By Anushi Mehta Today we’re pleased to welcome June CL Tan to the WNDB blog to discuss Jade Fire Gold. June, your book has everything: Magic, family, romance, trauma, and nail-biting pace! I found it easy to read, yet so beautifully lyrical. Your use of show vs tell is masterful. Can you … [Read more...] about Q&A With June CL Tan, Jade Fire Gold
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Q&A With Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey
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
Samira Ahmed Honors Fantastical Oral Storytelling With Chicago Flair and Siblings at the Center
Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds is out now. By Nawal Qarooni Casiano Amira and Hamza are the dynamic sibling duo everyone will love. They bicker but are incredibly endearing, and their no-holds-barred communication reveals a close-knit familial relationship that as a Middle … [Read more...] about Samira Ahmed Honors Fantastical Oral Storytelling With Chicago Flair and Siblings at the Center
Sarah Raughley Aimed to Tell The Entire Truth About The Victorian Era with The Bones of Ruin
The Bones of Ruin is available now. By Karis Rogerson Sarah Raughley, author of The Bones of Ruin, said she has been writing since she was a young child, helped along partly by her older brothers’ interest in “story-rich media.” In fourth grade, a teacher encouraged Raughley in her writing … [Read more...] about Sarah Raughley Aimed to Tell The Entire Truth About The Victorian Era with The Bones of Ruin
Jordan Ifueko’s Redemptor Allows Black Girls, Even Heroines, To Ask For Help When They Need It
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko is available now. Read our interview with Jordan about Raybearer. by Chinelo Ikem Readers absolutely loved Jordan Ifueko’s debut novel Raybearer, the first book of the West-African inspired fantasy duology. Published last year on August 18, 2020, Raybearer introduced … [Read more...] about Jordan Ifueko’s Redemptor Allows Black Girls, Even Heroines, To Ask For Help When They Need It
Q&A With Jessica Lewis, Bad Witch Burning
By Paola M. Today we’re pleased to welcome Jessica Lewis to the WNDB blog to discuss Bad Witch Burning. What was the inspiration behind Bad Witch Burning? BWB was inspired by an anime called Violet Evergarden. It’s very different in tone from BWB, but I was specifically interested in … [Read more...] about Q&A With Jessica Lewis, Bad Witch Burning
Q&A With Nafiza Azad, The Wild Ones
By Christine Lively Today we’re pleased to welcome Nafiza Azad to the WNDB blog to discuss The Wild Ones. The Wild Ones so beautifully show strong female friendships and found family. What inspired you to create a group of women who are survivors who find a home in each other? There … [Read more...] about Q&A With Nafiza Azad, The Wild Ones
Burn It Down: On World Building a Defiant Queer Response to Hogwarts
It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts is on sale now. By Andrew Shvarts As soon as I decided to write about a magic school, I knew the book would have to be about burning it down. Write long enough, and you begin to notice your recurring obsessions, the themes, and the images you come back to … [Read more...] about Burn It Down: On World Building a Defiant Queer Response to Hogwarts
Q&A With Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes
By Nithya Ramcharan Today we’re pleased to welcome Elizabeth Lim to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel Six Crimson Cranes, out July 7, 2021! Shiori’anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes
