Global and International Literature for Kids at nErDcampCT
Why we need portrayals of life outside our own country, including literature in translation.
Launch Day for Our Beautiful Darkness
Some Launch Day thoughts for my latest translation, the YA graphic novel Our Beautiful Darkness, and the need for more translated books for kids by authors from Africa.
The President of the Jungle Has a Paperback!
Celebrating the paperback launch of The President of the Jungle, which I translated from Portuguese, just in time for the 2024 elections.
Making Kidlit in Translation Mainstream
Renewed efforts to make teachers and librarians aware of the value of international literature in translation.
Launch Day for Pardalita!
April 18, 2023 is another big book birthday for me. It's the launch day for the first YA book I've translated, the hybrid graphic novel/verse novel Pardalita, by author-illustrator Joana…
October Countdown
Leading up to the publication of my YA historical novel TORCH, my first YA novel to launch in more than seven years.
The One That Got Away
A book that I wanted to translate is now out in English, and I'm happy for everyone involved, especially those who will now get to read it!
Despite Challenges, the 2021 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List is Here!
Highlights and discussion of the 2021 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List, which features books by and about Indigenous & people of color.
Another Star for Translation, and a Bookends Panel
Announcing a panel on translating visual stories for the Brooklyn Book Festival and a starred review for The President of the Jungle.
Films for the Resistance: The Edge of Democracy
A review of a recent documentary about the rise and decline of democracy in Brazil, with resonance in the U.S. today.