Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck, illustrated by Reem Madooh! The jacket was designed by Mariam Quraishi. The book will be released on March 28, 2023 by Chronicle Books. Preorder it here or here. Read on for an exclusive … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal & Exclusive Excerpt for Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck, illustrated by Reem Madooh
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40 Diverse Middle Grade Books Coming Fall 2022
By Danielle Wilkinson This fall season has an impressive lineup of middle grade releases featuring brilliant and fearless protagonists—including a vampire slayer trying to prevent a war, a spy who goes undercover to stop a terrorist attack, a boy who can talk to ghosts, and a girl fighting the … [Read more...] about 40 Diverse Middle Grade Books Coming Fall 2022
Q&A With Erika L. Sánchez, Crying in the Bathroom
By Nawal Qarooni Erika L. Sánchez is the best-selling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. We connected this week to chat about her latest collection of honest and humorous essays gathered as an adult memoir titled Crying in the Bathroom, which comes out July 12th. The pieces range … [Read more...] about Q&A With Erika L. Sánchez, Crying in the Bathroom
Cover Reveal and Q&A for The Turquoise Room/El cuarto turquesa by Monica Brown, Illustrated by Adriana García
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover and share a Q&A for bilingual picture book The Turquoise Room/El cuarto turquesa by Monica Brown, illustrated by Adriana García! The cover art is also by Adriana Garcia, and the book design is by Rachel Wood. The book will be released on September 27, … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal and Q&A for The Turquoise Room/El cuarto turquesa by Monica Brown, Illustrated by Adriana García
Q&A With Mickey Rowe, Fearlessly Different
By Alaina Lavoie Today we’re pleased to welcome Mickey Rowe to the blog to discuss Fearlessly Different, out today! My name is Mickey Rowe. I am an actor, a theatre director, a father, and a husband. I am also a man with autism. You think those things don’t go together? Let me show you that … [Read more...] about Q&A With Mickey Rowe, Fearlessly Different
Q&A With Laura Gao, Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American
By Suniti Srinivasan Today we're pleased to welcome Laura Gao to the WNDB blog to discuss Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American, out March 8, 2022! After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where … [Read more...] about Q&A With Laura Gao, Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American
Q&A With Echo Brown, The Chosen One
By Ashley Wells Today we’re pleased to welcome Echo Brown to the WNDB blog to discuss The Chosen One, available on January 4, 2022. In mesmerizing personal narrative and magical realism, Echo Brown confronts mental illness, grief, racism, love, friendship, ambition, self-worth, and belonging … [Read more...] about Q&A With Echo Brown, The Chosen One
Sophia Glock’s Debut Graphic Memoir is About Family Secrets
Passport by Sophia Glock is out November 30, 2021. An unforgettable graphic memoir by debut talent Sophia Glock reveals her discovery as a teenager that her parents are agents working for the CIA. Young Sophia has lived in so many different countries, she can barely keep count. Stationed now … [Read more...] about Sophia Glock’s Debut Graphic Memoir is About Family Secrets
Q&A With Ariel Henley, A Face For Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome
By Alaina Lavoie Today we’re pleased to welcome Ariel Henley to the WNDB blog to discuss A Face for Picasso, out November 2, 2021. I am ugly. There's a mathematical equation to prove it. At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome -- a … [Read more...] about Q&A With Ariel Henley, A Face For Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome
