Guest Speaker
Being the guest speaker at the VCFA winter residency and how my experience there as a student influenced my writing of Torch.
Being the guest speaker at the VCFA winter residency and how my experience there as a student influenced my writing of Torch.
Some thoughts about winning my first ALA Youth Media Award, on the fifteenth book I've either authored or translated.
How can friendship go bad? Two novels, one MG and one YA, highlight specific communities but with universal themes.
Recapping my 2023 New Year's resolution and pledging better time management for 2024. Hahahaha!
My surprise and joy at seeing Ways to Play featured at a popular and fashionable kids' clothing boutique in New York City.
Offering free Zoom visits to schools at all levels for World Read Aloud Day on February 7, 2024.
Signing advance copies and getting advance praise for my next book, the YA verse novel Eyes Open set in Portugal in the 1960s.
The challenge of self-promotion for an author who isn't very good at self-promotion.
Takeaways from my long and winding #publishingjourney and advice for writers looking to get and stay published.
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 country. According to…