Whether you're holding on to the last dregs of warm weather or already breaking out your cozy sweaters, one thing is certain: there's something in this fall's diverse young adult releases for every kind of reader. These books run the gamut from spooky and haunting to sweet and funny—and the most … [Read more...] about 40 Diverse Young Adult Books Coming Fall 2022
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40 Diverse Middle Grade Books Coming Fall 2022
By Danielle Wilkinson This fall season has an impressive lineup of middle grade releases featuring brilliant and fearless protagonists—including a vampire slayer trying to prevent a war, a spy who goes undercover to stop a terrorist attack, a boy who can talk to ghosts, and a girl fighting the … [Read more...] about 40 Diverse Middle Grade Books Coming Fall 2022
Q&A With R. F. Kuang, Babel
By Sara Conway Today we're pleased to welcome R.F. Kuang to discuss adult fantasy novel Babel, out August 23, 2022! Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor … [Read more...] about Q&A With R. F. Kuang, Babel
Q&A With Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Fate
By Victoria Finney Today we welcome to the WNDB blog Liselle Sambury, author of Blood Like Fate, the second book in the Blood Like Duology, out August 9, 2022! Voya Thomas may have passed her Calling to become a full-fledged witch, but the cost was higher than she’d ever imagined. Her … [Read more...] about Q&A With Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Fate
Walter Winner Angeline Boulley on Firekeeper’s Daughter and Native Representation
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Lynn Lawrence-Brown Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and an Ojibwe storyteller, is the … [Read more...] about Walter Winner Angeline Boulley on Firekeeper’s Daughter and Native Representation
Cover Reveal for Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman! The cover was illustrated by Mona Finden and designed under the direction of Erin Craig. The book will be released on January 3, 2023 by Inkyard Press. Preorder it here. Twin sisters, both on the run, but different as day … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman
Q&A With H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome H.E. Edgmon to the WNDB blog to discuss The Fae Keeper, the sequel to The Witch King—out today, May 31, 2022! Two weeks after the door to Faery closed once more, Asalin is still in turmoil. Emyr and Wyatt are hunting Derek and Clarke … [Read more...] about Q&A With H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper
Q&A With Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
By Nithya Ramcharan Today we're pleased to welcome Xiran Jay Zhao to the WNDB blog to discuss middle grade fantasy Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, out May 10, 2022! Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. His single mom was busy enough making sure … [Read more...] about Q&A With Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
Q&A With Dhonielle Clayton, The Marvellers (Part II)
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)
