Author Interview: Christine Day Enters the YA Fantasy Realm with Short Story in Faeries Never Lie Anthology

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Author Interview: Danielle Burbank On Sharing Family Legacies

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By AJ Eversole

Today on the blog we get to talk to Diné author and librarian Danielle Burbank about her debut early reader, Navajo Code Talkers (DK,

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Author Interview: Stacy Wells Weaves Tradition into Chapter Book Series

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By AJ Eversole

Today we are hearing from Stacy Wells (Choctaw) about her new chapter book series, Tana Cooks,

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Author Interview: Andrea Rogers Celebrates Tradition with When We Gather

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Author Andrea L. Rogers (Cherokee) joins us today to discuss her new picture book, When We Gather (Ostadahlisiha): A Cherokee Tribal Feast,

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Author Interview: Kim Rogers Discusses Impact of Historical Native Representation

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By AJ Eversole

Kim Rogers recently won the 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award for her picture book A Letter For Bob, 

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Creative Team Deirdre Havrelock & Aly McKnight on Their Creative Processes & New Picture Book, Why We Dance

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By AJ Eversole

I am excited to introduce the creative team behind the picture book, Why We Dance (Abrams, 2024) author, Deidre Havrelock (Saddle Lake Cree Nation) and illustrator,

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Author Interview: Brian Young Discusses The Joy of Writing His Second Book

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Today we get to hear from Brian Young, author of American Indian Youth Literature Award Winning Healer of the Water Monster (Heartdrum, 2022). The sequel, Heroes of the Water Monster (Heartdrum, 2023) will be released May 23. From the promotional copy:

An unmissable companion to Healer of the Water Monster,

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Author Interview: Guadalupe Garcia McCall on Collaboration & Secret of the Moon Conch

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Today Cynsations gets to share an interview with Guadalupe Garcia McCall, co-author of Secret of the Moon Conch (Bloomsbury, June 2023). From the promotional copy:

Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall join forces to craft a sweeping fantasy romance about falling in love despite all odds.

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Illustrator Interview: Steph Littlebird On Art That Shows Indigenous People In A Contemporary Light

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Steph Littlebird is an artist, curator, writer, and a registered member of Oregon’s Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes. She has Illustrated covers for You Are Medicine: 13 Moons of Indigenous Wisdom, Ancestral Connection, and Animal Spirit Guidance (Hay House, 2022), The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls (Feiwel &

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