Nora Neus

Jan 23, 2025 | publishersweekly.com | Ibi Zoboi |Yusef Salaam |Briana Loewinsohn |Nora Neus

Fifteen-year-old Marisol—a soucouyant, or shape-shifting witch, who turns into a flying fireball once a month and feeds on other people’s life forces—longs to escape her magical legacy and wishes she could have a different life. Far away from the monsters and myths back home in the Caribbean and trying to forge a new path in New York City, she and her mother eke out an existence working at a bakery owned by their boss and landlord, Jean-Pierre.

Jan 23, 2025 | publishersweekly.com | Briana Loewinsohn |Ibi Zoboi |Nora Neus |Ryan Wolf

Sascha Alper, illus. by Jerry and Brian Pinkney. Random House/Schwartz, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-30912-4Drawing on a parable often told by activist Wangari Maathai, a note acknowledges, this simply articulated tale from debut author Alper delivers an unmistakably crucial message. In a “vast, beautiful” land with “room for everyone”—birds, monkeys, snakes, and giant cats—a tiny hummingbird makes a nest. Then a spark lands on a leaf, setting a quickly moving fire.

Jan 23, 2025 | publishersweekly.com | Nora Neus |Briana Loewinsohn |Ibi Zoboi |Ryan Wolf

Nora Neus, illus. by Julie Robine. Little, Brown Ink, $25.99 hardcover 
(304p); $18.99 paper ISBN 978-0-316-43983-1; 
ISBN 978-0-3164-3993-0A determined teen spending the summer with her wealthy aunt and uncle in 1880s New York City eschews societal expectations to find a suitor, instead working as a stunt reporter to expose the city’s injustices in a gripping historical graphic novel by Muhammad Najem, War Reporter creators Neus and Robine.

Nov 27, 2024 | theguardian.com | Nora Neus

It was a sight to behold: elephants marching through New York City streets, thousands of spectators crushed four and five deep on the sidewalks hoping to get a glimpse of the creatures. It was Thanksgiving Day 1924, and the elephants – accompanied by bears, monkeys, tigers, camels, donkeys and lions – were residents of the Central Park zoo, trotted out for a brand-new parade, sponsored by the department store Macy’s.

Jul 16, 2024 | theguardian.com | Nora Neus

The Biden administration is reaffirming its support for gender-affirming surgeries for transgender minors after backlash over a recent White House statement opposing such surgeries. The change comes after transgender and LGBTQ+ advocates launched a pressure campaign in response to an unnamed White House spokesperson telling news outlets, including the New York Times and nonprofit newsroom The 19th, that “these surgeries should be limited to adults”.