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NYCTAF – great wrap-up

The New York City Teen Author Festival was non-stop fun and The Big Thinks – ideas, conversation, questions. It was a lot to take in. I found a wonderful blog wrap-up of the Saturday sessions, including the panel I participated in around the issue of diversity in teen books. Click here for the wrap-up.

The Big Spring Clean – Day 7

I have made it a week! I embarked on a quest to get rid of 27 things each day for 27 days (here’s the original post explaining the project) and I am a little over 25% done. Here’s what I’ve learned so far. One, when you tell people you’re doing a Big Spring Clean that […]

The Big Spring Clean – Day 4

I shan’t bore you with the details of my day-t0-day attempt to unburden myself of 27 things a day for 27 days (total: 729!) but I will check in with you about it periodically. I am feeling particularly stoked about it this Monday morning because I kept it up this weekend despite it being the […]

(PHOTO) Books of Wonder Mega Signing

My idea of a perfect Sunday afternoon: hanging out at the inimitable Books of Wonder, NYC’s super-awesome bookstore for children and teens, signing books, talking to readers and getting to hang out with old and new author friends. Here I am with Lisa Amowitz, a new bestie, author of Vision and the forthcoming Until Beth […]

(PHOTO) Diversity Panel at New York Teen Author Festival 2015

Diversity has been a buzzword in young adult literature this past year. In particular, the We Need Diverse Books campaign has made a lot of strides in bringing attention to the issues of representation (and lack thereof) in books for kids and teens. That’s why it was a special privilege to be invited to participate […]

Diversity Panel at New York Teen Author Festival 2015

Diversity has been a buzzword in young adult literature this past year. In particular, the We Need Diverse Books campaign has made a lot of strides in bringing attention to the issues of representation (and lack thereof) in books for kids and teens. That’s why it was a special privilege to be invited to participate […]

Great reading at PS 126 in New York City

Check out this eager crowd! There is nothing quite like reading from your book to hundreds of middle school students sitting in rapt attention. Such a privilege. Thank you, Chatham Square Library (NYPL Branch) for making it happen. Loved being on this panel with Lisa Amowitz,Martina Boone, Selene Castrovilla,Tim DeckerandSandra Waugh,

The Big Spring Clean

“If you want to change your life, move 27 things,” goes an ancient Chinese proverb. My life is pretty darn awesome, so I don’t want to change it so much as I want to keep the flow moving through it. I’m a big believer in unburdening myself of “stuff.” So I’m doing a Big Spring […]

Spring(ish)

Today is the first day of spring, but only in that it says so on the calendar. We’re in the midst of getting snow. Yes, again. Because nature is a maniac now. Here’s a beautiful springtime bouquet that I bought for myself. Pretty, right? Look behind it. That’s the snow I’ll be shoveling to celebrate […]

Tales of yore

Legends say that beneath this wintry wasteland (photographed below) was once a land called Patio. Old-timers tellthat in this magical kingdom, the people prepared for rituals called barbecues and that they sometimes sat in the balmy air until the sun dipped in the west at the impossibly late hour of nearly nine o’clock. It is […]