Book and Movie Combinations: Immigration Stories
A book/movie combination review of the YA novel Go Home and the film Green Border, both addressing refugees and immigration.
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Authors Speak Out Against Book Bans
Introducing Authors Against Book Bans, an organization for freedom of expression that I joined along with more than a thousand other authors.
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Rattling the Cage for Ukraine
We need to step it up in supporting Ukraine on the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion. The message from my watching a new film about Ukrainian restaurant Veselka.
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Not a War Zone
Bordering Ukraine and an increasingly aggressive Russia, the Polish people remember their history and prepare to fight again for their independence.
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Off-Year Election
Arguments for voting in off-year elections as well as local ones that can have even more impact on daily life.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
