Religion, Historical Fiction, and the American Pope
Portraying Catholic characters and the Catholic Church in my historical fiction in the context of the American prelate Leo XIV’s election as the new pope.
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A Rumor and a Lesson on Tyranny
An example of how a rumor got a “bend the knee” corporation in trouble.
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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.
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Paying for Our Own Oppression
At tax time, reflections on a Chilean duo that also resisted a dictatorship.
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A Small, Vulnerable Minority
Why standing up for a small group of people targeted by demagogues and despots protects us all.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
