MG Escapades Authors Stan Yan & Angela Hsieh on Graphic Novels; Plus Sara Shacter on Creating a Debut Author Group

By Gayleen Rabakukk

Today we have the final installment of the MG Escapades series with Graphic Novelists Stan Yan and Angela Hsieh. And we’re also chatting with the group’s founder, Sara Shacter about how the group got started in case you’ve been thinking about putting together a marketing group.

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Author-Illustrator Mika Song Shares Her Graphic Novel Journey & Night Chef

By Mitu Malhotra

Today I am excited to welcome Mika Song to Cynsations to talk about her upcoming graphic novel Night Chef (Penguin Random House, 2025), which releases on Oct. 28, 2025. The star of this book is an orphan raccoon who is also a spunky self-taught chef.

I first saw Mika’s illustrations in A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey (Chronicle Books,

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