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Bess Press

Nancy Bo Flood — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:00:23 +0000

Think tropical … island nations, high and low islands. Feel the sun’s warmth, the stir of a gentle breeze clattering palm fronds high overhead. Escape winter, cold, snow, white, ice. How?
In a book. Open one of the many books published by Bess Press, one of the first independent publishers located in Honolulu. Their books cover history and culture, war and peace in the Pacific, the many cultures of Polynesia, Micronesia (meaning small islands, there are over 10,000 islands in Micronesia) and Melanesia (the dark islands).

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Heartdrum

Nancy Bo Flood — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:00:51 +0000

We are so pleased to have this opportunity to interview the two women behind HarperCollins’ new Native-focused imprint, Heartdrum: Rosemary Brosnan, vice president and editorial director at HarperCollins Children’s Books, and Cynthia Leitich Smith, children’s and YA author, writing instructor, and blogger.
Let’s learn more …

Rosemary and Cynthia, you have worked together for more than 20 years, correct?

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Nomad Press

Nancy Bo Flood — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 13:00:36 +0000

Andi Diehn (photo: Bob Eddy)

For teachers, parents and anyone looking for “school-at-home” nonfiction books, Nomad Press is an excellent resource for activity-based nonfiction books. With Nomad’s informational series, students not only “read about” important topics of our times but also investigate, “ask about” and “do about” these topics.
First I tried out several of their books.

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Arte Público Press

Nancy Bo Flood — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:00:43 +0000

Piñata Books Are Full of Surprises!
Arte Público Press uses the delightful metaphor of piñata to describe its imprint of bi-lingual Spanish-English books for children — full of delights and full of surprises.

Surprise #1 — Arte Público Press is the original publisher of Sandra Cisneros’ seminal The House on Mango Street. To further bring Hispanic literature to mainstream audiences, “Arte Público Press launched the Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Program in 1992.

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Enchanted Lion

Nancy Bo Flood — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 20:46:06 +0000

I am enchanted … with the fresh, delightful, and imaginative books published by this independent publisher. Their doors opened in 2003 and even during these tumultuous times, their doors have stayed open and their vision has stayed strong. Enchanted Lion Books come from a diversity of sources and voices that have been under-represented, translated books from other countries and cultures, and international illustrations that are unusual and captivating.

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