Nadia Salomon is an award-winning journalist. She holds a journalism and public policy degree from Emerson College. She is the author of the award-winning bedtime picture book, Goodnight Ganesha illustrated by Poonam Mistry. It is a Bank Street Best Children’s Book, an ALSC Día Selection, and NCTEWow Poetry Honor book.
A Voice of Hope is her acclaimed release. It is illustrated by London Ladd. It is the first picture book biography written about unsung social activist, Myrlie Evers-Williams. It received the 2025 BCALA, SLJ Children and Youth Literary Award, a 2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Book award, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book award, and earned two starred reviews from SLJ and the Horn Book. Nadia’s third title, A Rakhi for Rakesh, is illustrated by Nabi H. Ali. It is a sibling story set against the summer holiday of Raksha Bandhan.
She works closely with SCBWI, 12×12 Challenge, Kids Comics Unite, and on faculty with Storyteller Academy. When Nadia’s not teaching or spinning yarns, you’ll most likely find her blogging about her favorite reads at Nadia’s Nook.