First Look at Eyes Open
Signing advance copies and getting advance praise for my next book, the YA verse novel Eyes Open set in Portugal in the 1960s.
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On This Day 100 Years Ago: The Fascist “March on Rome”
A guest post by historian Walter Adamson explores Mussolini’s March on Rome and its connection to the January 6, 2021 insurrection in the U.S.
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Unpacking the Shirley Exception
“Surely there will be an exception for me” when draconian laws restricting liberty are passed. Don’t be so sure.
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On This Day: The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Remembering the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, which took place on this day in 1968.
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Resistance Heroes: Ai Weiwei
A review of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s recently published memoir and thoughts on freedom, art, and home.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
