The “We Are Here to Stay” Launch and Panel
The shocking victory of a white nationalist President and his political party in November 2016 led me to wonder about the fate of the many diverse books making their way…
Messages posted on the wall in the Fourteenth St. subway tunnel between Sixth and Seventh Aves.
We Have a Crisis
A timely new book on the U.S. Constitution and its flaws sheds light on our current national crisis and a President who has emboldened right-wing extremism.
Teens Resist: Historical and International Perspectives
Twelve books for preteen and teen readers that portray young people as political activists in the U.S. and throughout the world in the 20th century.
Historical Fact and Fiction at the Children’s Literature New England Conference
A report on the CLNE conference, "Writing the Past: Yesterday Was Once Today," held November 14-16, 2014 at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
On the Other Side of the Table at the Albany Children’s Book Festival
A report on the Sixth Annual Albany Children's Book Festival from the attendee side of the table.
Reclaiming Our History: The Colorado Student Walkouts
A response to the Jefferson County, Colorado school board's effort to teach obedience rather than history, and the student walkout that ensued.