The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Nawal Qarooni Today we’re honored to welcome Eden Royce to the WNDB blog to discuss Root Magic, for which she is a 2022 Walter Honoree in the … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Eden Royce on Root Magic & Ancestral Ties
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Q&A With Sas Milledge, Mamo
By Shannon Rygg Today we're pleased to welcome Sas Milledge to the WNDB blog to discuss graphic novel Mamo, out April 19, 2022! Family matters aren’t just hocus-pocus for this young witch! Cartoonist Sas Milledge (The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel) makes her astonishing debut … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sas Milledge, Mamo
Q&A With Claribel Ortega, Witchlings
By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Claribel Ortega to the WNDB blog to discuss Witchlings, out since April 5, 2022! Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged … [Read more...] about Q&A With Claribel Ortega, Witchlings
Q&A With Anna-Marie McLemore, Lakelore
By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Anna-Marie McLemore to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel Lakelore, out since March 8, 2022! Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But … [Read more...] about Q&A With Anna-Marie McLemore, Lakelore
Q&A With Akshaya Raman, The Ivory Key
By Nithya Ramcharan Today we’re pleased to invite Akshaya Raman to the WNDB blog to discuss her book The Ivory Key, out January 4, 2022! In this epic YA fantasy debut, magic, a prized resource, is the only thing between peace and war. When magic runs out, four estranged royal siblings must … [Read more...] about Q&A With Akshaya Raman, The Ivory Key
Cover Reveal + Exclusive Feature for The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker! The cover was illustrated by Karl Kwasny and designed by Jessica Jenkins. The interior illustrations are by Tyler Champion. The book will be released on August 2, 2022 by Razorbill and can be preordered … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal + Exclusive Feature for The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker
Q&A With A. R. Capetta, The Heartbreak Bakery
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome A. R. Capetta to the WNDB blog to discuss The Heartbreak Bakery. Where did the inspiration behind The Heartbreak Bakery come from? This was one of those stories that simmers gently on the back of the stove for a long time, waiting for all … [Read more...] about Q&A With A. R. Capetta, The Heartbreak Bakery
Q&A With Janella Angeles, When Night Breaks
By Amy Liu Today we’re pleased to welcome Janella Angeles to the WNDB blog to discuss When Night Breaks. I love the main protagonist Kallia with her confidence and perseverance, and she definitely inspires me personally in many ways. What was the thought process behind the main heroine? … [Read more...] about Q&A With Janella Angeles, When Night Breaks
You Do Not Have to Explain Your Magic
By Raquel Vasquez Gilliland When I write stories, I include magic. I was raised with magic, so this is natural to me. It’s also natural to not explain the origins of magic in my work. In my newest YA novel, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe, I establish a similar world. Though there … [Read more...] about You Do Not Have to Explain Your Magic
