Virginia Apgar chosen as one of the National Science Teaching Association’s OutStanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
Book Sale Announcement (Force of Fire, Scholastic): Abigail McAden at Scholastic has acquired Force of Fire, a middle grade standalone novel by Sayantani DasGupta. The origin story follows Pinki, a fire-clan rakkhoshi, who wants nothing to do with revolutions or do-goodery, but only wants to finally learn how to control her magical flames. When she makes a secret deal with Sesha, Prince of Snakes, to try to do just that, she finds herself becoming the reluctant leader of her country’s fight for freedom from the serpent empire. Publication is set for summer 2021; Brent Taylor at Triada US did the deal for North American rights.
Recent Virtual Events:
Everywhere Book Fest “Magic vs. Science: Children’s Authors Battle It Out”
Scholastic Virtual Book Festival
Loft Worldplay Book Festival “Teen Scene”
Middle Ground Book Festival “Brave Girl Characters”
All By My Shelf “Royaltea Party”
60 Best Scifi Books all Science Fiction Fans Must Read
10 Books For Harry Potter Fans
Do Your Children See Heroes Like Themselves AJ THE STREAM
Books for Fans of His Dark Materials
Roundup of South Asian Authors on Audible
Writing the Future Series at Scholastic (video)
Why Stop at Windows and Mirrors? Children’s Book Prisms
Sweets for the Holidays Diwali
10 Best Books About Young Heroes
Kiranmala series authors shares how L’Engle inspired her stories “String theory and parallel universes seemed the perfect metaphor for the immigrant experience — immigrants are, to me, galaxy hoppers and space explorers!”
Radical Imagination Children’s Literature Changes the World | TEDxRutgersPrep
Creator Corner with Sayantani Dasgupta
Brown Blasts: Women’s Voices Amplified – Dr. Sayantani DasGupta ’92
Game of Stars was featured in the print edition of The Washington Post in a “Class of KidsPost”
The Serpent’s Secret was listed on Bank Street’s Best Books of the Year
The Serpent’s Secret was listed as one of Booklist Online’s 50 Best Middle Grade Novels of the 21st Century!
The Serpent’s Secret was an EB White Read Aloud Honor Book
The Serpent’s Secret on this list of 20 Fantasy Books by Women of Color on Hypable
The Series was listed on this Romper list of 8 Books Harry Potter Fans Should Read with their Kids
Essay called Bengali Folktales and String Theory Came out in School Library Journal
Game of Stars is on the New York Times Middle Grade Hardcover Bestseller List!
Reading With… Shelf Awareness Interview
Horn Book Essay by me “My Characters Don’t Wear Shoes In the House”
Publishers Weekly Notable Novel Sequels
15 MG Authors Share the Books They’re Most Thankful For
Scholastic Reader Leader blog: Stories Are Good Medicine: Literacy, Health, and Representation
Reimagining Our Futures: YA Authors on Feminism, Fairy Tales and Fantasy
Today Show: 10 Books Everyone Will be Reading this Spring
Cover of January 2018 Booklinks with Interview
Teen Vogue: 9 Books with South Asian Characters to Read in 2018
Indiebound Spring 2018 Kids Next List
17 SFF Books by Asian Women We Want To See As Movies
Book List – Top 10 Diverse Reads For Older and Middle Grade Readers
School Library Journal 20 Books for Young Readers to Celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Barnes and Noble Teen Blog: Teens Share the Last Book they Loved
Electric Literature Roundtable: New Voices of South Asian Young Adult Literature
Mention in the Dork Diaries Blog
Diversity Sauce Podcast Interview
Imagination Soup Children’s Books About India, Indian Culture and Indian Mythology
Imagination Soup What’s New In MG Books
WAMC Northshire Bookstore Picks
Pamela Thompson Blog Interview
Publisher’s Weekly article on Kweli Conference
Chasing Faerytales Guest Blog: Folktales not Myths, Region, Not Religion
Chris Barton Bartography Blog Interview
FB Live Interview with Angela Ahn Columbus Ohio Channel 10 Anchor
Scholastic Kids Reporter Article by my daughter Sunaya
9 Diverse Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read After Wrinkle in Time
Booklist Online: Top 10 Incredible Journeys in Middle Grade Novels
Barnes and Noble Kids Blog Interview: Strength in Stories
Scholastic On Our Minds Podcast Interview
Scholastic On Our Minds Interview
Kitaab World 2018 South Asian Book Releases
Read Brightly The Best Children’s and YA Books of February 2018
LitCelebrAsian: New Releases – February Books by Asian Authors
Bitch Media – 17 Books Feminists Should Read in February
Literacy Worldwide – New Year, New Releases
TAP into Parsippany – Main Character in a New Book Is a Parsippany Student
Publisher’s Weekly – New Kids and YA Books
The Mixed Up Files of Middle Grade Authors: Folk Storytelling in South Asia
Cultured Vultures 20 Most Anticipated Books 2018
Ms. Magazine Blog – The Ms. Q&A: Sayantani DasGupta Wants to Empower Girls to Slay Their Demons