JOEMY ITO-GATESAuthor https://littlekotoscloset.wixsite.com/littlekotoswords Photo Download | Bio Download Joemy Ito-Gates (she/her) is the great granddaughter of a tea master, the granddaughter of a calligrapher, and the daughter of a koto and shamisen player. She volunteers with the grassroots activist organization Japanese American Families for Justice, teaches Dharma School at her local Buddhist temple, and is…
By Greg Anderson Elysée, Akim Aliu, Karen De la Vega, and Marcus Williams Akim Aliu ― also known as “Dreamer” ― is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim’s incredible story, from being the only Black child in…
GREG ANDERSON ELYSÉEAuthor https://webwaycomics.ecwid.com Photo Download | Bio Download Greg Anderson Elysée is a Brooklyn-born Haitian-American writer, educator, filmmaker, personal trainer, and model. He has taught various forms of filmmaking, including narrative and documentary, from elementary level to the elderly, since 2012. A former journalist for theOuthousers.com, he also ran his own column, “(Heard It…
SHARICE BRYANTAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Sharice Bryant writes stories that keep young readers on the edge of their seats. As an author and filmmaker, she specializes in mystery and horror for middle-grade and young adult audiences, always aiming to capture that spark of wonder and suspense she loved as a kid. Sharice’s love…
By Shannon Dowler, MD The ultimate–and fun!–guide to maintaining vibrant sexual health with aging. In Never Too Late, Shannon Dowler, MD, a family physician who is also an expert on sexually transmitted diseases (STD), provides a refreshing overview of sexual education for people over 55. With the advent of dating apps, vibrant 55+ retirement communities, and…
CINDY RUNGERAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Cindy Runger is the author of The Imperial Order of Mystics and a Pacific Northwest Writers Association Award winner. Although Cindy spent decades as a lawyer and business executive, she has been writing ever since she was first able to grip a crayon. When not strategizing about financials…
By Shawn Martinbrough, Milo Stone, Joseph P. Illidge, and Christopher Jordan Judge Kim presides over a case against her beloved pet dog in this second book in the Judge Kim and the Kids’ Court Level 3 Ready-to-Read Graphics series! When Neil’s extravagant birthday party is ruined, he blames the mess on Kim and Miles’s dog,…
By Kim Taylor Expert quilter Kim Taylor shares a unique and powerful story of the celebration of the first Juneteenth, from the perspective of a young girl. On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, General Gordon Granger of the Union Army delivered the message that African Americans in Texas were free. Since then, Juneteenth, as the…
DONNA ORIOWO, LICSW, CSTAuthor www.donnaoriowo.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Donna Oriowo (oreo-whoa!) LICSW, CST is an award-winning DEI advocate, international speaker and certified sex and relationship therapist in the Washington, D.C. metro area. She is the owner of a private practice, AnnodRight, through which she works with Black women on issues related to…
By Shawn Martinbrough, Milo Stone, Joseph P. Illidge, and Christopher Jordan The treehouse court is now in session in this first book in the Judge Kim and the Kids’ Court Level 3 Ready-to-Read Graphics series about a young judge who presides over conflict of all sizes in her neighborhood! When bicycles go missing at Fairville…
