Today we're delighted to reveal the cover for My Name by Supriya Kelkar, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat! The cover art is also by Sandhya Prabhat, and the book was designed under the art direction of Aram Kim. The book is scheduled to be released on August 1, 2023 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for My Name by Supriya Kelkar, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
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Cover Reveal for A Garden in My Hands by Meera Sriram, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
Today we're delighted to reveal the cover for A Garden in My Hands by Meera Sriram, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat! The book was edited by Rotem Moscovich, designed under the art direction of Nicole Gastonguay, and comes out in Spring 2023 from Knopf/Penguin Random House. Preorder it here. This … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for A Garden in My Hands by Meera Sriram, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
Walter Winner Rajani LaRocca on Red, White, and Whole and Being Caught Between Worlds
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 Nawal Qarooni Today we're honored to welcome Rajani LaRocca to the WNDB blog to discuss Red, White, and Whole, for which she is a 2022 … [Read more...] about Walter Winner Rajani LaRocca on Red, White, and Whole and Being Caught Between Worlds
Q&A With Samira Ahmed, Hollow Fires
By Dhanika Pineda Today we're pleased to welcome Samira Ahmed to the WNDB blog to discuss Hollow Fires, out today, May 10, 2022! Safiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. And one thing she’s learned as editor of her school newspaper is that a journalist’s job is to find the facts and not … [Read more...] about Q&A With Samira Ahmed, Hollow Fires
Cover Reveal for Namaste Is A Greeting by Suma Subramaniam, Illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for Namaste Is A Greeting by Suma Subramaniam, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat! The cover was designed by Heather McGee. The book was edited by Kate Fletcher and Hilary Van Dusen, and proofread by Jackie Houton, Julia Gaviria, Emily Quill, Maggie Deslaurier, … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Namaste Is A Greeting by Suma Subramaniam, Illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
Q&A With Akshaya Raman, The Ivory Key
By Nithya Ramcharan Today we’re pleased to invite Akshaya Raman to the WNDB blog to discuss her book The Ivory Key, out January 4, 2022! In this epic YA fantasy debut, magic, a prized resource, is the only thing between peace and war. When magic runs out, four estranged royal siblings must … [Read more...] about Q&A With Akshaya Raman, The Ivory Key
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
Q&A With Meera Sriram, Dumpling Day & Between Two Worlds
By Anushi Mehta Today we're pleased to welcome Meera Sriram to the WNDB blog to discuss her two upcoming picture books: Dumpling Day (out October 15, 2021 from Barefoot Books) and Between Two Worlds (out September 21, 2021 from Penny Candy Books). See our previous cover reveal for Dumpling … [Read more...] about Q&A With Meera Sriram, Dumpling Day & Between Two Worlds
Q&A With Tanaz Bhathena, Rising like a Storm
By Nithya Ramcharan Today we’re pleased to welcome Tanaz Bhathena to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel Rising Like a Storm, out June 22, 2021! In the concluding installment to the Wrath of Ambar duology from masterful author Tanaz Bhathena, Gul and Cavas must unite their magical forces—and … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tanaz Bhathena, Rising like a Storm
