Nadia Fisher

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Q&A with Melanie Florence about her new children's picture book, SARABETH'S GARAGE.
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Can't wait for these 2026 releases from NADIA...
Nadia Fisher @ariadelsole.bsky.social
Nadia L. Hohn @nadialhohn.bsky.social
Nadia Hsieh IG @NadiaHsieh1
Nadia Alam IG@nadiabmad
@thebookofnadias.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social

Bidding opens at midnight tonight for Publishing for Minnesota and there are so many amazing items up from author, illustrators, editors, and agents. I’ve donated a manuscript critique and AMA.

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Thank you, Nadia! 💖

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So happy to be back for the 5th and final year! Please visit www.kidlit411.com/2026/01/the-... to see all the amazing mentors and to see if we’re a good fit! 🌟🌟🌟

Butterfly Sea book cover with two children sitting in the grass.

Where is the BUTTERFLY SEA?
It’s a place you go to dream, to escape the world’s problems, and to truly connect. #kidlit #bookrelease #librarians

East City Bookshop An independent and community-minded bookstore serving the greater Capitol Hill community.

I’m so thankful for my team and everyone that was involved in helping bring this story to life💕

AT THE COOKOUT comes out April 7, 2026 through Putnam Young Readers/ @penguinkids.bsky.social , and you can preorder a signed copy here: eastcitybookshop.com/pre-orders/n...

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Graphic with the cover of AT THE COOKOUT with the following excerpt from Kirkus Reviews: The joy is palpable in Fisher’s bright, warm artwork and her jaunty, dialogue-heavy text as this loving Black family gathers, bonding over food and music, greeting each other with laughter, hugs, and elaborate handshakes. Warm and inviting.

Kirkus review part one: “A youngster reconnects with a favorite cousin at a get-together. It’s summer break, and for Cici, that means making time for family cookouts at Grandma’s house. Cici has a bunch of cousins to play with—and we see them taking part in balloon water fights in the backyard, jumping double Dutch, and playing horseshoes—but there’s one cousin in particular whom the child is searching for, and he’s looking for Cici. At Cici’s lowest point (“Still no sign of Chase”), the little one is compelled to check under a table, where Chase has been hiding with a handful of Grandma’s chocolate chip cookies. Their reunion means the party can finally start in earnest as they join everyone else in cutting up the dance floor until the food is ready to be eaten.”

Kirkus review part 2: “Plates full of chicken, burgers, mac and cheese, greens, and more feed the whole family, but Cici and Chase are nourished by each other and the love they share. The joy is palpable in Fisher’s bright, warm artwork and her jaunty, dialogue-heavy text as this loving Black family gathers, bonding over food and music, greeting each other with laughter, hugs, and elaborate handshakes. The author/illustrator employs a variety of panel sizes and vibrant pastel backgrounds, making for an accessible picture book filled with smiling brown faces, as dynamic as the event itself. Warm and inviting. (Picture book. 4-8)”

I’m so happy to share this great review of AT THE COOKOUT from Kirkus!
I wanted to write a book that was full of joy & love, & I’m so happy that I get to share it with you when it releases this April.

See below for preorder options #kidlit

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Meeting my guests from the world of #kidlit is my favorite part of my weekly Gab ‘n’ Doodles. Watch live on Insta or later there or YouTube.

Thank you to all my wonderful guests! See comments for a list of guests and BlueSky handles ⬇️

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Happy holidays!

Season's Greetings to you and yours!

Congratulations!!

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Light up the world ✨

#kidlitart #hope

Thanks to my @SCBWIRockyMtn friend, @bandersonwriter for the kind review! Help me with Amazon reviews and log them at stanyan.me/team-misf... for a chance of winning prizes in my monthly drawing! My last drawing is soon!

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I was a #pbrisingstars mentor for 2 years. @zoodocwrites.bsky.social who was--and is--the joy of my life. She helped me through cancer, helps me with my dog, and is one of the best writers I know. Ty #pbrisingstars! Without you, I never woul have met her.

Yellow background, Cynsational Books of 2025 (neon font); cover art for Words Matter: The Story of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and the White Rose Resistance by Anita Pazner, illustrated by Sophia Casson (Groundwood Books, 2025) Cynsations Team: Gayleeen Rabakukk, Suma Subramaniam, AJ Eversole, Mitu Malhotra, Gail Vannelli.

Congratulations to the Cynsational authors and illustrators of 2025! The annual Cynsational books list is complied by the Cynsations team. Books by team members or the Heartdrum imprint at HarperChildren’s, for which Cynthia Leitich Smith serves as author-curator, are not eligible for consideration.

Most Anticipated Books of 2026!
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With Mayo the Bruiser. 🦸Do you like superhero comics? I read a ton of them as a kid. Stay tuned for the next #adventcalendar book, I’m getting caught up!

#kidlit #kidlitart #stanlee #anaalbero #littlepeoplebigdreams #picturebooks @quartokids.bsky.social

So fun, Mark!

Getting caught up with the #LittlePeopleBigDreams #AdventCalendar.

🐕Noodle is silly and dumb 😆

This one’s illustrated by @ariadelsole.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

BB's top 10 professional disappointments of 2025! (and why it was still somehow a pretty good year??)

Here's another year-end list for you... all my professional failures and disappointments from the year in a nice little row! 😭😅

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Graphic that reads 5 weeks as a New York Times Bestseller. With an image of the New York Times bestseller list from 12.10.2025. Number 8 is circled: “Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma. (Little, Brown) Kidan's quest for power consumes her as she must face her sister, June, in a looming war. (Ages 14 to 18)” The right side of the graphic includes the cover of Eternal Ruin which is red with the image of two hands reach for a golden mask. Bottom of the graphic reads Eternal Ruin, by Tigest Girma

ETERNAL RUIN is still going strong on the NYT list!
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Congratulations to @tigestgirma for your 5th week on the charts!

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Art of three bunnies looking up at fireworks in the night sky. Text reasd year end roundup: All About Hope #kidlitart. Art by Anne Appert

December's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Year End Roundup: All About Hope

Join your hosts on Dec 18, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about hope!

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Hopping on Flora’s (@flaroh on IG) color of the year trend ✨

This was such a fun trend, I loved coming up with names for these colors in my artwork! Which one’s your favorite? Don’t ask me to pick cause I definitely can’t 🫣 lol #illustration

Illustration of a Black girl riding on the back of a starling while other starlings fly in the background. The text says Nadia Fisher represented by Starling Literary + Media Agency

⭐️I have a new agency & the same amazing agent! My agent @jemiscoe.bsky.social along with @marchsoloway.bsky.social and @pterlip.bsky.social , all alums of Andrea Brown, founded a new literary and media agency, @starlingliterary.bsky.social , & I’m happy to start this new journey with them ✨

Can't wait for these 2026 releases from NADIA...
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@TheBookofNadias
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A New Nonfiction Chapter Book Series; Chanel Miller Q&A; Andrea Brown Alum Launch Agency + more in the latest Children’s Bookshelf! buff.ly/vgGs8aO