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(a.k.a. The Blog – and yes, allies are welcome!)

9 Weeks! Countdown to Launch for A DIFFERENT KIND OF BRAVE

I'm so excited about my upcoming YA novel. Here's the one-sentence pitch: A DIFFERENT KIND OF BRAVE is a Gay teen globe-trotting, high stakes adventure with the heroic courage of the James Bond movies and the ongoing romance—and Queer group of friends—of Heartstopper....

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My New Podcast

(Because stories — especially our Queer stories and history — should be available for all.)

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Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill: The Podcast

Join me each Thursday in June as I share my award-winning novel, Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill, chapter by chapter, in its entirety, to empower Queer teens and their allies with the information that would have changed my life if I’d learned it back when I was a closeted Gay Jewish 13 year old who loved adventure books but thought history had nothing to do with me.

Celebrate #QueerJoy

(a.k.a. Events and News)

Where I'll be in 2024

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBW) Winter 2024 conference - Faculty, presenting breakout with Andrea Fleck-Nisbet "Don’t Call it Self Publishing: How to Successfully Publish Your Own Children’s Books,” blogger, and LGBTQIA2+ social host - Feb 2024, New York, NY.

San Diego Writers Festival - panelist - Apr 2024, San Diego, CA

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Publishing University annual conference- co-organizer - Apr 2024, Denver, CO.

American Library Association (ALA) Annual - IBPA booth host, author - Jun 2024, San Diego, CA

Recent Media

Mombian article -- Paper Phoenix Ink interview -- Publishers Weekly (“Love of the Half-Eaten Peach” announcement) -- Publishers Weekly (“A Different Kind of Brave” announcement) -- Books that Make You podcast -- Remarkable Leadership Lessons podcast -- and more to come! 

 

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