Research Rabbit Hole
How research for my verse novel in progress led me to discover a new favorite band.
Moonwalking Unboxed!
After hearing horror stories about supply chain issues delaying book launches, I was thrilled to receive a box full of authors' copies of Moonwalking this past weekend. Last night, my…
Luck
Thoughts on the end of a difficult year and the lessons from the subject of one of my verse books in progress.
Tyrannies of Right and Left
A review off Margarita Engle's new verse novel Your Heart, My Sky and a defense of democracy and human rights.
MOONWALKING Has a Cover!
Thrilled for my cover of Moonwalking, which captures the art, music, and energy of 1980s Brooklyn.
A Deadline and a Pandemic
Sunday night, I wrote "THE END" on the draft of my part of the verse novel MOONWALKING, the story of an unlikely interracial friendship in Brooklyn in 1982 from my…
A Fresh Start
Starting afresh in a new apartment and with a new book deal, a middle grade historical novel in verse co-authored with Zetta Elliott.
Talking Verse Novels at GetLitBeacon
Expanding on my presentation about verse novels at GetLitBeacon, along with the reading list I promised.