From Banned Books to No Books
This year’s Banned Books Week, October 1-7, is not as much a time for celebrating books as fighting against the startling increase in book banning across the...
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Interview with Linda Elovitz Marshall, Author of Brave Volodymyr
The author of a new picture book biography of Volodymyr Zelensky talks about her writing process and connection to Ukraine.
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Bookstore Panel!
Writing careers are full of milestones — the first agent offer, the first book contract, the first reviews, the first appearance at a book festival, and so on....
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20 Days in Mariupol: Guest Review by Walter Adamson
Review of the new documentary film 20 Days in Mariupol, which chronicles the Russian destruction of the thriving port city at the outset of the full-scale invasion.
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Torch Wins!
What it was like for Torch to win the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature.
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Launch Day for Pardalita!
April 18, 2023 is another big book birthday for me. It’s the launch day for the first YA book I’ve translated, the hybrid graphic novel/verse novel...
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
