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.
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Some Thoughts on the Publishing Crisis, Part III: Speaking Out
Some strategies for growing the market for children’s/YA books and creating opportunities for all new authors and books.
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Meeting the Illustrators
I meet all three illustrators of books I’ve translated at the opening of an exhibit of works by the Brazilian-Portuguese artist Yara Kono.
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Where Do You Want to Go Today? Reading Global Literature in Translation
I recently joined with other translators and advocates for translation to start a group called Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. According to the mission...
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What Can You Do with $900 Million?
A response to the Koch Brothers’ pledge to spend $900 million on the 2016 election, comparing the new business elite to the robber barons of the past century.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
