Proud of My “Students”
The launch event for the contemporary Jewish American anthology It’s a Whole Spiel, highlighting the diversity of Millennial and Gen Z Jewish experiences.
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Talking Verse Novels at GetLitBeacon
Expanding on my presentation about verse novels at GetLitBeacon, along with the reading list I promised.
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An Interview with Author, Publisher, and Activist J.L. Powers
Interview with JL Powers, author of Under Water, the sequel to her award winning This Thing Called the Future, set in modern-day South Africa.
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YA Trends and Boomlets
A discussion of several new YA novels set in Russia and Eastern Europe during and after the fall of Communism. Is this a new trend?
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An American Story of Oppression and Resistance: Samira Ahmed’s Internment
An analysis of the historical and contemporary underpinnings of Samira Ahmed’s bestselling YA novel Internment.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
