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Author Spotlight: Meryl Wilsner

Posted on July 14, 2020| Posted in Spotlight

We chat with Meryl Wilsner about reading, writing, and their latest book, Something to Talk About!

Author Spotlight: Rin Chupeco

Posted on May 14, 2020| Posted in Spotlight

Author Spotlight: Manix Abrera

Posted on May 4, 2020| Posted in Spotlight

Did you know that May 5th is Cartoonists' Day? To celebrate, we chat with the creator of the hilarious yet all too real Kikomachine Komix—Manix Abrera!

Author Spotlight: Celeste Headlee

Posted on April 21, 2020

In Do Nothing, Celeste Headlee shows us a new path ahead so we can stop setting aside our well-being, and start living instead of doing. In this Q&A, Headlee reveals her own moment of deciding to do nothing, what good we could get out of leisure time, what she hopes her readers will gain from her book and more.

Author Spotlight: Jessica Kim

Posted on April 14, 2020

Jessica Kim's middle grade fiction novel is about a young girl named Yumi Chung who aspires to be a stand-up comedian. Yumi gets mistaken for another girl at a comedy camp for kids and this snowballs into a full-blown double life. Read our little chat and find out Jessica Kim's inspiration and her fresh take on the misunderstood child trope.

Author Spotlight: Jennifer Rosner

Posted on April 3, 2020| Posted in Spotlight

Inspired by the true stories of Jewish children hidden during World War II, Jennifer Rosner’s debut is a breathtaking novel about the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter. Beautiful and riveting, The Yellow Bird Sings is a testament to the triumph of hope—a whispered story, a bird’s song—in even the darkest of times.

Author Spotlight: Elana K. Arnold

Posted on March 14, 2020| Posted in Spotlight

Elana K. Arnold, author of the Printz Honor book Damsel, returns with a dark, engrossing, blood-drenched tale of the familiar threats to female power—and one girl’s journey to regain it.