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Read the True Story behind Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys in The Dozier School for Boys

Read the True Story behind Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys in The Dozier School for Boys

by Shaina Olmanson, Associate Editorial Director, Twenty-First Century Books Colson Whitehead’s new novel, The Nickel Boys, came out this month, a fictional story based on the Dozier School for Boys in Florida. Whitehead’s novel follows one wrongfully indicted boy and the abuse experienced at a school modeled after Dozier. In her forthcoming Twenty-First Century Books […]Read more "Read the True Story behind Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys in The Dozier School for Boys"
Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 2
Author Interviews

Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 2

by Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books As discussed in yesterday’s blog post, Millbrook Press has two wonderful STEM-themed photo books for grades K-3 coming out this fall. Yesterday, I shared Jenna Grodzicki’s interview of Marcie Flinchum Atkins, focusing on the book Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature. Today I’m very pleased to […]Read more "Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 2"
Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 1
Author Interviews

Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 1

by Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books In early March 2018, I posted an open call for STEM-themed K-3 manuscripts. The response was tremendous–I received approximately 300 submissions. The manuscripts came from authors who have published many books and authors looking to publish their first book. They came from writers with […]Read more "Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 1"