I'm really delighted to be part of this conversation. We're going to have a panel discussion, and with the help of everyone attending, put together a crowd-sourced list of wonderful Kid Lit that covers and includes LGBTQ+ History! You can register for the free webinar...
So my friend Lori Synder's debut middle grade novel, The Circus at the End of the Sea, comes out on October 19, 2021. (An easy enough day for me to remember, as it's also the publication date of my debut picture book, Red and Green and Blue and White.) Lori is a force...
I really loved "The Ship We Built" - and I'm super excited to have a book club discussion (For SCBWI's Equity and Inclusion Book Club) with Lexie Bean about it! To join in: 1) head over to follow SCBWI's Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/scbwi/2) on...
It's a podcast! It's a video! It's a wonderful interview with podcast host Desireé Duffy, called "Books That Make You Say: No Way! They Were Gay?" I hope you'll give it a listen... (Or watch!) Find out more about Desireé's "Books That Make You" podcast here. Grateful...
Talking with Michael - a comedian - was so fun, funny, and insightful. And when you think about it, comedy is a great way to look at stuff from a different perspective. A great way to lean into some things that are uncomfortable, and hopefully come out the other side...
I'm excited and honored to be part of this discussion of how so much of our history needs to be reclaimed, and how books for kids and teens is a powerful way to tell the stories, and hear the voices, of Asian American, Indigenous, Black, Disabled, and LGBTQIA2+...
