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Q&A With Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

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By Gianna Macchia Today we’re pleased to welcome Ciara Smyth to the WNDB blog to discuss Not My Problem. What novels really resonated with you in high school? If you were going to thematically pair Not My Problem with a “classic” canonical high school text, which one would it be and … [Read more...] about Q&A With Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

Q&A With Leo Baker, Skate for Your Life

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By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we’re pleased to welcome Leo Baker to the WNDB blog to discuss Skate for Your Life. First of all, congratulations on your newest book, Skate for Your Life. Could you tell us in your own words what it’s about? Skate For Your Life chronicles my journey … [Read more...] about Q&A With Leo Baker, Skate for Your Life

Burn It Down: On World Building a Defiant Queer Response to Hogwarts

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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

Centering Queer Families in Young Adult Literature

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This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron is on sale on June 29, 2021. By Kalynn Bayron Relationships with family and friends are at the heart of young adult novels. Whether it’s contemporary or historical, fantasy, or sci-fi, it is always about the human connections. YA fiction is such a good place … [Read more...] about Centering Queer Families in Young Adult Literature

Cover Reveal for My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham

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Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham. The cover art was designed by Kerri Resnick and the book was designed by Nicole Hower. The book will be released on April 5, 2022, by Sourcebooks Fire. Preorder the book here and here.  Two girls, inexplicably … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham

Cover and Playlist Reveal for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

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Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover and annotated playlist for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves. The cover art was illustrated by Goñi Montes and the book was designed by Laurent Linn. The book will be released on March 29, 2022, by Simon & Schuster Books for Young … [Read more...] about Cover and Playlist Reveal for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

I Am Once Again Asking You To Use the Word Lesbian

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The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott is on sale now. By Rachael Lippincott The first time I had an inkling about my sexuality was when I was in elementary school. I heard an NPR interview in the backseat of my parents’ car about a lesbian couple that had been together for a number of years, … [Read more...] about I Am Once Again Asking You To Use the Word Lesbian

Reading Widely Was the Best Research I Did for Writing

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By Julia Drake The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake is on sale now.  While I was on a book tour for my debut novel The Last True Poets of the Sea, a person attending an event asked me a question that began, “Did you do a lot of research?" Why, yes, I thought, and gleefully began to … [Read more...] about Reading Widely Was the Best Research I Did for Writing