​I'm thrilled to share that Kingdom of Dust, my West African-inspired middle grade fantasy, is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! This is a huge honor and means that Kingdom of Dust now has an important boost in finding its readers. 

Junior Library Guild is a trusted organization that librarians and educators can use to find excellent books for their collections. On their website they state, "JLG titles are curated by our renowned editorial team who reads and reviews thousands of manuscript submissions each year (prior to publication) to choose the best, award-worthy books for our members. With nearly 95% of our selections going on to win awards, honors, starred reviews, and industry accolades, you can trust JLG to bring top-quality books to your library that will engage and appeal to your readers."

I'm honored that Kingdom of Dust will be included in the fall catalog of the Junior Library Guild and hopefully seen by lots of potential new readers!

I'm so excited that my forthcoming book Kingdom of Dust has a publication date! It will be released on 8/20/2024 by HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books.

I'm also excited for readers to see the amazing cover, illustrated once again by the fantastic Michael Machira Mwangi and designed by David Curtis.

I'm grateful to John Schu for hosting the cover reveal for me again. I loved the questions he asked me about A Comb of Wishes, and I can't wait to share my answers about this latest middle grade fantasy, Kingdom of Dust.

Look for the big reveal on Wednesday, October 11th on John's blog, Watch. Connect. Read.

If you haven't signed up for my newsletter, this is the perfect time. I'll be sending our a new edition soon and I'm eager to share behind the scenes details about my new book, as well as preorder links and other goodies.

I'm so honored and excited that A Comb of Wishes is a nominee for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel​! This is the inaugural year for the middle grade speculative fiction category and it is filled with wonderful dark speculative fiction that speaks to kids' courage and heart. So happy that more readers will find A Comb of Wishes due to this honor. 

The Stoker Award winners will be announced at a gala on June 17, 2023 in Pittsburgh during StokerCon. Good luck to all of the nominees!