Shifa Safadi

3 weeks ago | hbook.com | Shifa Safadi |Emma Otheguy |Betsy Groban |Karida Brown

My name is Shifa,spelled S-h-i-f-a,for most of my life pronounced shee-fa,sometimes said Shiff-a,but really in Arabic it’s she-faa’ with an emphasisat the endlike a silent t...

Sep 10, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor |Margarita Engle |Erin Kelly |Shifa Safadi

The National Book Foundation has revealed the 2024 National Book Award longlist for Young People’s Literature. The five finalists will be named on October 1, and the winner will be announced during the 75th awards ceremony on November 20 in New York City. The 2024 longlist for Young People’s Literature: Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A.

Jun 19, 2024 | fromthemixedupfiles.com | Shifa Safadi |Mindy Weiss

SummaryJuneteenth is upon us, and in honor of this day, we are recommending some beautiful Black-authored MG titles to read. June 19th marks a Federal day of Independence in American history, an important day commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.

Feb 6, 2024 | fromthemixedupfiles.com | Shifa Safadi |Mindy Weiss

Welcome to the home page for our series We Need Diverse Middle Grade (WNDMG), where we archive all our WNDMG posts. Our mission: We celebrate and promote diversity in middle-grade books, and we examine the issues preventing better equity and inclusion on the middle-grade bookshelf. We intend to amplify and honor all diverse voices.

Sep 15, 2023 | player.captivate.fm | Anton Hur |Randy Ribay |Shifa Safadi |Suma Subramaniam

00:00:00 00:38:41 Share Start at Embed On our mid-month check in for September 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as catch up on some news from the ongoing literary awards season.