Today we're excited to reveal the cover for young adult novel My Father, The Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang! The cover was illustrated by Marcos Chin. The book will be released on August 29, 2023 by Crown Books for Young Readers. Preorder it here, here, or here. Keep scrolling for a letter from the … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for My Father, The Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang
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Walter Honoree Malinda Lo on Last Night at the Telegraph Club
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 Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're honored to welcome Malinda Lo to the WNDB blog to discuss Last Night at the Telegraph Club, for which she … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Malinda Lo on Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Q&A With Katherine Locke, This Rebel Heart
By Aleah Gornbein Today we're pleased to welcome Katherine Locke to the WNDB blog to discuss This Rebel Heart, out since April 5, 2022! In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most–safe from … [Read more...] about Q&A With Katherine Locke, This Rebel Heart
Q&A With Lillie Lainoff, One for All
By Alaina Lavoie Today we're pleased to welcome Lillie Lainoff to the WNDB blog to discuss YA novel One for All, out March 8, 2022! We previously revealed the cover for the book here. Tania de Batz is most herself with a sword in her hand. Everyone thinks her near-constant dizziness makes her … [Read more...] about Q&A With Lillie Lainoff, One for All
Embracing Chaotic Good in Aminah Mae Safi’s Travelers Along the Way
Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi was released on March 1, 2022. Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land, but now that the Faranji invaders have gotten reinforcements from … [Read more...] about Embracing Chaotic Good in Aminah Mae Safi’s Travelers Along the Way
Q&A With Kelly McWilliams, Mirror Girls
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Kelly McWilliams to the WNDB blog to discuss Mirror Girls, which came out on February 8, 2022! As infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were secretly separated after the brutal lynching of their parents, who died for … [Read more...] about Q&A With Kelly McWilliams, Mirror Girls
June Hur on How Mystery is a Vehicle to Explore Korean History—and Her Own Roots
The Red Palace by June Hur is out on January 25, 2022 and can be ordered here. By Sara Conway If June Hur could be a fly on the wall during any of the events from her latest novel, The Red Palace, she would want to witness the moment when Crown Prince Jangheon was born. More specifically, Hur … [Read more...] about June Hur on How Mystery is a Vehicle to Explore Korean History—and Her Own Roots
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
Q&A With Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Malinda Lo to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club, out January 19, 2021! Acclaimed author of Ash Malinda Lo returns with her most personal and ambitious novel yet, a gripping story of love and duty set … [Read more...] about Q&A With Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
