By Danielle Wilkinson Today we're pleased to welcome Sayantani DasGupta to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel Debating Darcy, out today, April 5, 2022! It is a truth universally acknowledged that there are two types of people in the hypercompetitive world of high school forensics … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sayantani DasGupta, Debating Darcy
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Q&A With Lillie Lainoff, One for All
By Alaina Lavoie Today we're pleased to welcome Lillie Lainoff to the WNDB blog to discuss YA novel One for All, out March 8, 2022! We previously revealed the cover for the book here. Tania de Batz is most herself with a sword in her hand. Everyone thinks her near-constant dizziness makes her … [Read more...] about Q&A With Lillie Lainoff, One for All
Embracing Chaotic Good in Aminah Mae Safi’s Travelers Along the Way
Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi was released on March 1, 2022. Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land, but now that the Faranji invaders have gotten reinforcements from … [Read more...] about Embracing Chaotic Good in Aminah Mae Safi’s Travelers Along the Way
Q&A With Rebecca Kim Wells, Briar Girls
By Alaina Lavoie Today we’re pleased to welcome Rebecca Kim Wells to the blog to discuss Briar Girls, out November 16, 2021! The Cruel Prince meets A Curse So Dark and Lonely in this epic reimagining of “The Sleeping Beauty” that follows a teen girl on a quest to wake a sleeping princess in … [Read more...] about Q&A With Rebecca Kim Wells, Briar Girls
Q&A With Margot Wood, Fresh
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Margot Wood to the WNDB blog to discuss Fresh. You're an alumnx of Emerson. I actually am too and I teach as an adjunct in their MFA and MA programs now. Why did you want to set Fresh at Emerson? I tried to write Fresh set at a fake, large … [Read more...] about Q&A With Margot Wood, Fresh
Q&A With Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington, Sword Stone Table
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we’re pleased to welcome Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington to the WNDB blog to discuss Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices. From the vast lore surrounding King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table, comes an anthology of gender-bent, … [Read more...] about Q&A With Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington, Sword Stone Table
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
Q&A With Sandhya Menon, Of Princes and Promises
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Sandhya Menon to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA Of Princes and Promises, out June 8, 2021! Caterina LaValle is determined to show she’s still the queen of St. Rosetta’s Academy. Sure, her crown may be slightly askew after her ex-boyfriend, … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sandhya Menon, Of Princes and Promises
Cover Reveal for One for All by Lillie Lainoff
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for One for All by Lillie Lainoff. The cover art was illustrated by Kevin Tong and the book was designed by Rich Deas. The book will be released on March 8, 2022, by FSG Books for Young Readers. One for All is a gender-bent retelling of The Three … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for One for All by Lillie Lainoff
