Congratulations to Alyssa Bermudez on the publication of Big Apple Diaries (Roaring Brook Press), a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir about a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school—until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. The book is lighting up the internet this week- read about it in the following!
- Imagination Soup: Alyssa’s guest post on “The Power of Doodling” is live! [read here]
- SLJ’s Fuse 8: Alyssa’s interview with Betsy Bird is live! [read here]
- Publishers Weekly: New Kids and YA book release spotlight [read here]
For anyone who hasn’t already, you can register for Alyssa’s virtual launch event with Remy Lai on Thursday at 7pm ET using this link.
Get your copy of Big Apple Diaries here