By Dhanika Pineda Today we're pleased to welcome Shirley Reva Vernick to the WNDB blog to discuss Ripped Away, out today, February 8, 2022! Ignored yet again by his crush, Abe Pearlman wanders into Fortunes and Futures for a little diversion. The fortune teller reveals that Abe may be able to … [Read more...] about Q&A With Shirley Reva Vernick, Ripped Away
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Q&A With Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Love in the Library
By Edie Ching Today we're pleased to welcome Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura to the WNDB blog to discuss their historical picture book Love in the Library, out February 8, 2022! We previously revealed the cover here, with an author's note from Maggie. Set in an incarceration camp where the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Love in the Library
Cover Reveal for Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Illustrated by Yas Imamura
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Yas Imamura. The cover was designed by Heather McGee and illustrated by Yas Imamura. The book will be released on January 11, 2022, by Candlewick Press. Read Maggie Tokuda-Hall's interview with … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Illustrated by Yas Imamura
Unapologetically Asian American
Content warning: Anti-Asian racism and violence, anti-Black racism and violence, xenophobia, specific examples of violence against Asian Americans, historical context of racism and anti-Asian sentiment in the United States, COVID-19, wartime brutality By JoAnn Yao Eight people have been shot, … [Read more...] about Unapologetically Asian American