A Creative Crisis
Deciding to write a different kind of historical novel in the face of a more repressive environment, but not giving up my commitment to social justice.
Messages posted on the wall in the Fourteenth St. subway tunnel between Sixth and Seventh Aves.
A Book for Survival
Book recommendations on surviving authoritarianism and finding joy despite repression.
Publishers Speak Out Against Book Bans
A creative effort by one of my publishers to raise money and awareness to fight book bans as well as attacks on authors and freedom of expression.
Giving Characters Agency in Restricted Spaces
How writers can give their protagonists agency even if the characters are very young or live in very restricted environments.
Not Obeying in Advance
Not taking down my blog or my more political posts is part of my decision not to "obey in advance" given the possibility of a more repressive regime.
The Lost Democracies of the 21st Century
A discussion of the fates of democracies that gave way to dictatorships from the mid-1990s to the present. How many of them are democracies again?
Unplugging
A discussion with Sarah Darer Littman and educators on Long Island about the importance of unplugging in multiple ways from social media and the digital world.
Titletown New York!
Celebrating the WNBA finals victory and first championship for the New York Liberty, a lesson in persistence for writers as well.
A Famous Street in the East Village
One of my most popular blog post types is the "tourists at home," where I point out interesting places in the city where I live. It also happens to be…
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