academic; she even spent four days working in … [Read more...] about Why Aminah Mae Safi Wrote a Book About Saving Indie Bookstores
How MFA Programs Can Discourage YA Writers
By Aaron H. Aceves A little over two years ago, on a sticky hot August evening, my soon-to-be classmates and I crowded under white tents on a prestigious New York campus, hoping for a chance to introduce ourselves to our new writing faculty before classes began the next week. I sipped wine out of … [Read more...] about How MFA Programs Can Discourage YA Writers
MFA vs. YA: How MFA Programs Can Discourage YA Writers
By Aaron H. Aceves A little over two years ago, on a sticky hot August evening, my soon-to-be classmates and I crowded under white tents on a prestigious New York campus, hoping for a chance to introduce ourselves to our new writing faculty before classes began the next week. I sipped wine out of … [Read more...] about MFA vs. YA: How MFA Programs Can Discourage YA Writers
Q&A With Tehlor Kay Mehia and Anna-Marie McLemore, Miss Meteor
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore to the WNDB blog to discuss their co-written young adult novel Miss Meteor, out September 22, 2020! There hasn’t been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tehlor Kay Mehia and Anna-Marie McLemore, Miss Meteor
Q&A With Arvin Ahmadi, How It All Blew Up
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
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
