The Cord Is Still Cut!
Turning off the TV and reading more isn't just a way of saving money; now and in the coming months, it's an act of resistance too.
I Cut the Cord
Where I cancel my cable TV service after the company jacked up my rates. Because large corporations are not our friends.
On Giving Support and Eating Dessert First: An Interview with Dean Gloster
I met Dean Gloster in the summer of 2015, when he started in the MFA program in Writing for Children & Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts and…
The Dearly Departed
Parallels between my favorite eateries that have gone out of business and fresh, brave small press publishers of young adult books that couldn't survive.
The 2016 Brooklyn Book Festival: Historical Fiction for Kids and the Value of Small Presses
A summary of the PEN "Won't Know Much About History" panel on children's historical fiction at the Brooklyn Book Festival and meeting small press YA publishers.
Evil Wins
A discussion of stories in which the villains win, and what they can offer readers, young and old.
I’m Going to AWP!
A preview of my two accepted panels at the February 2017 conference of AWP, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs.
Advocating for Chicano Children’s Authors and Representation at the PEN World Voices Festival
A write-up of the PEN World Voices Festival highlighting the Tomás Rivera Award and the need for better representation of Mexican Americans in children's books.
Good News for Surviving Santiago!
Announcing honors for Surviving Santiago from two independent-publishing organizations and the Bank Street College of Education.
How to Break into Translation: A Report on the Bridge Series Panel
A summary of a panel co-sponsored by PEN and the Center for Fiction on breaking in as a translator, including advice on mentoring and choosing a publisher.