Titletown New York!
Celebrating the WNBA finals victory and first championship for the New York Liberty, a lesson in persistence for writers as well.
The Rise of Women’s Sports
Exploring my interest in girls' and women's sports, both watching it and writing about it.
“Not Like the Other Girls”
As this month is Women's History Month, it's a great opportunity to take on one of the most common tropes in fiction for tweens and teens. The "Not Like the…
Another “First”: A Batchelder Honor Book!
Some thoughts about winning my first ALA Youth Media Award, on the fifteenth book I've either authored or translated.
World Read Aloud Day 2024: Not a Rookie
Offering free Zoom visits to schools at all levels for World Read Aloud Day on February 7, 2024.
Lemonade in a Desert
The challenge of self-promotion for an author who isn't very good at self-promotion.
My #PublishingJourney
Takeaways from my long and winding #publishingjourney and advice for writers looking to get and stay published.
Interview with Linda Elovitz Marshall, Author of Brave Volodymyr
The author of a new picture book biography of Volodymyr Zelensky talks about her writing process and connection to Ukraine.
Some Thoughts on the Publishing Crisis, Part IV: Surviving the Drought
The final essay in the series discusses how to stay creative during the current publishing crisis and sometimes staying creative means taking a break.