PEN World Voices Festival 2018: “Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like”
A PEN World Voices panel on writing and democracy that highlighted the myth of meritocracy and the self-made man, and need for more inclusive media and stories.
Buildings in the former East Berlin at night.
Writing Historical Fiction With International Settings: An Interview with Anne Nesbet
I first met Anne Nesbet at the AWP conference in Washington, D.C. last February, when she was on a middle grade panel at Politics & Prose, a famous independent bookstore…
A Government Falls
Thoughts on demonstrations that recently brought down the government in Slovakia and parallels to the student-led rally in Washington, D.C. for gun control.
Away: A Traveler’s Oasis in Lower Manhattan
A review of Away, a new travel store in Lower Manhattan that also serves as a community space.
Women as Avenging Angels
A discussion of sexual harassment in children's publishing and, for inspiration, a roundup of two recent movies featuring women who fight back.
Exploring the Travel Show
Some thoughts on The New York Times Travel Expo and my meetings with travel agents and specialists on travelers with disabilities.
Taking Stock, Rounding Up 2017
A roundup of my teaching, translation, and writing in 2017 and my plans for a YA historical fiction series, now in progress.
Three Balls of Wool, Maker Spaces, and Cultural Differences
A review of Three Balls of Wool in American Craft magazine and some thoughts on how picture books from other countries reflect their place and time.
Young People Rally for #NetNeutrality
Thursday December 7 saw nationwide rallies to protest Federal Communications Commission director Ajit Pai's promise to end Net Neutrality at the FCC's monthly meeting on December 14. Most of the…
Why We Need Historical Fiction
In the past two weeks, I've spoken at two events about my novel Gringolandia and my translation of the picture book Three Balls of Wool (Can Change the World) --…
- Go to the previous page
- 1
- …
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- …
- 26
- Go to the next page