By Kaley Kiermayr Today we’re pleased to welcome Andrew Joseph White to the WNDB blog to discuss his debut young adult novel Hell Followed With Us, out since June 7, 2022! Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him—the fundamentalist sect that unleashed … [Read more...] about Q&A With Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
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Q&A With Dahlia Adler, Home Field Advantage
By Aleah Gornbein Today we're pleased to welcome Dahlia Adler to the WNDB blog to discuss upcoming young adult novel Home Field Advantage, out June 7, 2022! Amber McCloud’s dream is to become cheer captain at the end of the year, but it’s an extra-tall order to be joyful and spirited when … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dahlia Adler, Home Field Advantage
Q&A With Joanna McClintick & Juana Medina, ‘Twas the Night Before Pride
By Isabel Taswell Today we're pleased to welcome Joanna McClintick and Juana Medina to the WNDB blog to discuss their picture book 'Twas the Night Before Pride, out since May 3, 2022! Pride’s . . . a day that means “Together, we are strong!” This joyful picture-book homage to a day of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Joanna McClintick & Juana Medina, ‘Twas the Night Before Pride
Q&A With Maya MacGregor, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
By Maria Mayor Today we're pleased to welcome Maya MacGregor to the WNDB blog to discuss The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester, out May 3, 2022! Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives—of kids who died before they turned nineteen. Sam was almost one of those kids. … [Read more...] about Q&A With Maya MacGregor, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
Digging in the Past for Our Futures
A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow comes out on March 22, 2022. For as long as they can remember, Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other. In a small town with few queer teenagers, let alone young trans men, they’ve shared milestones like coming out as trans, buying the right … [Read more...] about Digging in the Past for Our Futures
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
Burn It Down: On World Building a Defiant Queer Response to Hogwarts
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
Cover and Playlist Reveal for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves
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
Cover Reveal for The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor, Illustrated by Sam Kirk
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor, illustrated by Sam Kirk. The book was designed by David Hastings. The book will be released on April 19, 2022, by Versify, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. Every year in June, we … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor, Illustrated by Sam Kirk