Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for middle grade fantasy debut Speculation by Nisi Shawl! The cover was illustrated by Hillary Wilson. The book was designed by Neil Swaab and will be released on February 14, 2023 by Tu Books at Lee & Low. Preorder it here, here, here, or here. Read on … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal & Exclusive Q&A for Speculation by Nisi Shawl
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My River, My Syria: The Lost Children of Syria
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is Zoulfa Katouh's debut novel, available now wherever books are sold. A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope, love, and possibility. By … [Read more...] about My River, My Syria: The Lost Children of Syria
Q&A With Natalie Lund, The Wolves Are Watching
By Sarah Murphy Traylor Today we're pleased to welcome Natalie Lund to the WNDB blog to discuss her new YA novel The Wolves Are Watching, out October 4, 2022! The night little Madison disappears from her crib, Luce sees a pair of eyes–two points of gold deep in the forest behind her … [Read more...] about Q&A With Natalie Lund, The Wolves Are Watching
Q&A With Sylvia Liu, Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Sylvia Liu to the WNDB blog to discuss Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation, out June 21, 2022! Hana Hsu can’t wait to be meshed. If she can beat out half her classmates at Start-Up, a tech school for the city’s most talented … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sylvia Liu, Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation
Cover Reveal for The Getaway by Lamar Giles
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for The Getaway by Lamar Giles! The cover was designed by Maeve Norton. The book will be released on September 20, 2022 by Scholastic Press. Preorder it here, here, here, or here. Jay is living his best life at Karloff Country, one of the world’s most … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Getaway by Lamar Giles
Q&A With London Shah, Journey to the Heart of the Abyss
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're thrilled to welcome London Shah to the WNDB blog to discuss Journey to the Heart of the Abyss, the conclusion to the Light of the Abyss series, out November 16, 2021! Leyla McQueen has finally reunited with her father after breaking him out of Broadmoor, … [Read more...] about Q&A With London Shah, Journey to the Heart of the Abyss
Q&A With Dustin Thao, You’ve Reached Sam
By Samantha Leong Today we’re thrilled to welcome Dustin Thao to the WNDB blog to discuss You’ve Reached Sam. If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam, a heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye. How do you move forward when everything you … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dustin Thao, You’ve Reached Sam
Q&A With Lilliam Rivera, We Light Up the Sky
By Steve Dunk Today we’re pleased to welcome Lilliam Rivera to the WNDB blog to discuss We Light Up the Sky, out October 26, 2021! Let’s start off with an easy one, where did the inspiration for We Light Up the Sky come from? Well, I grew up reading things like Ray Bradbury's The … [Read more...] about Q&A With Lilliam Rivera, We Light Up the Sky
Q&A With Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe
By Caitlin Monday Sitting in my fifth-grade history class in west Texas, I read a chart in my textbook that listed surviving members of Native American Texas tribes. It was the first time I saw the words Lipan Apache in print but the number next to it—zero—sent an ache to my chest that I didn’t … [Read more...] about Q&A With Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe