Author Archive
“Sealing Wax” appears in Straylight
Books have taken up a lot of time lately, but I also have a new fiction piece published (well, an old piece published for the first time). My first medieval story, “Sealing Wax,” is out today in the new issue of Straylight. An excerpt: Squires did not receive letters addressed to them by the king. […]
Contact form issue fixed
We were having some issues with the contact form on the site; short version is a bunch of spam triggered a filter that sent a lot of messages into a spam folder undated and never sent notifications that those messages came in. Therefore, for more than a year, not all messages were forwarded correctly (enough […]
All three 2024 books available for preorder
The upcoming year is going to be a big one on the author front. I spent much of 2023 getting three books through the publishing process and ready to go, and all three are currently available for preorder wherever you buy books. Votes of Confidence: A Young Person’s Guide to American Elections 3rd Edition (March […]
Zest Books spring promo
My publisher, Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Books, has lots of interesting books coming out in spring 2024, including the third edition of Votes of Confidence. Here’s a neat promo video featuring some of the top releases. Check it out, and then you can preorder Votes wherever you buy books: Bookshop.org, Amazon, Barnes and […]
Votes ARCs are ready
The new 2024 edition of Votes of Confidence arrives in bookstores on March 5, which means review copies for publications are out in uncorrected proof (aka ARC) form. If your magazine or newspaper needs a copy, you can reach out to me via the contact page or contact Zest Books/Lerner Books for a copy.
Signing books at AISLE in Champaign
I’m always happy to do signings or talks with libraries – school libraries, public libraries, specialty libraries, you name it. So I was glad to join the Association of School Library Educators (AISLE) today in Champaign, Illinois. I’ll be signing copies of Rockin’ the Boat, Votes of Confidence, and A Hot Mess and talking about […]
Cover for Animal Husbandry is ready
My first fiction book, the short-story collection Animal Husbandry and Other Fictions, comes out in the spring. Preorders aren’t quite ready yet, but the cover has been updated. Here’s what it looks like. I really dig it, as it both references specific stories in the collection and evokes the tone of many of them.
