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Tiny Pretty Things

When I finished reading Tiny Pretty Things last summer, I had some questions for Dhonielle…

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something new

Somehow, despite consuming a pint of ice cream yesterday, I’ve managed to reach my “target…

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the door at the crossroads

I’m trying out new titles for the sequel to A Wish After Midnight. My plan…

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The Boy in the Bubble by Zetta Elliott

beautiful Brooklyn

When I tell people, “Brooklyn’s my heart,” it’s because of the way the borough made…

The Debrief with David Ushery (NBC)

on Diversity in Children’s Books

Making Our Own Market @ The Brown Bookshelf

For Children’s Book Week (May 12-18) The Brown Bookshelf is featuring different Black authors as…

no equity, no justice

I haven’t said much publicly about the #weneeddiversebooks campaign but I took a moment last…

revisiting white privilege in publishing

I’d been planning to write an essay on the bias against self-published books/authors when I…

2013 African American Fiction for Teens

It’s that time of year again! Edi Campbell kindly gave me her list of 2013…