Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!
Today we’re welcoming author Ritu Hemnani to Cynsations to discuss her path to publication and the role her family history plays in her middle grade novel in verse,
Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!
I’m thrilled to welcome Author Diana Ma to Cynsations today! I first met Diana at a local SCBWI summer party and we struck up a wonderful conversation about her middle-grade novel and her passion for getting Asian American stories out to the community.
Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!
Today we welcome author Srividhya Venkat back to Cynsations to discuss her first picture book biography.
Tell us about your newest nonfiction picture book biography,
Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!
We’re thrilled to host a cover reveal and interview with Cynsations Intern Suma Subramaniam‘s debut chapter book/early middle grade series,
Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!
We’re thrilled to have Author-Illustrator Ellie Peterson on Cynsations today.
Congratulations on winning the Washington State Book Award! How has winning the award changed or affected your creative life?
We’re thrilled to have Author Will Taylor on Cynsations today.
Congratulations on winning the Washington State Book Award! How has winning the award changed or affected your creative life? What hasn’t changed?
Thank you so much! I remember attending the Washington State Book Award ceremony the year before my first book came out and thinking “Maybe someday!” It’s truly wild that it’s actually happened.
Check out the cover for a new picture book by Cynsations own Suma Subramaniam, My Name Is Long As A River, illustrated by Tara Anand, due out from Penguin Workshop on May 28, 2024. From the publisher’s description:
In this sweeping picture book, an Indian girl discovers the power of her name as she travels along the river she was named after.
Continue Reading Cover Reveal & Author Snapshot Suma Subramaniam on My Name Is Long As A River »
Spotlight image: Suma Subramaniam and Kamala Nair
Check out the cover of A Bindi Can Be … written by Cynsations very own Suma Subramaniam and illustrated by Kamala Nair (Kids Can Press May 7, 2024).
From: the Kids Can Press’ website.
A young girl discovers that a bindi is more than just a dot that goes between her brows.
Continue Reading Cover Reveal & Author Snapshot: A Bindi Can Be… by Suma Subramaniam »
I’m thrilled to welcome Jyoti Gopal to Cynsations today!
You lived in many countries before settling down in the United States. How did that experience inform you as an author?
Living outside one’s culture, learning different languages, straddling different ways of being – these were gifts,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Jyoti Gopal Shares Strategies for Juggling Multiple Projects »
I’m thrilled to welcome Sangu Mandanna to the Cynsations blog today!
Could you tell us about your latest book?
My latest book, Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom (Penguin Random House, 2022) is a middle grade fantasy about what happens when a young girl’s sketchbook world comes to life.
Continue Reading Author Interview: Sangu Mandanna Reflects on her Publishing Journey »