Heartdrum
![]() | |
Parent company | HarperCollins |
---|---|
Status | Active |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York City |
Fiction genres | |
Official website | harpercollins.com |
Heartdrum is a publishing imprint of the English-language publishing house HarperCollins that specializes in children's books by North American Indigenous authors.
Audience
[edit]Heartdrum was launched in 2019 and is an imprint of the American publishing house HarperCollins Publishers dedicated to Indigenous stories.[1] With an emphasis on Indian Country and the fortitude of young Indigenous heroes, the imprint is by Native American authors who write for youngsters aged 8 and up.[2]
Notable books
[edit]Heartdrum has published several award-winning children's books.
- Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith (February 2021)[3]
- Jo Jo Makoons series by Dawn Quigley, illustrated by Tara Audibert (May 2021)[4]
- The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson (May 2022)[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Muzyka, Kyle (2019-12-13). "Heartdrum: HarperCollins launches new imprint dedicated to Indigenous stories". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Heartdrum". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Book Connections – Rain Is Not My Indian Name". bookconnections.org. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "2022 Youth Literature Awards". American Indian Library Association. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson". CBC Books. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-12-13.