UPDATE: scroll to the bottom to for articles about additional challenges to BIPOC or LGBTQIA author youth literature. First, I have to thank those of you who have been buying me cups of coffee! I was pleasantly surprised a few times this week and, it really felt nice! UPDATE: this isn’t meant to be a… Read More Challenging Times

I’m so excited to share this interview with author Tanita S. Davis. Her previous works incude A La Carte (Knopf, 2008), Happy Families (Knopf, 2012), Peas and Carrots (2016), Serena Says (HarperCollins/Tegen, 2020) and the NAACP Image Award Winning Mare’s War (Knopf, 2009). I appreciate her taking the time to talk about her recent middle… Read More interview: Tanita S. Davis

Tonight’s the night! This evening we’ll be discussing Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh via Zoom at 4pmPT/ 6pm CT/ 7PM ET. Register ASAP if you’re planning to join us so you can get the link. The following questions will guide our discussion. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-junie-kim-virtual-book-discussion-tickets-166582471657 What comments or questiions do you have? What would you ask… Read More Discussion Guide: Finding Junie Kim

2 Sept African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends by Wendy Shearer. Scholastic7 Sept The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley. Margaret K. McElderry7 Sept Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman. Nancy Paulsen7 Sept A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C. B. Lee. Feiwel and Friends7 Sep2 Sept African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends by Wendy Shearer. Scholastic7 Sept The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley. Margaret K. McElderry7… Read More September Releases

Looking at the books by and about Black and Brown boys in August. I’ve already added Black Boy Joy to my pile! Brown Boy Nowhere by Sheeryl Lim. Groundwood BooksBlack Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood edited by Kwame Mbalia. Random/DelacorteMercury Boys by Chandra Prasad. Soho TeenZion Unmatched by Zion Clark, James S. Hirsch. CandlewickThe Champion… Read More August Releases