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 Lynn Lawrence-Brown Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and an Ojibwe storyteller, is the … [Read more...] about Walter Winner Angeline Boulley on Firekeeper’s Daughter and Native Representation
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Cover Reveal for Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman! The cover was illustrated by Mona Finden and designed under the direction of Erin Craig. The book will be released on January 3, 2023 by Inkyard Press. Preorder it here. Twin sisters, both on the run, but different as day … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman
Alexene Farol Follmuth’s My Mechanical Romance Emphasizes There’s No Wrong Way to be A Girl
By Karis Rogerson You may know of Olivie Blake, the author of the New York Times bestselling TikTok sensation The Atlas Six, but I spoke to her as Alexene Farol Follmuth, debut author of the YA My Mechanical Romance, and I am pleased to report that she is lovely and her words resonant no matter … [Read more...] about Alexene Farol Follmuth’s My Mechanical Romance Emphasizes There’s No Wrong Way to be A Girl
Q&A With Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove
By Thushanthi Ponweera Today we're pleased to welcome Jesmeen Kaur Deo to the WNDB blog to discuss debut young adult novel TJ Powar Has Something to Prove, out June 7, 2022! When TJ Powar—a pretty, popular debater—and her cousin Simran become the subject of a meme: with TJ being the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove
Q&A With Dahlia Adler, Home Field Advantage
By Aleah Gornbein Today we're pleased to welcome Dahlia Adler to the WNDB blog to discuss upcoming young adult novel Home Field Advantage, out June 7, 2022! Amber McCloud’s dream is to become cheer captain at the end of the year, but it’s an extra-tall order to be joyful and spirited when … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dahlia Adler, Home Field Advantage
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
Q&A With R. Eric Thomas, Kings of B’More
By Sarah Murphy Traylor Today we're pleased to welcome R. Eric Thomas to the WNDB blog to discuss Kings of B'More, out today, May 31, 2022! With junior year starting in the fall, Harrison feels like he’s on the precipice of, well, everything. Standardized testing, college, and the terrifying … [Read more...] about Q&A With R. Eric Thomas, Kings of B’More
Walter Honoree Malinda Lo on Last Night at the Telegraph Club
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 Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're honored to welcome Malinda Lo to the WNDB blog to discuss Last Night at the Telegraph Club, for which she … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Malinda Lo on Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Q&A With g. haron davis, Cam Montgomery, and Adrianne White, All Signs Point to Yes
By Suniti Srinivasan Today we're pleased to welcome editors and contributors g. haron davis, Cam Montgomery, and Adrianne White to discuss their upcoming YA anothology All Signs Point to Yes, out May 31, 2022! A literal star-studded anthology that delivers a love story for every star sign … [Read more...] about Q&A With g. haron davis, Cam Montgomery, and Adrianne White, All Signs Point to Yes