BTW Interviews

Katie Kennedy is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut Learning to Swear in America, “the story of a fledgling teen finally getting the chance to be a kid,” said Janelle Smith of Auntie’s Bookstore.

Yaa Gyasi is the author of the Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce debut title Homegoing: A Novel, which Sarajane Giddings of Blue Door Books called “a stunning debut.”

Jacqueline Woodson’s first title for adults in 20 years is “a beautiful, heart-wrenching novel of a young girl’s coming-of-age in Brooklyn,” said Nicole Yasinsky of The Booksellers at Laurelwood.

Harriet Reuter Hapgood is the author or The Square Root of Summer, a Winter/Spring 2016 Indies Introduce debut title for young adults. Johanna Albrecht of Flyleaf Books described the novel as “a rewarding and wholly enjoyable reading experience.”