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Parsons Talk

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On December 14th I will be speaking alongside David Ezra Stein at Parsons. The class is by invitation only. Please contact me directly if you would like to attend.

Living the Dream – chapitre cinq

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In thinking of my memoir, I am about to begin chapter 5. The table of contents thus far would be: Chapter 1 – the beginning (covering childhood through high school) Chapter 2 – education (my college years) Chapter 3 – returning home (teaching in Atlanta) Chapter 4 – NYC (SVA days and the beginning of … Read more

Introducing ADAM TAYLOR

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illustration © 2009 Adam Taylor A few months ago I met Adam Taylor, torn paper artist extraordinaire. This guy needs a book deal! Check him out at: http://www.adamtaylorillustrator.com Adam recently sent me a hand made mini-book  and his full color picturebook GEORGE IN THE U.K. Please visit his web site for more details. Bonne chance … Read more

CLEVELAND ROCKS!

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Last week I was hosted by Mrs. Chrystal Carr-Jeter and the Cleveland Public Library in conjunction with BloomsburyUSA, for the opening of OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR, a traveling exhibition the 12 original paintings from the book. If you are in Cleveland, please stop by to see the work. Paintings will be on display until February … Read more

November Events

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I finally wrapped my second book, A PLACE WHERE HURRICANES HAPPEN by Renee Watson. It debuts this June with Random House. In the meantime, I will be making three appearances in November. On November 12th, the Cleveland Public Library is graciously hosting an exhibition of the original artwork for OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR, which was … Read more

Inspiration

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I was hanging out with my friend Tae a few weeks back and stumbled upon two killer books that everyone must see. First, there’s ALL THE WORLD illustrated by Marla Frazee and Liz Garton Scanlon. I haven’t seen a more perfect book since Jonathan Bean’s AT NIGHT or Zetta Elliott’s BIRD (shameless, I know). See … Read more