Do We Have a Responsibility?
A discussion of the extent to which adults should protect children and teens against potentially disturbing or culturally problematic content in books.
A discussion of the extent to which adults should protect children and teens against potentially disturbing or culturally problematic content in books.
Insights and tips for bloggers and travel writers at the January 2019 New York Times Travel Expo.
An audit of the books I reviewed for The Pirate Tree, according to diversity of characters and authors and size of publishers.
Today I’m hosting my first-ever cover reveal. I’m thrilled and honored to present the cover of Katia Raina’s debut YA novel, Castle of Concrete, published by Young Europe, the YA…
A discussion of the 2019 Academy Award nominees for Foreign Language Film and why these movies are superior to Hollywood's offerings.
The shocking victory of a white nationalist President and his political party in November 2016 led me to wonder about the fate of the many diverse books making their way…
Although I didn't achieve my 2018 New Year's Resolution I achieved a lot of things related to it, making the year a mixed bag.
Reviewing an indie-published bilingual (English-Arabic) picture book and exploring different ways of portraying child protagonists.
Announcing my new position as co-chair of the PEN Translation Committee.
An interview with Alison Littman, author of Radio Underground, set in Hungary in the aftermath of the failed 1956 uprising.