Check out the cover of Jazz Owls, a Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez (Atheneum, June 2018). Note: a young adult novel-in-verse about the Zoot Suit Riots in 1943.
Margarita says:
“During World War II,
Book Trailer: Tumble & Blue by Cassie Beasley
Check out the book trailer for Tumble & Blue by Cassie Beasley (Dial, 2017). From the promotional copy:
From the New York Times bestselling author of Circus Mirandus comes the magic-infused story of a golden gator, two cursed kids,
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Book Video: An Evening of Ectoplasm
From the acknowledgements: “Icky paranormal history with award-winning authors William Alexander, M.T. Anderson, and Kekla Magoon. Special thanks to Alice Dodge for her spirit photography, Kelly Murphy for the gorgeous illustrations, and The Parlour Trick for graciously granting us permission to use ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’
Book Trailer: Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh
Check out the book trailer for Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh (HarperChildren’s, 2017). From the promotional copy:
We Need Diverse Books founder Ellen Oh returns with Spirit Hunters, a high-stakes middle grade mystery series about Harper Raine, the new seventh grader in town who must face down the dangerous ghosts haunting her younger brother.
Cynsational News
By Cynthia Leitich Smith & Gayleen Rabakukk
Author Interviews
Questions & Answers by Supriya Kelkar from Nerdy Book Club. Peek: “…in all the books that filled my library, there was not one book featuring anyone who looked even remotely like me. I had dozens of books starring a diverse range of bears,
2017 Europolitan Con Portfolio Winner Interview: Ana Larrañaga
By Sanne Dufft
Note: SCBWI Germany/Austria‘s Illustrator Coordinator Sanne Dufft interviewed Ana Larrañaga, a winner of the portfolio contest that took place at the SCBWI Europolitan Con in Belgium earlier this year. This is the second of two articles.
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2017 Eurpolitan Con Portfolio Winner: Simona M. Ceccarelli
Note: Cynsations reporter Angela Cerrito interviewed Simona M. Ceccarelli, winner of the portfolio contest that took place at the SCBWI Europolitan Con in Belgium earlier this year. This is the first of two articles.
Simona M. Ceccarelli is a freshly hatched children’s writer and illustrator.
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Career Achievers: Cynthia Leitich Smith on Thriving as a Long-Time, Actively Publishing Children’s-YA Author
Shelley Ann Jackson, Chris Barton, Jennifer Ziegler, Cyn & P.J. Hoover
Writers put so much emphasis on that first children’s-YA book sale, the debut launch—but maintaining an active publishing career is arguably a much bigger challenge than breaking into the business.
Tantalize-Feral Verse 10-Year Anniversary
Happy 10th birthday, Sanguini’s!
The Tantalize series features YA Gothic fantasy novels in both prose and graphic formats. These stories, set in the Tantalize-Feral universe, are suspenseful with high action and include romantic elements as well as some humor.
The first novel was released in 2007.
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#PubForPR: Publishing for Puerto Rico
Compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Publishing for Puerto Rico charity auction will feature more than 250 book- and writing-related items that may be bid upon to benefit hurricane relief efforts.
These include an Author Website and Social Media Evaluation from me, author Cynthia Leitich Smith. The package includes a one-page evaluation of current status,