A Moving Target: Historical Research and Gentrification
A walking tour through the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood where my main character lived 50 years ago.
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.
I describe how I built my second Lego modular MOC, a deli with a duplex apartment upstairs.
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…
My post for the 2016 Young Adult Scavenger Hunt, with bonus content and a chance to win prizes.