CHARMING AS A VERB is out today!
What can I say? I hope you enjoy it! Books take a while to come out so I’ve had time to process this once …
SURE, I’LL BE YOUR BLACK FRIEND Cover Release
Gulp. My first nonfiction non-YA book officially has a cover, folks. I love this design. It was mocked up by my friend Brittany Reid, …
YA Podcast Season
CHARMING being out means new opportunities to hear my delightful — delightful — voice that definitely does not sound like a foreign chipmunk with …
CHARMING AS A VERB Announcement!
Thanks for your patience, folks. September 2020 has no shortage of amazing YA books for your shelves! (I also know some copies are already …
Take Five with ‘Columbia College Today’
I nostalgia’d my old college heydays for Columbia College Today. It was fun.
Norris Kaplan is a MORRIS AWARD Finalist!
Pumped to announce that pubescent grump, Norris Kaplan, has been named one of the finalists of this year’s William C. Morris Award alongside these …
FIELD GUIDE Paperback Cover Release
The paperback edition of THE FIELD GUIDE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN TEENAGER will feature a brand new cover. Look how purty. I love the …
NYC Book Launch Event! (Thursday 1/10)
I’m incredibly pumped for obvious reasons. There is no bigger boss than Ibi (AMERICAN STREET, PRIDE, BLACK ENOUGH: STORIES OF BEING YOUNG & BLACK IN …
I Wrote A Thing That Won A Thing
I’m happy to share that an hour-long pilot I wrote won this year’s Bluecat screenwriting competition… Fun! The best philosophy for contests I’ve found …