The Feedback You Didn’t Want to Hear
How author Jilanne Hoffmann turned feedback she didn't want to hear into a powerful dual timeline story in HeartLand.
Compressed Timeframes in Books for Young Readers
Why novels for children and teens feature much shorter timelines than novels for adult readers.
Books for Young Readers and Point of View
How point of view distinguishes novels for young readers from novels for adults that contain children or teens as protagonists.
The 2026 We Are KidLit Summer Reading List
Overview and links to the 2026 We Are KidLit Summer Reading List.
Graphic Novels for Kids at the 2026 PEN World Voices Festival
A report on "The Transformative Power of Graphic Novels for Kids" panel at the 2026 PEN World Voices Festival.
Losers of a Revolution
A discussion of what happens to the losing side in a revolution, inspired by my reading of Sonia Manzano's Coming Up Cuban.
The Grief Narrative in Books for Young Readers
Advice for writers of grief narratives for young readers, and broadening the definition of the genre.
PEN World Voices Festival: Writing Humor for Kids, Seriously
A roundup of a fascinating panel for the PEN World Voices Festival on writing humor for kids that can be multilayered and subversive.
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.
An Activism Panel in Texas
A sneak preview of my panel with acclaimed MG and YA authors at the Texas Library Association meeting, which will be my debut appearance there.
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