By Dhanika Pineda Today we're pleased to welcome Shirley Reva Vernick to the WNDB blog to discuss Ripped Away, out today, February 8, 2022! Ignored yet again by his crush, Abe Pearlman wanders into Fortunes and Futures for a little diversion. The fortune teller reveals that Abe may be able to … [Read more...] about Q&A With Shirley Reva Vernick, Ripped Away
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Q&A With Rebecca Podos, From Dust, A Flame
By Aleah Gornbein Today we're pleased to welcome Rebecca Podos to the WNDB blog to discuss From Dust, A Flame, out March 8, 2022 from Balzer + Bray. Hannah’s whole life has been spent in motion. Her mother has kept her and her brother, Gabe, on the road for as long as she can remember, leaving … [Read more...] about Q&A With Rebecca Podos, From Dust, A Flame
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 Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Sarah Kapit to the WNDB blog to discuss her middle grade novel The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family, out March 23, 2021! Fans of the Penderwicks and the Vanderbeekers, meet the Finkel family in this middle grade novel about two autistic … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
Q&A With A. J. Sass, Ana on the Edge
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome A.J. Sass to the WNDB blog to discuss their MG novel Ana on the Edge, out October 20, 2020! To read an excerpt from Ana on the Edge, click here. Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly … [Read more...] about Q&A With A. J. Sass, Ana on the Edge
Read an Excerpt From Ana on the Edge by A. J. Sass
Today we’re pleased to reveal an exclusive excerpt from MG novel Ana of the Edge by A. J. Sass, which publishes on October 20, 2020. WNDB will also feature a Q&A with the author on the blog soon! Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly … [Read more...] about Read an Excerpt From Ana on the Edge by A. J. Sass
There’s Something Very Jewish About Winnie-The-Pooh
This piece was originally published on the Forward. By Seth Rogovoy A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories have delighted youngsters for over 90 years, as have their numerous spinoffs as TV shows, cartoons, holiday specials, movies and, of course, branded merchandise, all of which made Milne … [Read more...] about There’s Something Very Jewish About Winnie-The-Pooh
Q&A With Authors Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman to the WNDB blog to discuss their anthology It's a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories and their careers as authors. Get ready to fall in love, experience heartbreak, and discover the true … [Read more...] about Q&A With Authors Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman
