Daniel Nayeri on The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
Daniel Nayeri talks about his next book The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams, the similarities between our world and the world of the Silk Road, and dealing with creative distraction.
Ricardo Nuila on The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine
Dr. Ricardo Nuila’s nonfiction debut follows the lives of five uninsured Houstonians who seek care at Ben Taub, the county hospital where he has worked for over a decade.
Building a Better Book World: A New Brand for Our Next Twenty Years
We worked throughout 2022 on reevaluating and reimagining the Edelweiss brand to better capture who we are and where we are going in the future. Edelweiss CEO John Rubin and President Annie Rubin discuss what they hope the redesign will bring to Edelweiss and its users.
Filling the Gaps: Diverse BookFinder on Collecting and Analyzing Depictions of BIPOC
Diverse BookFinder is a key resource for all those who seek to create collections in which all children can see themselves — and each other — reflected in the picture books they read.
Thomas C. Gannon on Birding While Indian: A Mixed-Blood Memoir
Thomas C. Gannon shares more about his upcoming book Birding While Indian: A Mixed-Blood Memoir, why he never thought of the work as a memoir, and the impossibility of writing about birds without being political.
Taleen Voskuni on Sorry, Bro
Taleen Voskuni is the debut author of Sorry Bro. She discusses role-playing bravery through her main character and portraying the reality of being Armenian-American—in all its humor, happiness, generational trauma, and sorrow.
Eleanor Janega on The Once and Future Sex
Dr. Eleanor Janega discusses her next book The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in Society, uplifting the lives and resistances of “ordinary” historical women, and why it is important for everyone to learn about the medieval past.
Tess Sharpe on 6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)
Tess Sharpe chats about her upcoming young adult romance 6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did), finding inspiration in fanfiction, and writing about the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters.
Edelweiss Recommends: Staff Favorites
Just in time for the holidays, some Edelweiss team members share their most-loved books (that they think you will love, too!).
Championing Literature for All Young Readers: We Need Diverse Books on Creating Industry-Wide Change
We Need Diverse Books is a non-profit and a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that has worked since 2014 to create a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book.