Now More Than Ever: A Workshop on Writing Disabled Characters
Announcing a Highlights workshop on writing books for kids and teens that center disability and neurodiversity, and why this matters.
Microphone of Malice: RFK Jr.’s Echoes of Eugenics. A Guest Post by Bhrea Koneman
Brhea Koneman's guest post takes a stand against RFK, Jr.'s ideological crusade against autistic people and neurodiversity in general.
Highlights Neurodiverse Kidlit Scholarship Auction
"Highlighting" a new scholarship for neurodivergent children's book creators and why it's important.
Panel Wrap-Up: Disabled Activists
A summary of my panel at the Texas Library Association conference and the role of disability in our characters' activism.
Geeking Out at nErDcampPA
Previewing two panels on neurodiversity and disability in kidlit at the 4th annual nErDcampPA next week.
The Problem With Ableist Language
A discussion of ableist language in books for children and teens and how to challenge the way kids talk about disability.
Despite Challenges, the 2021 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List is Here!
Highlights and discussion of the 2021 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List, which features books by and about Indigenous & people of color.
Lego Skate Park
In lockdown the Bricksters are enjoying my new Lego skate park, made by combining two City-theme kits and extra pieces.
“Nothing About Us Without Us”
A preview of upcoming panels where I talk about the importance of #OwnVoices books featuring autistic and other disabled protagonists.
A Journey Through Time with Deaf Author Ann Clare LeZotte
Interview with Ann Clare LeZotte, author of Show Me a Sign, a middle grade novel set in the Deaf community of Martha's Vineyard in 1809.