Cover of The Davenports: More Than This, young adult historical fiction novel written by New York Times bestselling author Krystal Marquis.

Source: Day 17: Krystal Marquis

Nadia Salomon is a #PitMad Success Story and award-winning author of Goodnight Ganesha, which is a Bank Street Best Book, ALSC DIA Selection, and #NCTEWow book. She is also the author of A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers Williams Story, the first picture book biography ever written about the iconic civil rights activist. Her [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 16: Nadia Salomon

Even with more than a dozen books to her credit, Bernette Ford finds it tough to think of herself as an author. She’s an editor, a mentor, a wife, a mother. But an author? She doesn’t easily claim that title as her own. But that’s just how many children and parents around the world know [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 15: Bernette Ford

Sarah Raughley is the Nigerian-Canadian author of The Effigies Series, The Bones of Ruin Trilogy and The Queen’s Spade. A finalist of the Aurora Award, Raughley is also an English professor and public intellectual who has written for journals such as The Walrus, CBC, and Teen Vogue. Her creative work is inspired by a confluence of experiences, from being [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 14: Sarah Raughley

K.E. Lewis is the author of “Now You See Me,” Never Take Your Rhino on A Plane, Because of Dads, and co-author of Underwater: The Storied-Ballad of Drowned Towns. Learn more about his work in children’s literature in this feature of 28 Days Later.

Source: Day 13: K.E. Lewis

Jennifer Baker is an author and editor/project manager with over 20 years’ experience in book publishing. She’s also the creator/host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and has been a faculty member at Bay Path University’s MFA in Creative Nonfiction and The City College of New York. In 2019, she was named Publishers Weekly Superstar [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 12: Jennifer Baker

Rachelle Baker is a multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, MI with a background in Relief Printing (Screenprinting, Lino/Woodcutting), Illustration, Comic Art, Video Art, and Music. She is inspired by Shoujo manga, anime and comics bad girls, stoic women dancing in the backgrounds of late 90’s/early 2000’s R&B videos, and the sound cats make when they’re yawning. [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 11: Rachelle Baker

“That was the thing about families.  They knew even the things you wanted to keep secret.” — excerpt from Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury   Liselle Sambury is a Trinidadian-Canadian author who writes genre- blended speculative fiction with dark themes, complicated families, and edges of hope. Her debut novel Blood Like Magic garnered multiple starred reviews and [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 10: Liselle Sambury

Tonya Abari is a Nashville-based independent journalist, author, essayist, author collaborator, and reviewer for both children and adults. With a wide range of interests including parenting, Black maternal health, food, travel, lifestyle, environment, personal wellness, and culture, her words have been published in the Nashville Scene, Essence, AllRecipes, AARP, Ambrook, The Kitchn, USA Today, Publishers [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 9: Tonya Abari

Over a career spanning 69 years, Jerry Pinkney became one of the most revered and respected children’s book illustrators in America, if not the world. His evocative drawings and paintings won him international acclaim and brought more than 100 children’s books to life. As one of America’s pre-eminent Black illustrators, many of Jerry’s books prominently [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 8: Jerry Pinkney