No Kings II
A report on the No Kings II march on October 18, 2025 and why older people are more likely to participate.
What’s in a Name?
A response to the announcement of an Executive Order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico and Google's rapid compliance with this decree.
Messages posted on the wall in the Fourteenth St. subway tunnel between Sixth and Seventh Aves.
A Book for Survival
Book recommendations on surviving authoritarianism and finding joy despite repression.
Publishers Speak Out Against Book Bans
A creative effort by one of my publishers to raise money and awareness to fight book bans as well as attacks on authors and freedom of expression.
Not Obeying in Advance
Not taking down my blog or my more political posts is part of my decision not to "obey in advance" given the possibility of a more repressive regime.
A map of states with school book bans, part of the 2023 World Voices Festival.
Stories for Banned Books Week, 2024
For Banned Books Week, the importance of offering books that portray BIPOC children, racial justice, and friendship.
From Banned Books to No Books
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…
PEN World Voices Festival: Writing Truthfully for Kids About Today’s Issues
A summary of the panel "Writing Truthfully for Kids About Today's Issues," part of the 2023 PEN World Voices Festival.
Torch Wins!
What it was like for Torch to win the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature.
Banned Books and Little Free Libraries
September 18-25 is Banned Books Week this year in the United States. In the past, people have observed this week with readings from books that had been challenged in schools…