I'll be talking about Queer books for kids and teens (mine and others) and empowering Queer History at three events in June... I hope you'll join me for one or more! Tuesday June 14th at 6pm - A Pride Book Talk IN-PERSON at PAGES Bookstore in Manhattan Beach, CA This...
Events
I’m interviewed on the “Thoughts That Rock” Podcast
It's not every day you get interviewed by a rock star... Brant Menswar and Jim Knight are funny, and thoughtful, and the three of us had a really great discussion. We talk about my books, publishing, diversity, independence, why the messenger matters, and so much...
Watch this recording of my middle school panel, “Real Talk,” with fellow authors Alex Gino and Jamie Sumner at the Southeastern Young Adult Book Festival #SEYA2022
We had a great conversation, and the panel recording is now up on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/qTKqES0e_4A What an honor to be included with Alex and Jamie! I hope you'll watch, enjoy, and share. The light in me recognizes and acknowledges the light in you,Lee
Using Picture Books to Explore POWER and Understand Inequity as an Imbalance of Power – a Panel Presentation I’ll be part of this Sunday Mar 6, 2022 at the California Teachers Association’s 2022 Equity and Human Rights Conference
As a new war lurches to disrupt and destroy lives, I find myself filled with sadness, and anger, and determination. Sadness, that after so many wars, so much violence, we human beings are still doing the same incredibly selfish shit, like invading a neighboring...
My New Author Photo – and a panel presentation on Nonfiction Writing for the California School Library Association on Feb 18
I'm really excited to have a new author photo! HUGE thanks to photographer Joanna Degeneres! I'll be rolling this image out across my platforms (and in future books), and wanted to share! Also, I'm delighted to once again be part of a panel presentation on nonfiction...
#scbwiWinter22 – I’ll Be Blogging the 2022 SCBWI Winter Conference and Hosting their LGBTQIA2+ Social
So we're still online, but this week is the 2022 SCBWI Winter Conference. I really love the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and their conferences are always a great and exciting mix of inspiration, craft, business, opportunity, and...