follow the leader
I watched I Will Follow this weekend—it’s a gentle, quiet film by Ava DuVernay. It…
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Great Women Were Once Great Girls
Tomorrow! Join us at Outpost Lounge for a reading and author Q&A with me, Jacqueline…
Word, Rock, & Sword
I’m so excited and honored to be included in this festival! Along with award-winning authors…
let “the help” tell their own stories
Need some help making sense of The Help? Then stop by Amy Reads and join…
boys on film
My head’s full of stories but I haven’t allowed myself to sit and write. The…
love endures
In June, after attending the ChLA conference, I posted my paper here on the blog…
Jacqueline Woodson interview, Part 2
As promised, here’s the second half of my interview with Jacqueline Woodson. You can also…
lady business
Jodie over at Book Gazing recently shared a great giveaway featuring “lady authors” of speculative…
The Bottom of the Pot ~ ChLA
I’ve got a long post to write about my first Children’s Literature Association conference but…
The Ethical Author
In the summer of 2009 I got an unusual email from Amazon—not an advertisement or…