By Kaley Kiermayr Today we’re pleased to welcome Andrew Joseph White to the WNDB blog to discuss his debut young adult novel Hell Followed With Us, out since June 7, 2022! Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him—the fundamentalist sect that unleashed … [Read more...] about Q&A With Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
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Q&A With H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome H.E. Edgmon to the WNDB blog to discuss The Fae Keeper, the sequel to The Witch King—out today, May 31, 2022! Two weeks after the door to Faery closed once more, Asalin is still in turmoil. Emyr and Wyatt are hunting Derek and Clarke … [Read more...] about Q&A With H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper
Digging in the Past for Our Futures
A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow comes out on March 22, 2022. For as long as they can remember, Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other. In a small town with few queer teenagers, let alone young trans men, they’ve shared milestones like coming out as trans, buying the right … [Read more...] about Digging in the Past for Our Futures
Q&A With Akwaeke Emezi, Bitter
By Isabel Taswell Today we're pleased to welcome Akwaeke Emezi to the WNDB blog to discuss YA novel Bitter, out now! After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative … [Read more...] about Q&A With Akwaeke Emezi, Bitter
Q&A With Anna-Marie McLemore, Lakelore
By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Anna-Marie McLemore to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel Lakelore, out since March 8, 2022! Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But … [Read more...] about Q&A With Anna-Marie McLemore, Lakelore
Q&A With Lin Thompson, The Best Liars in Riverview
By Olivia Mules Today we're pleased to welcome Lin Thompson to the WNDB blog to discuss middle grade novel The Best Liars in Riverview, out since March 8, 2022! Aubrey and Joel are like two tomato vines that grew along the same crooked fence—weird, yet the same kind of weird. But lately, even … [Read more...] about Q&A With Lin Thompson, The Best Liars in Riverview
Q&A With Tobly McSmith, Act Cool
By Grete Miller Today we're pleased to welcome Tobly McSmith to the WNDB blog to discuss his YA novel Act Cool, out now. A trans teen walks the fine line between doing whatever it takes for his acting dream and staying true to himself in this moving, thought-provoking YA novel from the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tobly McSmith, Act Cool
Cover Reveal for Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff. The cover art was illustrated by Ana Vonhuben and the cover was designed by Maria Fazio. The book will be released on April 12, 2022, by Dial Books for Young Readers. Annabelle Blake fully expects this school … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms Is a Sapphic Graphic Novel About Love and Cheerleading
By Kaley Kiermayr Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, illustrated by Val Wise, is on sale now. Crystal Frasier and Val Wise are the author and illustrator duo behind the original graphic novel Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms (August 10, 2021), a sapphic rom-com for fans of Fence and … [Read more...] about Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms Is a Sapphic Graphic Novel About Love and Cheerleading
