Being Selective: Writing and LEGO Building
There are a number of ways in which my profession -- writing -- and my principal hobby -- LEGO building -- come together. Right now is one of those moments,…
There are a number of ways in which my profession -- writing -- and my principal hobby -- LEGO building -- come together. Right now is one of those moments,…
The 2022 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List is out! While it's appearing later in the summer than our previous lists, it's worth the wait -- our most robust…
After many years of teaching history and writing to children and teens, I'm now teaching adult writers for the first time and applying some of my methods.
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…