Heartdrum
{{Short description|HarperCollins imprint of children's books}}
{{Infobox publisher
| parent = HarperCollins
| country = United States
| headquarters = New York City
| website = {{URL|https://www.harpercollins.com/collections/heartdrum-books-by-native-american-authors |harpercollins.com}}
| status = Active
| genre = {{hlist|Children|Young adult}}
| image = Heartdrum (imprint).png}}
Heartdrum is a publishing imprint of the English-language publishing house HarperCollins that specializes in children's books by North American Indigenous authors.
Audience
Heartdrum was launched in 2019 and is an imprint of the American publishing house HarperCollins Publishers dedicated to Indigenous stories.{{Cite web |last=Muzyka |first=Kyle |date=2019-12-13 |title=Heartdrum: HarperCollins launches new imprint dedicated to Indigenous stories |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/unreserved-reads-author-richard-van-camp-s-best-book-picks-of-2019-1.5392871/heartdrum-harpercollins-launches-new-imprint-dedicated-to-indigenous-stories-1.5392872 |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=cbc.ca}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Heartdrum |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/collections/heartdrum-books-by-native-american-authors |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=HarperCollins |language=en}}
Notable books
Heartdrum has published several award-winning children's books.
- Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith (February 2021){{Cite web |title=Book Connections – Rain Is Not My Indian Name |url=https://www.bookconnections.org/tb.cgi?tid=5621 |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=bookconnections.org |language=en-US}}
- Jo Jo Makoons series by Dawn Quigley, illustrated by Tara Audibert (May 2021){{Cite web |title=2022 Youth Literature Awards |url=https://ailanet.org/literature_awards/2022-youth-literature-awards/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=American Indian Library Association |language=en-US}}
- The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson (May 2022){{Cite web |date=2022-10-11 |title=The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-summer-of-bitter-and-sweet-by-jen-ferguson-1.6612945 |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=CBC Books}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.harpercollins.com/collections/heartdrum-books-by-native-american-authors}}
Category:Publishing companies of the United States
Category:Children's book publishers