Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for When It All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw! The cover was illustrated by Saniyyah Zahid. The book will be released on June 6, 2023 by Annick Press. Preorder it here. Read on for a letter from the author and an exclusive excerpt from the book! A Black teen … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal & Exclusive Excerpt for When It All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw
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Q&A With Rachel Lynn Solomon, See You Yesterday
By Aleah Gornbein Today we're pleased to welcome Rachel Lynn Solomon to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel See You Yesterday, out May 17, 2022! Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be a fresh start after a messy high school experience. But when school begins on September 21st, … [Read more...] about Q&A With Rachel Lynn Solomon, See You Yesterday
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
Q&A With Victoria Lee, A Lesson in Vengeance
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Victoria Lee to the WNDB blog to discuss A Lesson in Vengeance. Felicity is an unreliable narrator. I loved that throughout the story, I could never quite tell if she was being honest with herself or with the other people in her life. Why did … [Read more...] about Q&A With Victoria Lee, A Lesson in Vengeance
Reading Widely Was the Best Research I Did for Writing
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
Why Fiction for Younger Readers Needs to Talk About Suicide
Content warning: Graphic mentions of suicide/self-harm and discussions of mental health, bullying, racism, and suicidal ideation By Rukhsana Khan When I was eleven, I nearly committed suicide. I’d said something so silly during sex ed. class, I thought my life was over. I remember it … [Read more...] about Why Fiction for Younger Readers Needs to Talk About Suicide
5 Kidlit Authors Talk About Writing About and Living With Mental Illness
By Karis Rogerson When I read Emery Lord’s When We Collided in February 2017, I found myself, for the first time, truly understanding what it meant to see your mental illness represented in fiction. Since then, I’ve found a similar mirror in books like Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib … [Read more...] about 5 Kidlit Authors Talk About Writing About and Living With Mental Illness
Writing Responsibly About Mental Health and Suicide in Children’s Fiction
By Rocky Callen Content warning: Mention of suicide and discussions of mental health conditions and suicidal ideation It was a day in spring. I was standing in my kitchen. My husband and daughter were loudly playing in the living room. And I stood over the stove just watching the burners turn … [Read more...] about Writing Responsibly About Mental Health and Suicide in Children’s Fiction
