February 26, 2022

March 2022 Children’s & YA New Releases

The first book in JaNay Brown-Wood’s Where in the Garden? series, Amara’s Farm, was released last year, September 2021. This March, book two, Miguel’s Community Garden, […]
February 15, 2022

Debut You 2022: Julian Randall: Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa

Debut You is an interview feature on Our Stories Matter blog. Debut authors, who have released or have upcoming releases in 2022, are given five questions […]
February 10, 2022

18 Picture Books with Love in the Title

Valentine’s Day is nearing, but it does not always have to be about romance, especially for young readers. Love can be celebrated, discovered, and shared in […]
February 10, 2022

15 YA Romance Novels by Black Authors

Elise Bryant’s debut romance novel Happily Ever Afters was released in 2021 and received multiple starred reviews. In Bryant’s 2021 “Debut You” feature on our blog, […]