BTW Interviews

05 Apr
Ronnie Riley, author of "Jude Saves the World"

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Ronnie Riley

"Despite its difficult moments, Jude Saves the World is pure joy, full of love and support in the face of a parent’s well-intentioned but misguided protection and the ups and downs of friendship,” said Gabriella Crivilare of Prairie Fox Books in Ottawa, Illinois.

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29 Mar
Ruchira Gupta, author of "I Kick and I Fly"

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Ruchira Gupta

"An incredibly immersive, honest, yet YA-appropriate novel based on the real experiences of trafficked young women and those who work to free them,” said Emily Autenrieth of A Seat at the Table Books in Elk Grove, California.

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29 Mar
Abby Jimenez, author of "Yours Truly"

A Q&A With Abby Jimenez, Author of April Indie Next List Top Pick “Yours Truly”

“Readers will laugh hysterically while simultaneously sobbing from Jimenez’s page-turning plot. From pen pals to partners, the protagonists’ undeniable chemistry brings this story to life,” said Amber Reinhart of Adventures By the Book in San Diego, California.

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22 Mar
Justine Pucella Winans, author of "Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything"

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Justine Pucella Winans

"This book is the weird and wonderful queer-teen-investigates-money-laundering-bird-cult murder mystery I didn’t realize I was waiting for,” said Rebekah Shoaf of Boogie Down Books in the Bronx, New York.

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22 Mar
Kweku Abimbola, author of "Saltwater Demands a Psalm: Poems"

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Kweku Abimbola

"Combining Ghanaian pictographs with the grave result of being Black in America, Abimbola honors the victims of police violence,” said Nikita Imafidon of Raven Bookstore in Lawrence, Kansas.

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15 Mar
Melissa Coss Aquino, author of "Carmen and Grace"

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Melissa Coss Aquino

"This was the book I locked myself in my room to read because I couldn’t stop thinking about the characters and their impossible choices,” said Emerson Perper of Curious Iguana in Frederick, MD.

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08 Mar
Tove Danovich, author of the memoir "Under the Henfluence"

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Tove Danovich

"Possibly the most entertaining nonfiction I’ve read in years. I guarantee a smile and/or an egg & chicken pun in every chapter,” said Tanya Mills of The Book Bungalow in St. George, Utah.

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01 Mar
Cecile Pin, author of the novel "Wandering Souls"

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Cecile Pin

"A compact and powerful novel about a family torn apart by immigration...It’s a story of survival, family, ghosts, and love,” said Sara Rishforth of Roundabout Books in Bend, Oregon.

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01 Mar
María José Fitzgerald, author of Turtles of the Midnight Moon

An Indies Introduce Q&A with María José Fitzgerald

"A delightful middle grade eco-mystery that brings two girls from different backgrounds together as they try to stop poachers from stealing turtle eggs,” said Earl Dizon of Green Bean Books in Portland, Oregon.

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01 Mar
The Moth Keeper, by K. O'Nelil

A Q&A with K. O'Neill, Author of March/April Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “The Moth Keeper”

“A beautiful children’s graphic novel full of wonder, magic, warmth, and a touching story about community, responsibility, and burnout,” said Caleb Masters of Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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