By Nithya Ramcharan Today we’re pleased to welcome Angeline Boulley to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel Firekeeper's Daughter, out March 2, 2021! The cover art was illustrated by Rich Deas, an Ojibwe artist. Angeline Boulley was a 2019 We Need Diverse Books mentee and worked with author … [Read more...] about Q&A With Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper’s Daughter
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Read an Excerpt of Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Today we’re pleased to reveal an exclusive excerpt from Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston, which publishes on January 19, 2021. Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a trilogy filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans … [Read more...] about Read an Excerpt of Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Q&A With Victoria Bond, Zora and Me: The Summoner
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Victoria Bond to the WNDB blog to discuss her MG novel Zora and Me: The Summoner (the last book of the Zora and Me trilogy), out October 13, 2020! Join Victoria Bond for a virtual launch party for Zora and Me: The Summoner on October 13 at 7:00 pm … [Read more...] about Q&A With Victoria Bond, Zora and Me: The Summoner
Claiming Space Is a Major Theme in Blazewrath Games
By Karis Rogerson Amparo Ortiz is the Puerto Rican author of Blazewrath Games, an October 6, 2020 YA release that’s all about magic, dragons, and a world-wide sports competition. Her story follows Lana Torres, a Puerto Rican-born teenager who’s spent much of her childhood in Florida, as she … [Read more...] about Claiming Space Is a Major Theme in Blazewrath Games
Rewriting as Discovery
Read a profile of Mark Oshiro on the WNDB blog here! By Mark Oshiro In the writing community, we often seem to be split right down the middle when it comes to editing. About half of us prefer drafting, while others prefer editing. I remain one of the few people I know who likes a dreaded third … [Read more...] about Rewriting as Discovery
Mark Oshiro Writes Kidlit Because That’s Where They See Representation
By Karis Rogerson Mark Oshiro is the award-winning author of Anger is a Gift, a 2018 YA contemporary about police violence in communities of color, grief, anxiety, and the power anger has to make a change. Their upcoming novel, Each of Us a Desert (September 15, 2020), is a YA fantasy about a … [Read more...] about Mark Oshiro Writes Kidlit Because That’s Where They See Representation
Q&A With Aiden Thomas, Author of Cemetery Boys
Today we’re pleased to welcome Aiden Thomas to the WNDB blog to discuss their young adult novel Cemetery Boys, out September 1, 2020! Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes … [Read more...] about Q&A With Aiden Thomas, Author of Cemetery Boys
Q&A With Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Jordan Ifueko to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel Raybearer, out August 18, 2020! Nothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you were born to destroy? Tarisai has always longed for the warmth … [Read more...] about Q&A With Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer
How I Crafted the Fantasy World in Beetle & the Hollowbones
By Aliza Layne Take a second and draw a little Halloween house right now. What kind of creature lives inside of it? Nobody is going to make the same house, and nobody is going to imagine the exact same creature; not if you really let yourself think instead of drawing something you’ve seen before. … [Read more...] about How I Crafted the Fantasy World in Beetle & the Hollowbones
