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
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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
Sarah Dass’s Where the Rhythm Takes You Is a Ya Persuasion Set In Trinidad and Tobago
Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass is on sale on May 11, 2021. Order it here. By Karis Rogerson Sarah Dass is the debut author of Where the Rhythm Takes You, a YA retelling of Persuasion set in Trinidad and Tobago. Dass grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, and said she considers herself a fan … [Read more...] about Sarah Dass’s Where the Rhythm Takes You Is a Ya Persuasion Set In Trinidad and Tobago
Lost in the Never Woods Is a Peter Pan Retelling About Trauma
Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas is out now. Order it here! By Karis Rogerson Aiden Thomas is the novelist behind fall 2020’s smash hit Cemetery Boys, an instant New York Times-bestselling debut fantasy about a trans brujo who accidentally summons the wrong ghost. They’re also the … [Read more...] about Lost in the Never Woods Is a Peter Pan Retelling About Trauma
Q&A With Auriane Desombre, Author of I Think I Love You
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Auriane Desombre to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel I Think I Love You, out March 2, 2021! A YA contemporary rom com about two girls who start as rivals but after a twist of events, end up falling for one another–at least they think … [Read more...] about Q&A With Auriane Desombre, Author of I Think I Love You
Chloe Gong Wrote a Romeo and Juliet Retelling Set in 1920s Shanghai
By Karis Rogerson Not every author (in fact, not even most authors) have shared that their favorite part of the writing process is the research. That all changed when I interviewed Chloe Gong, who spoke rapturously of the many hours she spent in her school library reading everything from … [Read more...] about Chloe Gong Wrote a Romeo and Juliet Retelling Set in 1920s Shanghai
