Your Mama by NoNieqa Ramos, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara, is out on April 6, 2021. Pre-order the book here! By NoNieqa Ramos How American society depicts the marginalized is the mirror to its soul. Please credit the New Testament Jesus and the mother of multicultural literature, Dr. … [Read more...] about Marginalized People Are Taught to Be Embarrassed by Our Mothers
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Cover Reveal for The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for The Insiders by Mark Oshiro. Cover art by Helder Oliveira and book design by Jessie Gang. The book will be released on September 21, 2021, by HarperCollins. Read the first chapter of The Insiders below, and preorder here! Back home in San Francisco, … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
How MFA Programs Can Discourage YA Writers
By Aaron H. Aceves A little over two years ago, on a sticky hot August evening, my soon-to-be classmates and I crowded under white tents on a prestigious New York campus, hoping for a chance to introduce ourselves to our new writing faculty before classes began the next week. I sipped wine out of … [Read more...] about How MFA Programs Can Discourage YA Writers
MFA vs. YA: How MFA Programs Can Discourage YA Writers
By Aaron H. Aceves A little over two years ago, on a sticky hot August evening, my soon-to-be classmates and I crowded under white tents on a prestigious New York campus, hoping for a chance to introduce ourselves to our new writing faculty before classes began the next week. I sipped wine out of … [Read more...] about MFA vs. YA: How MFA Programs Can Discourage YA Writers
Why We Need More Latinx Autistic Stories
By Adriana White Being a librarian involves a lot of book lists. We group books together for displays, we recommend books for readers’ advisory, and we post book lists on our library websites. These lists serve as entry points into our collections, and without these carefully curated lists, many … [Read more...] about Why We Need More Latinx Autistic Stories
Q&A With Tehlor Kay Mehia and Anna-Marie McLemore, Miss Meteor
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore to the WNDB blog to discuss their co-written young adult novel Miss Meteor, out September 22, 2020! There hasn’t been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tehlor Kay Mehia and Anna-Marie McLemore, Miss Meteor
Rewriting as Discovery
Read a profile of Mark Oshiro on the WNDB blog here! By Mark Oshiro In the writing community, we often seem to be split right down the middle when it comes to editing. About half of us prefer drafting, while others prefer editing. I remain one of the few people I know who likes a dreaded third … [Read more...] about Rewriting as Discovery
Mark Oshiro Writes Kidlit Because That’s Where They See Representation
By Karis Rogerson Mark Oshiro is the award-winning author of Anger is a Gift, a 2018 YA contemporary about police violence in communities of color, grief, anxiety, and the power anger has to make a change. Their upcoming novel, Each of Us a Desert (September 15, 2020), is a YA fantasy about a … [Read more...] about Mark Oshiro Writes Kidlit Because That’s Where They See Representation
Q&A With Aiden Thomas, Author of Cemetery Boys
Today we’re pleased to welcome Aiden Thomas to the WNDB blog to discuss their young adult novel Cemetery Boys, out September 1, 2020! Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes … [Read more...] about Q&A With Aiden Thomas, Author of Cemetery Boys
