Today we're delighted to reveal the cover and an exclusive excerpt for You Only Live Once, David BravoΒ by Mark Oshiro! The cover was illustrated by Helder Oliveira and designed by Jessie Gang. The book will be released on September 20, 2022 by Harpercollins. Preorder it here. Middle school is the … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal & Exclusive Excerpt for You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro
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Q&A With Mark Oshiro, The Insiders
By Olivia Mules Today we're pleased to welcome Mark Oshiro to the WNDB blog to discuss The Insiders, out now. We previously revealed the cover for The Insiders here. Could you tell the readers of We Need Diverse Books what they can expect from The Insiders? The Insiders is a huge … [Read more...] about Q&A With Mark Oshiro, The Insiders
Cover Reveal for The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover forΒ 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
Q&A With Mark Oshiro, Each of Us a Desert
By Alaina Leary Today weβre pleased to welcome Mark Oshiro to the WNDB blog to discuss their YA novel Each of Us a Desert, out September 15, 2020! Read a profile of Mark Oshiro on the WNDB blog hereΒ and a personal essay about rewriting by Oshiro here. Xochitl is destined to wander the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Mark Oshiro, Each of Us a Desert
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
