By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Mariko Turk to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel The Other Side of Perfect, out May 11, 2021! For fans of Sarah Dessen and Mary H.K. Choi, this lyrical and emotionally driven novel follows Alina, a young aspiring dancer who suffers a … [Read more...] about Q&A With Mariko Turk, The Other Side of Perfect
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Q&A With Dahlia Adler, Cool for the Summer
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Dahlia Adler to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel Cool for the Summer, out May 11, 2021! Lara's had eyes for exactly one person throughout her three years of high school: Chase Harding. He's tall, strong, sweet, a football star, and frankly, … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dahlia Adler, Cool for the Summer
Q&A With Emery Lee, Meet Cute Diary
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Emery Lee to the WNDB blog to discuss his YA novel Meet Cute Diary, out May 4, 2021! We revealed the cover last year. Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a perfect collection of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Emery Lee, Meet Cute Diary
A Phở Love Story by Loan Le Is Rivals-to-Lovers With Competing Phở Restaurants
A Phở Love Story by Loan Le is out now. Order it here! By Karis Rogerson Loan Le, an editor at Simon & Schuster’s Atria Books, is also the author of A Phở Love Story (February 9, 2021). The book, Le’s debut YA romance, is the story of Linh and Bảo, two Vietnamese-American teenagers whose … [Read more...] about A Phở Love Story by Loan Le Is Rivals-to-Lovers With Competing Phở Restaurants
Jennifer Yen’s YA Novel Is Pride & Prejudice Meets the Great British Baking Show With an All-Asian Main Cast
A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen is out now. Order it here! By Karis Rogerson When I first read about A Taste for Love, I was absolutely hooked by the premise. It sounded like a teenage Bachelorette with baking! And then there’s the Jane Austen retelling, which is just the icing on the cake … [Read more...] about Jennifer Yen’s YA Novel Is Pride & Prejudice Meets the Great British Baking Show With an All-Asian Main Cast
I Tried (and Failed) To Write a Fluffy Rom Com
By Gloria Chao When I learned that some Asian women feel so much pressure from family to bring home the right person that they hire a fake boyfriend, I knew I wanted to explore that in fiction. I understand this pressure completely—I’ve spent my whole life struggling to balance it with my own … [Read more...] about I Tried (and Failed) To Write a Fluffy Rom Com
Cover Reveal for Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
By Alaina Leary Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee. The book will be released on May 4, 2021, by Quill Tree Books. Preorder here! Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a perfect collection … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
Q&A With Aiden Thomas, Author of Cemetery Boys
Today we’re pleased to welcome Aiden Thomas to the WNDB blog to discuss their young adult novel Cemetery Boys, out September 1, 2020! Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes … [Read more...] about Q&A With Aiden Thomas, Author of Cemetery Boys
Q&A With Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Sandhya Menon to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel 10 Things I Hate About Pinky, out July 21, 2020! The delightful follow-up to When Dimple Met Rishi and There’s Something about Sweetie, which follows Ashish’s friends Pinky and … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky
