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Interview on the Lerner Books blog

My publisher, Lerner Books/Zest Books, has a new interview with me about my new book A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis is Changing Our World. An excerpt: Describe the research did you do for this project and where you found your best resource.  This book grew out of a project I began in 2008, […]

Interview with YA Dude

The blog YA Dude Books published a lovely review of A Hot Mess a few weeks ago, and today published a Q&A with me about writing in general as well as the book. An excerpt: Q: Your newest book, A Hot Mess, explores climate change through real-life stories. What made you choose that approach to reach young […]

Top new release in category

My newest book, A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis is Changing Our World, came out today, and it debuted as the number two new release in category on Amazon. It’s available in hardcover, paperbook, and ebook, and available anywhere you buy books. Grab a copy today.

New page for A Hot Mess

As I did for the last few books, I have a new page up on the site for A Hot Mess, which is available for preorder and will be out on 2 November. It has a long list of places where you can buy the book, and I’ll update it with reviews, interviews, and articles […]

“More Rebooted Shows” in Helix

My latest fiction story, “More Rebooted Shows for the 2020-21 Season” is out today online in Helix Literary Magazine. It’s a humor piece making fun of the trend of rebooting every show instead of pursuing original ideas. An excerpt: The Stale Prince of Bel-Air (7 p.m. Sundays, NBC): Will (Will Smith) returns to the East Coast, […]

“The Blue Mist” marks fourth time in So It Goes

For the fourth time, and for the third consecutive year, I have a story in the annual edition of So It Goes, the literary journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. The new issue will launch with a virtual reading on Saturday, October 2. Tickets are available online. For this year’s environmentally themed issue, […]

Indie bookstores now have A Hot Mess

My newest book “A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis is Changing Our World” is out on November 2, and major bookstores have been offering preorders for a while. Now, you can also order from your local bookstore via Indiebound, or from the list of bookstores on the book-specific page of this website. And if […]