Staycation
My staycation this year has become a #grabyourwallet event after United Airlines sicced an abusive police force on a recalcitrant passenger.
A Fable for Our Time: The Queen of the Frogs
Discussing a book I translated from Portuguese, The Queen of the Frogs, which since last November has become a timely story of democracy's erosion.
The Literature of Witness
The importance of #ownvoices authors and their literature of witness for a new generation of African-American teens as we confront a nation in crisis.
Publishing and Resistance
Remembering how YA literature changed after the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and why we may still have weighty books about diversity and #resistance today.
Honoring a Protector of Refugees, Aristides de Sousa Mendes
As countries in Europe and North America debate the admission of refugees, I remember the courageous work of Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes.
The Open House: My Weekend Ritual
Confession of my weekend ritual and guilty pleasure of visiting open houses when I have no intention to buy.
Creative Choices and Tradeoffs
The process of installing LED lights in Little Brick Township leads me to reflect on the choices and tradeoffs we make as artists and writers.
Teens Resist: Historical and International Perspectives
Twelve books for preteen and teen readers that portray young people as political activists in the U.S. and throughout the world in the 20th century.
Contested Histories: International Perspectives, Part 2
The second part of my presentation on "Contested Histories" at the AWP conference, which focuses on the Cold War in Latin American and my own writing.
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