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I've been consuming a lot of narratives about publishing lately---Yellowface, then Colored Television, and now I'm watching the Hulu adaptation Read more

That's the title of the latest episode of The Children's Book Podcast featuring yours truly. It's always a pleasure and Read more

Tomorrow I head back to Pennsylvania for a 3-day visit to Pittsburgh. Kate's Book Bash has arranged a school visit Read more

I've never really been a fan of Halloween---not as an adult, at least. I don't stand at the door and Read more

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At the start of the month I scheduled a Zoom with a grad student in the UK...and forgot! Even after Read more

Our pub date is officially the 14th but the paperback has been up on Amazon for a few weeks and Read more

If you missed our conversation at the National Book Festival in DC, the recording is up now on the Library Read more

We sow and then we reap...it's been a busy summer and I'm looking forward to the prequel's publication (on September Read more

I woke at 4am today--again. It's supposed to hit 107 degrees here in Chicago so I got out for a Read more

Stories start in all kinds of different ways. Sometimes a friend's gift presents me with an idea; other times world Read more