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Cheryl
@cherisaacs.bsky.social
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Writer, runner, procrastination knitter. 🇨🇦
Book rep: Natalie Lakosil at LGLM
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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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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.
December 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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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
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.
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

So. Much.
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus
Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it
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September 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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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+

@harperkids.bsky.social @nwlibrarylady.bsky.social
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.
September 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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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).
www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...

www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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★ “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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★ “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)
July 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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30% off for Indigo’s Most Anticipated!
Cover of THE OTHERS featuring creepy reflections
June 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Pinching season is upon us!!
A dismembered crayfish pincer abandoned on a fine gravel path
May 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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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.
The cover of Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky featuring vivid yellow fungus things.
May 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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We are Canadian.
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March 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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September 16th!!
February 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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She’s gorgeous!
cynleitichsmith.bsky.social Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social · Feb 4
Cover reveal! THE OTHERS by Cheryl Isaacs (Mohawk), art by Britt Newton (Muscogee)(Heartdrum, 2025). Ages 13-up.

Cheryl Isaacs (Mohawk) explores the sharp edges of lingering trauma and the bonds of love that heal us.

#youngadultbooks #CoverReveal #indigenous
Heartdrum Cover Reveal header. Headshot of author Cheryl Isaacs, short hair, burgundy top, cover art: THE OTHERS -- girl upside down, lake above. Split reality. Woodsy, eeirie.
February 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Tiny feet
Tiny bird tracks in the snow
January 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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What a gorgeous cover!
cynleitichsmith.bsky.social Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social · Nov 22
🥤 Indigenous YA anthology (Heartdrum, Aug. 2025) cover reveal: pearlsandrubys.slj.com

Cover art by Paula TopSky Houtz; cover design by Molly Fehr.
November 23, 2024 at 12:07 AM