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| Parent company | HarperCollins |
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| Status | Active |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
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| 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
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
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
References
- ^ 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.