Social distancing week one thousand and forty two
Well, it looks like I ran out of steam for weekly blogging about the pandemic! In the beginning I think I was in denial about the scope...
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- Jun 24, 2015
- 2 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Aisha Saeed, Author of Written in the Stars
1) Which of your characters do you most identify with and why? I feel I identify the most with my main character Naila. In Written in the...
- Apr 27, 2015
- 1 min
Calling all diverse kidlit professionals in the Greater Boston Area
The reason I’ve been super busy this last month is that in addition to writing and mommying two small children, I’ve been working with...
- Apr 8, 2015
- 1 min
YA Book Review: Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos
Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos Project Runway meets Nashville meets intelligent YA dystopia in this brand new book by my writing...
- Apr 2, 2015
- 3 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: I.W. Gregorio, Author of None of the Above
The very first author in my Asian American Children’s Author series this year is I.W. Gregorio. Dr. Gregorio is a surgeon, a writer, and...
- Feb 5, 2015
- 2 min
YA Book to Look Out For: MATERIAL GIRLS by Elaine Dimopoulos
Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos Hi all! This week I wanted to plug a book by one of my very good friends, Elaine Dimopoulos. Elaine...
- Sep 29, 2014
- 2 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Mike Jung, Author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret I
This week, the amazing children’s author visiting the blog is Mike Jung, author of the middle grade novel Geeks, Girls, and Secret...
- Sep 15, 2014
- 2 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Grace Lin, Author of Starry River of the Sky
On the blog this week, I am very excited to have one of my favorite Asian American children’s authors, Newbery Honor receiving author and...
- Aug 25, 2014
- 3 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Fonda Lee, Author of Zeroboxer
Our next author is Fonda Lee, author of the upcoming book, Zeroboxer. I am so intrigued by that title! (Adding it to my to-read list...
- Aug 4, 2014
- 2 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Livia Blackburne, Author of Midnight Thief
Author Livia Blackburne’s brand new book, Midnight Thief just came out last month. If you haven’t read it already, OMG go out and by a...
- Jul 28, 2014
- 2 min
Get to Know Asian American Chidren’s Authors: Mitali Perkins, Editor of Open Mic and Author o
Our next author in this blog series is one of my favorite authors, Mitali Perkins. I admire Mitali’s writing, her work ethic, and her...
- Jul 21, 2014
- 1 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Nandini Bajpai, Author of Starcursed
blog series is Nandini Bajpai, author of the recently published Red Turban White Horse and Starcursed. 1) Which of your characters do you...
- Jul 14, 2014
- 3 min
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Sayantani DasGupta, Co-Author of The Demon Slay
Our next author in this series is doctor-writer Sayantani DasGupta. I am a huge fan of Sayantani’s writing and am an avid follower of...
- May 15, 2014
- 2 min
My personal #weneeddiversebooks story
I attended a CBC Diversity event last night where a recurring theme seemed to be fear. People are afraid to publish books in case they...
- Jan 7, 2014
- 5 min
3 Questions for Kathryn Lasky, Author of The Escape (Horses of the Dawn Book 1)
It’s a brand new year and we have a brand new book from the bestselling and award-winning author, Kathryn Lasky. Horses of the Dawn: The...
- Dec 13, 2013
- 1 min
MG Book Review: The Dirt Diary by Anna Staniszewski
I was having kind of a bad day, and this book cheered me right up! The premise is what drew me to the novel: Eighth-grader Rachel Lee...
- Oct 16, 2013
- 2 min
Guest Post by Author Anna Staniszewski: Top Five Favorite Fairy Tales
Today on the blog, I’m excited to have a guest post by Anna Staniszewski, author of the hilarious My Very Unfairy Tale Life series. The...
- Oct 8, 2013
- 4 min
3 Questions for Kathryn Lasky, Author of The Extra
I’m very excited to have Kathryn Lasky on my blog today! Kathryn Lasky is a prolific author, having written everything from fiction to...
- Sep 24, 2013
- 1 min
Photos from my visit to the Boston Athenæum
The Boston Athenæum is a gorgeous historic library on Beacon Hill with a large collection of original artwork, manuscripts, and maps...
- Sep 22, 2013
- 1 min
Poison Dance by Livia Blackburne
Poison Dance by Livia Blackburne This is an e-book by my very talented writer buddy, Livia Blackburne. I was lucky enough to see early...
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