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(VIDEO) Panel at Brooklyn Public Library

A little over a month ago I appeared on a panel at the Brooklyn Public Library on the subject of immigration and how we talk about it via art. BPL has put the entire panel up on their YouTube channel. See it here:

Things I don’t want to know

I am consumed by the thought of the things I’ll never know. To brush up against an unknowable thing – what is it like to meet an intelligent species from another solar system, what will the political climate be like in 150 years, how will this or that event or person end up – I […]

Upcoming dates

Before you know it the summer flies by and it’s back to school and book promotion again. I’m lining up lots of dates to come out and meet people and I hope one of those people will be you! Here is a preliminary list. But note that I have many other appearances in the works […]

“I love it when a book surprises me”

I’m not ashamed to admit I have a Google alert on my name. (Okay, I’m a little ashamed, but confession is good for the soul). It lets me know when anyone mentions my name online. (Weirdly, it occasionally gives me news about a priest is Spain). Today it let me know about a great new […]

Fabulous and random

Here are two awesome things I learned this weekend: 1. Feral chickens are a THING. Don’t ask me why I Googled it but I did. Apparently you can see chickens wandering around wild in places like St. Augustine, Florida and Fair Oaks, California. (It seems to be a warm weather thing). They fly up in […]

This week’s bouquet

The hydrangeas are blooming. Backed by a little salvia and some fern fronds it is making my living room coffee table look lovely!

Find TSSoE at your local library

What do Whangarei, New Zealand, Pretoria, South Africa and Den Haag, Netherlands have in common? They all have libraries with a copy of THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY in it. Click here to find THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY in a library near you. Your library not listed? I’ve found some systems are carrying it […]

Staff pick at Powell’s

There are a lot of reasons to love Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon, that fabulous indie bookstore with four locations, and now I have one more. Check out this pic someone tweeted me from Portland! Thank you, Linda of Powell’s! So grateful you enjoyed the book.

Advice about publishing for the aspiring writer

I met an enterprising young woman at a recent conference who asked me for advice about the publishing industry and “making it” as a writer, specifically of YA (young adult, or books for teens). As I poured out my advice, I realized it could be a blog post. So I filled it in and added […]

The “I hate outlining” guide to outlining

Before I got an agent, I heard one of the many legends about J.K. Rowling: she outlined Harry Potter for five years before she ever wrote a word. It was one of those dark moments for me, one of those “I’ll never be worthy” experiences. I couldn’t outline anything for five minutes let alone five […]