February 2022 Part Two News, Deals, Reveals, & More

The Rundown

Bex Glendining sold their debut YA graphic novel, INDIGO PORT, coming spring 2025 from Abrams/Amulet.
Myisha Haynes sold two YA graphic novels, HUMANITIES 101 and another untitled, the first coming 2024 from First Second.
In a preempt, six-figure, three-book deal, Akure Phénix sold THE EMPIRE WARS series coming spring 2024 from Blackstone Publishing.

Publisher Breakdown 2022 So Far

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Bustle unveiled the cover for LARK & KASIM START A REVOLUTION by Kacen Callender (September 27, 2022)
- Cover: Sabrena Khadija
- Cover Design: Jade Rector

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Jason Reynolds appeared on Washington Post Live. Watch the full half-hour episode here.

ACE OF SPADES by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens.
RAT by Patrice Lawrence, CONCRETE ROSE by Angie Thomas, and PUNCHING THE AIR by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam have been long listed for the 2022 Yoto Carnegie Medal Award.

Baldwin & Co. has become the largest Black owned bulk book supplier in the Southeast region of the United States. Congratulations!
Buzzfeed published 15 LGBTQIA+ Books That Aren’t About Coming Out.
Epic Reads published The 22 Best New YA Books of March and 22 Upcoming YA Books by Black Authors.
Latinx Kidlit Book Festival announced the dates for 2022! Mark your calendar for October 13-14, 2022!
Loyalty Books is celebrating 3 years in business. Congratulations!!!!
Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes appeared on Good Day LA and shouted out MIRROR GIRLS by Kelly McWilliams.
Jas Perry has joined People of Color in Publishing as the Director of Special Projects.
Pop Sugar published Over 130 of the Best New Book Releases So Far and you’ll be scrolling for quite some time before you get to a Black YA book but we’re on there.
Teen Vogue published 25 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read in 2022.