The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Nawal Qarooni Today we're honored to welcome Rajani LaRocca to the WNDB blog to discuss Red, White, and Whole, for which she is a 2022 … [Read more...] about Walter Winner Rajani LaRocca on Red, White, and Whole and Being Caught Between Worlds
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Q&A With Gita Varadarajan & Archana Sreenivasan, My Bindi
By Edie Ching Today we're pleased to welcome Gita Varadarajan and Archana Sreenivasan to the WNDB blog to discuss their picture book My Bindi, out August 16, 2022! We previously revealed the cover for the book here. In this moving and lyrical picture book debut from Gita Varadarajan, Divya is … [Read more...] about Q&A With Gita Varadarajan & Archana Sreenivasan, My Bindi
Q&A With Saadia Faruqi & Aneesa Mumtaz, The Wonders We Seek
By Yasmine Aslam-Hasmi Today we're pleased to welcome Saadia Faruqi and Aneesa Mumtaz to the WNDB blog to discuss their middle grade nonfiction book The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World, out today, June 7, 2022! In this biographical collection, with … [Read more...] about Q&A With Saadia Faruqi & Aneesa Mumtaz, The Wonders We Seek
Q&A With Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two
By Danielle Wilkinson Today we're pleased to welcome Tashie Bhuiyan to the WNDB blog to discuss A Show for Two, out since May 10, 2022! All Mina Rahman wants is to finally win the Golden Ivy student film competition, get into her dream school, and leave New York City behind for good. When … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two
Q&A With Samira Ahmed, Hollow Fires
By Dhanika Pineda Today we're pleased to welcome Samira Ahmed to the WNDB blog to discuss Hollow Fires, out today, May 10, 2022! Safiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. And one thing she’s learned as editor of her school newspaper is that a journalist’s job is to find the facts and not … [Read more...] about Q&A With Samira Ahmed, Hollow Fires
Q&A With Hena Khan, Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun
By Yasmine Aslam-Hashmi Today we’re thrilled to welcome Hena Khan to the WNDB blog to discuss the first book of a series, Zara’s Rules for Record Breaking Fun, out April 19th, 2022! Meet Zara Saleem, the queen of the neighborhood. Zara’s in charge of it all: she organizes the games, picks … [Read more...] about Q&A With Hena Khan, Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun
Q&A With Sheela Chari, Karthik Delivers
By Ashley Wells Ajinkya Today we’re pleased to welcome Sheela Chari to the WNDB blog to discuss middle grade novel Karthik Delivers, available on April 5, 2022. Karthik Raghavan is good at remembering things. Like his bike routes. Or all the reasons he likes Juhi Shah—even if she doesn’t even … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sheela Chari, Karthik Delivers
Q&A With Sayantani DasGupta, Debating Darcy
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
Q&A With Shirin Shamsi, Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story
By Yasmine Aslam-Hashmi Today we’re thrilled to welcome Shirin Shamsi to the WNDB blog to discuss her picture book Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story, illustrated by Manal Mirza and out March 29, 2022! Shirin, thank you so much for your time in speaking with WNDB. Let’s jump right in by telling … [Read more...] about Q&A With Shirin Shamsi, Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story
