November 2011

Mondays at CHICKS ROCK!

On Mondays I post at CHICKS ROCK!, the blog of The Women’s Mosaic. Check out my posts there, too! The Women’s Mosaic is a New York City-based non-profit organization that provides education, inspiration, and motivation for women to rise up and rock the world! The Women’s Mosaic unites and empowers women through programs that promote… Read more »

The ARCs are here!

I just got my Advanced Reader Copies for 37 Things I Love, due out from Henry Holt in May 2012. People sometimes ask if things like this get old after you’ve done a few books. Well, NOT FOR ME!!! It’s differently exciting for each book, but still very exciting to see a project that was… Read more »

Camo Girl Chat

In the spirit of posting video links, here is a short video of me talking about Camo Girl. There are a lot of random clips of me talking about The Rock and the River; I figured Camo Girl was due its turn in the spotlight. Oh, and if you’re wondering why the still image at… Read more »

On Violence and Racism, Then and Now

I’ve just been reminded of this video interview that I did for Zetta Elliott more than a year ago, after a panel at the New York Public Library. This is one of my favorite videos to date of me talking about the motivations behind writing The Rock and the River. Plus, after my part, Zetta… Read more »