Rebellious Books
The importance of small press and self-published books as an antidote to uniformity and repression, and a discussion of an outstanding new YA title.
Celebrating a Launch and an Anniversary
On attending the launch of the anthology We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, an essential book for our time.
Films for the Resistance: The Other Side of Everything
Review of the Serbian documentary The Other Side of Everything, about the movement to end the genocidal Milosević regime.
Creativity as Resistance: An Artist’s Story
Thoughts on the role of creative artists in societies facing deep injustice and repression, inspired by an exhibit I saw in Lisbon in spring 2018.
A Government Falls
Thoughts on demonstrations that recently brought down the government in Slovakia and parallels to the student-led rally in Washington, D.C. for gun control.
Taking Stock, Rounding Up 2017
A roundup of my teaching, translation, and writing in 2017 and my plans for a YA historical fiction series, now in progress.
Publishing and Resistance
Remembering how YA literature changed after the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and why we may still have weighty books about diversity and #resistance today.
Films for the Resistance: Burning Bush
How Burning Bush, a film set in Communist Czechoslovakia in 1969, is relevant to our lives today.
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.