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An audio documentary on migrant deaths on our border
Catherine Komp, radio producer at Virginia Currents on NPR (locally WCVE 88.9 FM,) recently sent me the audio documentary below. Created by her colleagues for a show called Making Contact, it examines...
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Check out SCBWI from the art director’s view
Guiseppe Castellano A while back, I had the pleasure of being on the SCBWI faculty in Atlanta where I met Guiseppe Castellano, Art Director for Penguin Random House. I’ve been making a habit of hanging...
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Meet the Enchanting Margarita Engle
For more than two decades, Margarita Engle has produced award-winning work for children of all ages. Among her many distinctions, she is a multiple recipient of the Pura Belpré medal, the Américas...
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¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Pura Belpré!
Pura Belpré storytelling at La Casita Maria community center in East Harlem This week marks the birthday (as far as historians can tell) of Pura Belpré, New York City’s first Latina librarian after...
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Traitor Angels: How motherhood helped Anne Blankman tackle Milton and Galileo...
I have a new neighbor – and it’s none other than the fabulous YA author, Anne Blankman! Anne, a former youth services librarian, is the author of three historical novels for teens, including her...
View ArticleThe First Rule of Punk: A Guest Blog Post by Celia Pérez
Feliz Año Nuevo, everyone! The holidays, a chest cold, and assorted family emergencies kept me off this blog for a few weeks. Sorry about that! But I’m back with the best launch into 2018. As we head...
View ArticleThe Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary: An Interview with NoNi Ramos
As readers of this blog know, I like to introduce new Latinx writers, especially those whom I’m lucky to meet in person on the road. Today, I’m talking with debut novelist Noni Ramos about The...
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