This post is for all my loved ones who’ve asked, “What can I do to help spread the word about What Can’t Wait?” So from here on out, I will assume that (a) you’ve read What Can’t Wait (yay!), … Read more
Hey, check out my guest post for the stellar writing exchange website, figment.com. Once you get turned onto this site, you might not be able to get away. I have a serious crush on it.
By now I’ve probably said this in a dozen different places, but here goes again: I wrote What Can’t Wait for my students in Houston. Last weekend, they came out in full force for my booksigning. They rocked my world … Read more
The downside to our Tuesday evening: the power went out (and still hasn’t come on). The upside to our Tuesday evening: WFIU featured What Can’t Wait on its weekly arts program, ArtWorks. Read more and listen to it here. … Read more
I love reviewing books, but my feelings are more complicated now that I am a “real” author with a novel. For the first time, I can’t help thinking about what it’s like to … Read more
Thanks to the awesomeness of my web designer, all my goodreads reviews now magically appear on my website here. I hope you’ll take a little time to explore the reviews–and keep an eye out for more. The YA … Read more
What’s the status of color and other forms of diversity in YA publishing? How does YA publishing compare to the state of things in the industry as a whole?
A couple of weeks ago, Roxane Gay of HTMLGiant published A … Read more
Catching up on blog reading, I came across bad book news about my old stompin’ grounds of East Texas in this Bookshelves of Doom post. Turns out that a superintendent in Quitman, Texas (not far from where I grew up), … Read more
Actually, I hope you won’t, but if you’re going to, you should check out this hilarious post from Forever Young Adult (what other site offers a Sweet Valley High drinking game?).
Full disclosure: the title of my post is ripped … Read more
