Taking Chances, Writing Outside Walls: Diverse Authors at the 2017 Brooklyn Book Festival
A report on two events on Children's Day at the 2017 Brooklyn Book Festival and thoughts on taking chances and writing outside one's comfort zone.
Fighting the Last War
Lessons learned from an overreaction to negative reviews and the failed project that followed, with advice for other writers.
KidLit Cares for Houston
I donated one of my Lego Tiny Houses to the #KidLitCares auction to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Stories Dictators Tell
An overview of common stories that dictatorships and despotic regimes tell to justify their power and policies.
Stalled
Skills I learned from Lego building that I can apply to my writing, even if I don't write directly about Lego.
Liu Xiaobo, the Poet Who Would Not Be Quiet
A tribute to Chinese poet, critic, and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died last week while serving an 11-year prison sentence for speaking out for freedom.
Identity
Thoughts on identity and #ownvoices in light of my recent travels and a new historical work-in-progress.
It’s Here! The 2017 We’re the People Summer Reading List
Several years ago, a group of teachers, librarians, and reviewers with long experience in diversity and children's literature got together to create the We're the People Summer Reading List. Our…
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.
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