Speak Out for Freedom of Expression (While We Can)
The rise of book banning in schools, libraries, and bookstores, and what we can do to prevent it.
The rise of book banning in schools, libraries, and bookstores, and what we can do to prevent it.
Good news for my YA historical novel Torch, coming out in November, and a first look at the cover.
Last night I returned from my first ever invitation-only book festival, the Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland. The festival has been around for around ten years, but in 2020 it…
Since the leak of the draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade several weeks ago, my city has seen multiple demonstrations in defense of what was until recently considered…
An interview with Amanda McCrina, author of the powerful and timely YA historical novel The Silent Unseen.
A new blurb and other good news for the upcoming biography Film Makers: 15 Groundbreaking Women Directors.
One of the thrills of being an author is seeing one's books in a bookstore. When I first moved to Albany, people talked about a famous children's bookstore in New…
Republication of an essay in YARN about the role a Spanish teacher played in my writing and translating life.
The back-to-back launches of She Persisted: Temple Grandin yesterday and Moonwalking next week caught me by surprise. Yes, I had plenty of time to prepare, but the flurry of activity…
The unboxing of my book She Persisted: Temple Grandin and some thoughts on how I approached this biography for young readers.