Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Livia Blackburne, Author of Midnight Thief
Author Livia Blackburne’s brand new book, Midnight Thief just came out last month. If you haven’t read it already, OMG go out and by a...
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- Jul 28, 2014
- 2 min
Get to Know Asian American Chidren’s Authors: Mitali Perkins, Editor of Open Mic and Author o
Our next author in this blog series is one of my favorite authors, Mitali Perkins. I admire Mitali’s writing, her work ethic, and her...
- Jul 25, 2014
- 1 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors Series: Quick Recap
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been really enjoying this series! At first, I was worried about asking all the authors the same...
- Jul 21, 2014
- 1 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Nandini Bajpai, Author of Starcursed
blog series is Nandini Bajpai, author of the recently published Red Turban White Horse and Starcursed. 1) Which of your characters do you...
- Jul 18, 2014
- 1 min
Mommy Read it Again: I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakité
I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakité (Author), Baba Wagué Diakité (Illustrator) I stumbled across this book at the library while...
- Jul 14, 2014
- 3 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Sayantani DasGupta, Co-Author of The Demon Slay
Our next author in this series is doctor-writer Sayantani DasGupta. I am a huge fan of Sayantani’s writing and am an avid follower of...
- Jul 11, 2014
- 3 min
YA Book Review: Love Edy by Shewanda Pugh
Love Edy by Shewanda Pugh When the author emailed me asking if I’d review this book, I was excited to see an African American girl on the...
- Jul 8, 2014
- 1 min
My critique group buddy’s book launches today!
Just a quick post to let you know that today is the launch of Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne! If you love YA fantasy this book is for...
- Jul 7, 2014
- 2 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Wong Herbert Yee, Author of Mouse and Mole
Next in the blog series, I am honored to have Wong Herbert Yee, award-winning author and illustrator of the absolutely delightful Mouse...
- Jun 30, 2014
- 2 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Emily Jiang, Author of Summoning the Phoenix: P
Here are Emily’s answers to my questions (in poems and prose!): Emily Jiang: All my characters have a bit of me in them, even the...
- Jun 26, 2014
- 1 min
MG Book Review: A Hitch at the Fairmont by Jim Averbeck
A Hitch at the Fairmont by Jim Averbeck is a middle grade mystery that takes place at San Francisco’s Fairmont hotel in the 1950s. The...
- Jun 23, 2014
- 2 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Padma Venkatraman, Author of A Time to Dance
Our very first author in this blog series is the award-winning and versatile author, Padma Venkatraman. Her latest book is A Time to...
- Jun 20, 2014
- 1 min
Guest Post on Mackenzi Lee’s Blog
Today I have a guest post over at Mackenzi Lee’s blog. Head on over to check it out and see what I had to say about the books on my...
- Jun 16, 2014
- 1 min
New Blog Series: Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors
After all the buzz of #weneeddiversebooks, I wanted to keep the conversation about diverse stories and authors going. Now that we know...
- Jun 13, 2014
- 1 min
Preschooler Favorites: Zombelina by Kristyn Crow
Zombelina by Kristyn Crow (Author), Molly Idle (Illustrator) Since it’s Friday the 13th, I thought I’d share this recent favorite....
- Jun 9, 2014
- 1 min
Guest Post: Author Anna Staniszewski’s Top Three Food-Centric Novels
Author Anna Staniszewski’s brand new book, The Prank List (the sequel to the absolutely hilarious Dirt Diary) comes out next month, and...
- Jun 2, 2014
- 1 min
Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices, edited by Mitali Perkins
I really wish I could hand this book to myself about 20 years ago. I found echoes of my own childhood experiences in every single one of...
- May 27, 2014
- 1 min
Picture Book Recommendation: Grandma and the Great Gourd by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale Retold by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Illustrated by Susy Pilgrim Waters This is a...
- May 19, 2014
- 1 min
YA Book Review: The Chance You Won’t Return by Annie Cardi
The Chance You Won’t Return by Annie Cardi This is a touching look at how an unusual mental illness affects one teenager’s family. High...
- May 15, 2014
- 2 min
My personal #weneeddiversebooks story
I attended a CBC Diversity event last night where a recurring theme seemed to be fear. People are afraid to publish books in case they...
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