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cover of: Like THAT Eleanor: The Amazing Power of Being an Ally

Next up, my new picture book, “Like THAT Eleanor!”

My third picture book is coming out Summer 2025 and it’s all about making the world more fair — and learning how to be an ally!

I invite you to sign up for email updates that will include the launch day event reading with myself and illustrator Kelly Mangan on June 3, 2025.

Cool Stuff for Queer Kids

(a.k.a. The Blog – and yes, allies are welcome!)

Exciting News About My Next Picture Book!

Exciting News About My Next Picture Book!

Whoo-hoo! I'm so excited that Publishers Weekly just announced my next picture book, LOVE OF THE HALF-EATEN PEACH! Here's the text of the announcement, from the March 8, 2023 edition of PW's Children's Bookshelf: Wiley Blevins at Reycraft Books has bought worldwide...

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It’s All Connected – A Rant/Musing For This Moment

It’s All Connected – A Rant/Musing For This Moment

The news has been a lot lately. All these laws,Restricting Abortion access and taking away women’s control of their bodiesTax incentives for straight couples to have more and more children Banning Drag shows for kidsBlocking Gender affirming care for minors (and even...

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Queer Kid Lit Creators

Queer Kid Lit Creators

We're more than two years into this free, all-volunteer-powered safe space gathering of Queer-identified Children's and Teen Literature Writers, Translators, and illustrators, and if you identify as Queer and your creative work includes kid lit, there are 8 very cool...

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My New Podcast

(Because stories — especially our Queer stories and history — should be available for all.)

The logo for QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL: THE PODCAST

Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill: The Podcast

Join me each Thursday in June as I share my award-winning novel, Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill, chapter by chapter, in its entirety, to empower Queer teens and their allies with the information that would have changed my life if I’d learned it back when I was a closeted Gay Jewish 13 year old who loved adventure books but thought history had nothing to do with me.

Celebrate #QueerJoy

(a.k.a. Events and News)

Where I'll be coming up in 2024

CALIBA Fall Fest- IBPA booth host, author - Sep 2024, Pasadena, CA

Recent Media

Big Gay Fiction podcast -- Audiobook Connection podcast -- Read Your World Instagram Live -- Mombian article-- Paper Phoenix Ink interview -- Publishers Weekly (“Love of the Half-Eaten Peach” announcement) -- Publishers Weekly (“A Different Kind of Brave” announcement) -- Books that Make You podcast -- Remarkable Leadership Lessons podcast -- and more to come! 

 

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