It’s really happening! I’m writing a book!
I'm thrilled to announce that Seven Stories Press has acquired my forthcoming Young Adult biography on the life of Jane Jacobs, the visionary urbanist and thinker who transformed the way we inhabit and develop our cities. Find out more about the book right here...
Micro-Reviews for the Literary Child
This week’s family read aloud was Islandborn by Junot Diaz. Read my review of this beautiful book full of some pretty big ideas.
Asides, Ideas, Miscellany
Hooray: humans beat the algorithm.
An entire Manhattan village owned by black people was destroyed to build Central Park.
You need this one in your inbox: HEATED is a newsletter for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis. (I have a feeling this one is going to go behind a paywall soon. As it should.)
“Prune the big limbs, then shake out the dead leaves,” and 49 other writing tools.
Adding this show to my one-day-soon-I-will-return-to-Boston itinerary.
Studio Ghibli fans: a PSA!
We are readying ourselves for some family travel which means I have been racking my brain for ideas for diversions for the children, including this journal for aspiring storytellers.
“Because Hanif is here, writing and happy. Because Eloisa is here, writing and happy. Because Maggie is here, writing and happy. Because Dionne is here, writing and happy.” Regarding Columbus, Ohio (and the “relentless and expensive anxiety of New York City”) by Saeed Jones.
Crowd-sourcing this list with a bookish question: Are you on Goodreads? Do you like it? Do you use it to discover new books?
Other thoughts? Ideas? Recommendations? I love connecting with fellow readers, writers, parents, and humans. Please drop me a line!
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