By AJ Eversole
Super excited to chat with debut author, Kauakanilehua Mahoe Adams today on Cynsations. Reading An Expanse of Blue (Heartdrum, 2026) was a transformative experience for me. From the opening to poem I was hooked and ready to follow main character Aouli along on her journey. So far the young adult novel-in-verse has received a stunning three stars and released on May 19th!
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!
By AJ Eversole
Spotlight image: Author Christine Day at the Dark and Stormy Night Storytelling event on Bainbridge Island, Wash.. Photo Credit: BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network) of Bainbridge Island, Continue Reading Author Interview: Christine Day Enters the YA Fantasy Realm with Short Story in Faeries Never Lie Anthology »
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!
By: AJ Eversole
Excited to speak to Sher Lee today about her YA fantasy debut! A queer retelling of a classic Chinese folktale, Legend of the White Snake (Quill Tree,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Sher Lee on Recreating Classics with a Queer Twist »
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!
By AJ Eversole
I have seriously loved every title I’ve read that comes from the JoyRevolution imprint, and this YA Dystopian—featuring Black main characters who have to bring down the corporate overlords all while riding a forbidden,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Jill Tew On Writing Dystopian For A New Generation »
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!
By Mitu Malhotra and AJ Eversole
Sara Holly Ackerman – interviewed by Mitu
Today we welcome Sara Holly Ackerman to share her writing process with regards to her debut picture book The Gabi That Girma Wore,
Continue Reading New Voices: Sara Holly Ackerman & Elle Gonzales Rose Celebrate Debuts »
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 am thrilled to welcome E.L. Shen to Cynsations today!
Congratulations on the release of Maybe It’s a Sign,
By AJ Eversole
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.
UPDATE: The name of the drive-in was changed to Sandy June’s.
By AJ Eversole
Hello there! It’s AJ here to ecstatically introduce the next anthology out from Heartdrum!
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books, offers a wide range of innovative, unexpected, and heartfelt stories by Native creators,
Continue Reading Announcing Legendary Fry Bread Drive-In Anthology »
By AJ Eversole
Today we welcome debut author Jen Ferguson. Ferguson (she/her) is Métis and white, an activist, a feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice armed with a PhD. She believes writing, teaching and beading are political acts. Her debut YA novel, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet,
Continue Reading Native Voices: Jen Ferguson on What She Has Learned As A Writer »
By Sara Ryan
When I was invited to contribute a post about what it’s like to be an author and a librarian, I remembered I’d talked about it when I was interviewed at Cynsations about my book The Rules for Hearts (Penguin, 2007), quite some time back.
A few years after that,
Continue Reading Guest Post: The Author-Librarian Life with Sara Ryan »