BTW Interviews

02 Dec
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Karen M. McManus on Winter Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “The Cousins”

“Another stellar mystery by Karen McManus, who doesn’t miss a beat as she takes on summer vacation rather than the schoolroom,” said Sami Thomason of Square Books.

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18 Nov
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A Q&A With Katherine May, Author of December’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

“Grab a cup of tea, find a cozy blanket, and burrow into this book of thoughtfulness and comfort,” said Emma Warren of Oblong Books & Music in Millerton, New York.

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26 Oct
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A Q&A With Bryan Washington, Author of November’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

“Reading Memorial is like sitting down with a dear friend and asking, ‘What’s going on with you?’” said Colleen Ellis of Lark and Owl Booksellers.

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14 Oct
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Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam on Fall Kids’ Indie Next List Pick “Punching the Air”

Destinee Hodge of East City Bookshop called Punching the Air “a window that every educator — and, really, every reader — should be made to look through.”

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06 Oct
The Truth Project by Dante Medema

An Indies Introduce Q&A With Dante Medema

“The Truth Project is something truly special that will grab hold of your heart and not let go,” said Lauren Nopenz Fairley of Curious Iguana.

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29 Sep

An Indies Introduce Q&A With Romy Hausmann

“This is a story rife with twists and turns. It will keep you guessing!” says Deon Stonehouse of Sunriver Books & Music about Hausmann’s Dear Child.

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16 Sep
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A Q&A With V.E. Schwab, Author of October’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

Lindsey Pattavina called The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue “epic, beautifully written, heartwarming, and heartbreaking.” 

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09 Sep
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

An Indies Introduce Q&A With Tracy Deonn

Tracy Deonn is the author of the contemporary young adult fantasy Legendborn, a Summer/Fall 2020 Indies Introduce young adult debut selection and a Fall 2020 Kids’ Indie Next List pick.

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02 Sep
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Tiffany D. Jackson on Fall Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “Grown”

Cristina Russell of Books & Books called Jackson “one of the most brilliant storytellers in YA.”

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19 Aug
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A Q&A With Fredrik Backman, Author of September’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

“I couldn’t put it down and barreled to the end, but now I am sad it’s over,” said Lisa Driban of Hockessin BookShelf.

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