Mina Ikemoto Ghosh

2 weeks ago | slj.com | Mina Ikemoto Ghosh |a Rec |Amanda MacGregor

In this Q&A series, SLJ poses five questions and a request for a book recommendation to a debut YA author. A. A. Vacharat shares about This Moth Saw Brightness in this latest installment. 1. Congrats on your YA debut! How would you describe your book to readers? I’ve found “strange” encapsulates everything most succinctly. “Devastatingly timely” is also accurate, unfortunately.  2. What drew you to YA to tell this story? YA allows risks.

1 month ago | thehoneypop.com | Mina Ikemoto Ghosh |Julie Dam |DeAndra Davis

Get ready to switch things up with this author and illustrator’s debut! Hyo the Hellmaker by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh is an illustrated novel brimming with elements of action, dark fantasy, and mystery. Imagine a world where people have the ability to create artisan hells and customized tortures for a price. Hyo the Hellmaker follows Hyo and her brother Mansaku, who come from a cursed family of hellmakers. They flee to Onogoro, an island where gods live among humans.