By Paola M. Today we're pleased to welcome Monica Zepeda to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel Boys of the Beast, out April 12, 2022! THE ROUTE. Seventeen hundred miles from Portland, Oregon, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. THE BEAST. Grandma Lupe's 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo … [Read more...] about Q&A With Monica Zepeda, Boys of the Beast
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Q&A With A. J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
By Alaina Lavoie Today we're pleased to welcome A. J. Sass to the WNDB blog to discuss middle grade novel Ellen Outside the Lines, out today, March 22, 2022! Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined … [Read more...] about Q&A With A. J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
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 Veera Hiranandani, How to Find What You’re Not Looking For
By Steve Dunk Today we’re pleased to welcome Veera Hiranandani to the WNDB blog to discuss How to Find What You’re Not Looking For, out September 14, 2021. Hi Veera! Thanks so much for chatting with We Need Diverse Books. Personally, I enjoyed the book very much, but I can’t imagine I was … [Read more...] about Q&A with Veera Hiranandani, How to Find What You’re Not Looking For
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
Q&A With Rachel Lynn Solomon, We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This
By Aleah Gornbein Today we’re pleased to welcome Rachel Lynn Solomon to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel We Can't Keep Meeting Like This, out June 1, 2021! A wedding harpist disillusioned with love and a hopeless romantic cater-waiter flirt and fight their way through a summer of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Rachel Lynn Solomon, We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This
