- ARCs for Malaika, Carnival Queen
- Black History Month (February)
- ByBlacks Black Canadian new releases
Letter from the editor
Happy new year! I hope 2023 finds you happy, healthy, and rested. I spent my holidays sleeping, spending time with friends, and catching up on great shows.I look forward to this new year. At the top of my list is completing some writing projects so they’re ready for submission to my agent and eventually publication. I also look forward to the release of two books this year, Malaika, Carnival Queen and The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and recipes).
Best wishes,
Nadia L. Hohn
Selfie photoshoot time.
Stay tuned.
PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY
On May 2, 2023, MALAIKA, CARNIVAL QUEEN will be in the world.
Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher, #MALAIKACARNIVALQUEEN is the fourth book in my #Malaikaseries and my eighth title.
Malaika learns about her father, who came to Canada as a migrant farm worker when she was a just a baby and who shared her love of carnival. This book is dedicated to the memory of my two grandfathers.
#MalaikaCarnivalQueen will be released in May 2023.
For preorder and preview, check the links here: linktr.ee/nadialhohn
Black History Month (February)
Each February, I have the pleasure of presenting to several schools, libraries, and events. My school day presentations are almost full, but I have availability to present evenings and some Saturdays in Black History month. I’m also scheduling presentations in March and May 2023. If interested, please contact me for my 2022-2023 presentation package.
TO GET YOUR 2023 NEW BOOK LISTED IN ONE OF MY MONTHLY @BYBLACKS ARTICLES,
Please send:
- your title
- author name(s)
- publisher's name
- release date
- genre
- weblink
to nadialhohn.com/contact before the 1st of the month of your release date.
Please include the name of your illustrator, if any.
Self-published authors are welcome but please specify.
For books coming out in January and February 2023, please send me these titles ASAP.
@byblacks
Upcoming Events
“Celebrate Black Canadian Authors This Holiday Season with These 36 Books”, ByBlacks December 2022
“If You Love Black Panther, Then You’ll Love These Books”, ByBlacks November 2022
“The Hairy Truth” and “A Deeper Meaning”, Owl Magazine, November 2022
“Three Black Organizations Working to Get Us Reading,” byblacks, October 2022
“Top 10 Summer Reads for Black Canadian Kids,” byblacks,
August 2022
Travelling Across Canada’s Underground Railroad, Owl magazine (January/February 2022)
“Kojo’s Holiday”, Chickadee magazine (December 2021).
“How Harriet’s Daughter Helped Me Find My Way as a Black Canadian and a Writer for Young People”, Arc Poetry magazine (Arc 96 Islands of Influence Caribbean Canadian edition) (Fall 2021).
“Writer with a Capital W”, University of Waterloo podcast
“Writer Finds Resilience Stories Black Women and Girls”, University of Waterloo magazine (Spring 2021).
Upcoming books
Patty Dreams (Owlkids), Spring 2025.
Journey to Grandma's House (Groundwood Books), Fall 2024.
The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes) (Orca Books), Fall 2023.
Malaika, Carnival Queen (Groundwood Books), Spring 2023.
Published books
Kwanzaa section in Celebrate with me! Recipes, Crafts, and Holiday Fun from around the world (Magic Cat Publishing/Abrams Kids), 2022
Contributor to 100+ Voices for Miss Lou: Poetry, Tributes, Interviews, Essays anthology (UWI Press), 2021.
Louise Go A Country in 100+ Voices of Miss Lou: Poetry, Tributes, Interviews, Essays (UWI Press, 2022).
Interview in Contemporary Canadian Picture Books: A Critical Review for Educators, Librarians, Families, Researchers, & Writers by Beverley Brenna, Richard Dionne, and Theresa Tavares (Brill, 2021).
Malaika's Surprise (Groundwood Books), Spring 2021 https://houseofanansi.com/products/malaikas-surprise French version available in 2022 by Éditions Scholastic, Malaika's Surprise Book Trailer
A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett-Coverley Found Her Voice (Owlkids), Aug. 15, 2019
Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter (Harper Collins), 2018
Malaika's Winter Carnival (Groundwood Books), 2017 (available in French and English paperback http://scholastic.ca/editions/livres/view/le-carnaval-de-malaika)
Malaika's Costume (Groundwood Books www.groundwoodbooks.com), 2016 (available in French paperback www.scholastic.ca) 2021 TD Book Giveaway
Music in the Sankofa series (Rubicon Publishing), 2015 www.sankofacollection.com
Media in the Sankofa series (Rubicon Publishing), 2015 www.sankofacollection.com
© Nadia L. Hohn, 2023
Toronto, ON, Canada