Too Old to Write?
Why authors' careers shouldn't be as short as professional athletes' -- and what we have to contribute whatever our age.
Why authors' careers shouldn't be as short as professional athletes' -- and what we have to contribute whatever our age.
This is not what I wanted to return home to -- the images of two African-American men gunned down by white police officers in as many days. We protest the…
A walking tour through the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood where my main character lived 50 years ago.
Thoughts on returning to Portugal, seeing the changes, and researching a historical novel that takes place there in 1966.
My morning in Staten Island, speaking to the students and staff at Passages Academy as part of a program sponsored by PEN and Literature for Incarcerated Teens.
A write-up of the PEN World Voices Festival highlighting the Tomás Rivera Award and the need for better representation of Mexican Americans in children's books.
My report on the third panel of the Bridge Series on Translation, which discussed contracts, copyright, fees and royalties, and relations with agents.
I recently joined with other translators and advocates for translation to start a group called Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. According to the mission statement, "the Global Literature in Libraries…
Thoughts on how to stand up against homophobic and transphobic laws without weakening or hurting allies.
Thank you to all the people who took part in the Spring 2016 Young Adult Scavenger Hunt! The turnout was huge, including dozens of people who commented to enter my…