From Publishers Weekly: "Rosemary Brosnan and Cynthia Leitich Smith at HarperCollins/Heartdrum have acquired American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor author Cheryl Isaacs's (Mohawk) new YA novel, DEEP IN THE BONE, about a girl on the run who, after shedding a drop of blood that wakes something monstrous in the woods, must uncover her forgotten identity before the creature, and her own past, devours everyone she loves. Publication is slated for summer 2027; Natalie Lakosil at Looking Glass Literary & Media sold world English rights."
Headshot of Cheryl Isaacs (Native woman with dark hair pulled back wearing a black and white stripped shirt, smiling). Text in black with light gray background, Heartdrum logo (young eagle feather on Inuit drum), red forest during winter.
From @publisherswkly.bsky.social: Rosemary Brosnan and Cynthia Leitich Smith at Harper/Heartdrum have acquired American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor author @cherisaacs.bsky.social's (Mohawk) YA novel DEEP IN THE BONE.
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13.02.2026 16:12
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Three book covers above and three below the YALSA logo (Young Adult Library Services Association) above "2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults" Highlighted covers: YALSA 2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults includes:
ALL BETTER NOW by Neal Shusterman (Simon & Schuster)
THE ART THIEVES by Andrea L. Rogers (Levine Querido)
LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Heartdrum). Additional contributors: Kate Hart, Eric Gansworth, Marcella Bell, Darcie Little Badger, Karina Iceberg, Kaua Mahoe Adams, Andrea L. Rogers, Cheryl Isaacs, Christine Hartman Derr, Brian Young, K. A. Cobell, Jen Ferguson, A. J. Eversole, Byron Graves, Angeline Boulley, David A. Robertson.
PICK THE LOCK by A.S. King (Dutton)
THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES by Kate Messner (Bloomsbury)
THE UNFINISHED by Cheryl Isaacs (Heartdrum)
YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults: www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2026/... @nealshusterman.bsky.social @katemessner.com @cherisaacs.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social #BookSky
12.02.2026 16:42
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Kirkus Reviews Logo (blue serifed font), stacks of books with mug on top to either side, two book covers. Legendary Frybread Drive-In (Native people gathered at a drive-in restaurant), The Others (teenage girl reflected in a spooky lake in the woods); Heartdrum logo centered--young eagle feather on an Alaska Native drum. Pink background.
Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books of the Year include LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, and THE OTHERS by Cheryl Isaacs (Heartdrum). View the whole list: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
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17.12.2025 17:13
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White text in dark green oval: 2026 White Pine Award (TM) Nominees. Cover art for THE UNFINISHED by Cheryl Isaacs (girl standing with forest and dark figure in the background) and THE BEAST by Richard Van Camp (flying white luminous birds and mysterious creature). Background is a green-gray with a snowy pine.
Congratulations to @cherisaacs.bsky.social @richardvancamp.bsky.social & their fellow nominees for the 2026 White Pine Award: forestofreading.com/white-pine-n... @forestofreading.bsky.social #YABooks
21.10.2025 15:06
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Now Available! Covers for JO JO MAKOONS: THE SUPER-SCARY SLEEPOVER (Jo Jo in her PJs and her cat Mimi, moving away from a "scary" closet), THE OTHERS by Cheryl Issacs (girl reflected in water above and forest below), plus headshots of authors Dawn Quigley and Cheryl Issacs as well as artists Tara Audibert and Britt Newton.
Two new Heartdrum books are now available!
JO JO MAKOONS: SUPER-SCARY SLEEPOVER by Dawn Quigley & Tara Audibert (Heartdrum, Sept. 16, 2025). Ages 7+
THE OTHERS by Cheryl Isaacs & Britt Newton (Heartdrum, 2025). Ages 13+
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16.09.2025 15:53
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I’ve never been so stressed about cats that aren’t mine!
31.08.2025 13:16
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Meta AI Copyright - CFM Lawyers
Canadian writers, there are now a couple of AI class actions for Canadian authors. Please check out both links below.
If you have found your books in the Books3 or LibGen DBs, you are likely to be included in the class(es).
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12.08.2025 00:40
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★ “equal parts uncanny and moving.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Cover art for the others by Cheryl Isaacs. Byline in white at top; title in pink mid-cover with mirror images of girls walking except one is in forest and the other is in water. To the right, headshot of Cheryl Isaacs (short hair, V-neck maroon top, hard-to-read facial expression) and Heartdrum logo (young eagle feather over drum)
★ “A deeply rewarding sequel that’s equal parts uncanny and moving.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Learn more and pre-order today: www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
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07.07.2025 16:48
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Cover of THE OTHERS featuring creepy reflections
30% off for Indigo’s Most Anticipated!
27.06.2025 15:10
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A dismembered crayfish pincer abandoned on a fine gravel path
Pinching season is upon us!!
16.05.2025 17:52
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The cover of Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky featuring vivid yellow fungus things.
The book that ate my weekend. Alien Clay by @aptshadow.bsky.social is phenomenal. Wish I could wipe my brain and read it for the first time again.
05.05.2025 18:50
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We are Canadian.
YouTube video by Average Joes
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06.03.2025 17:04
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September 16th!!
26.02.2025 20:22
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She’s gorgeous!
04.02.2025 21:15
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Don’t make us use the geese.
04.02.2025 02:00
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Tiny bird tracks in the snow
Tiny feet
17.01.2025 15:27
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What a gorgeous cover!
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