You got knocked down, or "Dear Brown Kids"

Dear Brown Kids, Hey. I’m a brown kid too. Or I was. I grew up eventually. God, this sucks, doesn’t it? It’s AAAA and GRR and WHY  when you see something bad happen to a kid who looks like you, like what happened to Ahmed in Texas. (story here) It’s even worse when...

A joyful (if disbelieving) heart

What an amazing last few weeks this has been. I can’t compare it to anything–it is too much, too fast. Inside, I think I’m still a kid from the desert who never thought she’d get to share a story that anyone found worth reading. How did all of...

Q&A with Renee and Sabaa

So one of the best parts about the debut year has been meeting other writers, especially ones you click with. Renee Ahdieh, (THE WRATH AND THE DAWN Putnam/May) is one such writer and in the year that we’ve known each other we’ve gotten to be good friends....

Entertainment Weekly Hosts EMBER Book Trailer

The lovely peeps at EW.com are hosting a short interview and the first trailer for AN EMBER IN THE ASHES!!! I was fortunate enough to go down to the sound stage in Los Angeles a few weeks ago and watch as part of the trailer was shot. I met the actors (a beautiful,...