Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for middle grade fantasy The Lost Ryu by Emi Watanabe Cohen! The cover was illustrated by Tatsuro Kiuchi and designed by Sheila Smallwood. The book will be released on June 7, 2022 by Levine Querido. Preorder it here. Kohei Fujiwara has never seen a big … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Lost Ryu by Emi Watanabe Cohen
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Q&A With Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, Here’s to Us
By Aleah Gornbein Today we're pleased to welcome Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera to the WNDB blog to discuss their YA novel Here's to Us, out today! Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera reunite to continue the story of Arthur and Ben, the boys readers first fell for in the New York … [Read more...] about Q&A With Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, Here’s to Us
Q&A With Caroline Kusin Pritchard, Gitty and Kvetch
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Caroline Kusin Pritchard to the WNDB blog to discuss Gitty and Kvetch, written by Pritchard and illustrated by Ariel Landy. First of all, welcome to We Need Diverse Books! Could you tell us a little about yourself and your book, Gitty … [Read more...] about Q&A With Caroline Kusin Pritchard, Gitty and Kvetch
Q&A With Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Squad
By Ashley Wells Ajinkya Today we’re pleased to welcome Maggie Tokuda-Hall to the WNDB blog to discuss Squad. Your newest book Squad releases on October 5, 2021, and is a young adult graphic novel. You've previously published a picture book (Also an Octopus) and a young adult novel (The … [Read more...] about Q&A With Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Squad
Q&A With Aden Polydoros, The City Beautiful
By Aleah Gornbein Today we’re pleased to welcome Aden Polydoros to the WNDB blog to discuss The City Beautiful. What was the writing process like for The City Beautiful? What was the hardest part about writing this difficult story, and did anything surprise you? During the drafting … [Read more...] about Q&A With Aden Polydoros, The City Beautiful
Q&A With Leah Scheier, The Last Words We Said
By Aleah Gornbein Today we’re pleased to welcome Leah Scheier to the WNDB blog to discuss The Last Words We Said. What prompted you to write a book with Orthodox Jewish characters and why is it important to include a range of religious experiences? I had never seen Orthodox characters … [Read more...] about Q&A With Leah Scheier, The Last Words We Said
Cover Reveal for Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff. The cover art was illustrated by Ana Vonhuben and the cover was designed by Maria Fazio. The book will be released on April 12, 2022, by Dial Books for Young Readers. Annabelle Blake fully expects this school … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
Q&A With Kenan Trebinčević and Susan Shapiro, World in Between
By Isabel Taswell Today we’re pleased to welcome Kenan Trebinčević and Susan Shapiro to the WNDB blog to discuss World in Between: Based on a True Refugee Story. Can you tell us the story of your initial meeting and how it led to a friendship and professional partnership? Kenan: It … [Read more...] about Q&A With Kenan Trebinčević and Susan Shapiro, World in Between
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
