Time Travels with Nicole Valentine
Interview with Nicole Valentine on writing the time travel novel, the need for persistence, and the inspiration for her debut.
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The Uses and Misuses of Mentor Texts
The importance of reading, even if it means a writer is thrown off-course though admiration for books read.
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Translation Workshop
Since becoming co-chair of the PEN Translation Committee, I’ve been working on some new initiatives that draw from my experience as a writer of my own fiction and...
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A New Agent!
Readers who are familiar with the publishing industry already know this, but many of my blog’s readers are not familiar with the process of making books (making...
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Workshops, Workshops
It’s back-to-school week here in New York, and my daughter is preparing for her first class of fifth graders who will arrive tomorrow. And I’m scheduling my...
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
