Happy Birthday, Patty!
This month is a big month for my friend, Patty Blount. She’s celebrating a birthday, which is something we share in common in the month of November. So I’m here to say “Happy Birthday, Patty!” This is...
View ArticleMorally Complicated YA Novels I’ve Read Recently
In the last few months, I’ve read the following young adults novels. These books all featured complex, interesting characters (often girls or young women) and subtle, morally complex themes. It was not...
View ArticleBreak Time
If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed (been grateful) I’ve been a little quiet lately. Rather than posting nitwittery dozens of times per day, over the last couple of weeks my output has...
View ArticlePlanetary Update
A while back I posted about the Pluto Situation, and in that post I mentioned the then forthcoming New Horizons mission. Well, of course, New Horizons has completed its fly-by of the Pluto system, and...
View ArticleI’ve Joined YA Outside the Lines
Today marks my beginning at YA Outside the Lines. I join a fine group of young adult authors, many of whom are new to me—so yay, new books to read! Each month, we tackle a new topic. This month, it’s...
View ArticleKirkus Star for Property of the State!
Secret news no longer secret: Property of of the State gets its first review, and it’s a star from Kirkus! An eminently satisfying series opener for mystery fans who want their downtrodden detectives...
View ArticleNo Fooling
This month at YA Outside the Lines, the theme is Foolish Things. Check out my own contribution, No Fooling, in which I tell the tale of a prank that almost went wrong in the worst possible way.
View ArticleLooking Back at A Day in the Life
It was in 1980 that I really heard “A Day in the Life” by The Beatles for the first time. At Medicine I Didn’t Know I Needed, I write about that moment and what it meant to me. On May 7th, I’ll be...
View ArticleSay Hello to Frank
Frank is our new family member—and a bundle of floof and attitude he most certainly is. He’s a rescue cat, about two years old. Beyond that, we don’t know too much about his history. What we do know is...
View ArticleDreams and Reality at YA Outside the Lines
For the month of May, the theme at YA Outside the Lines is dreams vs. reality. Today, I talk about my dream of being on The Tonight Show.
View ArticleProperty of the State ARC Giveaway
It’s just a few short weeks until Property of the State is released, but if you’re feeling impatient, here’s a chance at an early copy. Everyone who subscribes to my newsletter between May 16, 2016 and...
View ArticleProperty of the State Events
Property of the State officially drops on June 7. I’ll be making a number of appearances to celebrate, with readings, signings, and pudding cups. Read on for more info.
View ArticleMy Lost Summer
Over at YA Outside the Lines, the theme for June is “The Promise of Summer.” I write about my lost summer of 1979. (Wait. How old am I?)
View Article#thingspeoplesaytoYAauthors
This month, the theme at YA Outside the Lines is criticism of the young adult genre. I offer a few thoughts on the subject, with a tip of the hat to the brilliance and hilarity of Courtney Summers.
View ArticleKirkus lists Property of the State as a “Don’t Miss”
Kirkus includes Property of the State in its list of 11 Ten Titles You Don’t Want to Miss This Summer. Nice!
View ArticlePlucked from the Basket
A personal reflection on my unapologetically racist Grandma Daisy.
View ArticleTalking Craft at Sentence to Paragraph
Recently, I had the privilege of speaking with Daryll Lynne Evans and James Stegall on writing craft for the Sentence to Paragraph podcast.
View ArticleSunlight Nocturne reprint
“Sunlight Nocturne,” a Halloween tale featuring Skin Kadash, is now available at Kings River Life. Check it out!
View ArticleDouble Bloggy Goodness?
Updates, including two blog posts and news about what I’m working on now.
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