Talking with Other Authors

Talking with Other Authors
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Discussing the AMERICAN AFTERLIFE with Kate Sweeney

Living in Atlanta has a lot of perks, but one of the biggest ones is...
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Author-2-Author with My Pal Brittany Geragotelis

Back in September, I got to attend the Anderson’s YA Summit with a ton of...
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Discussing Fault and FAULT LINE with Christa Desir

Whenever I’m out and about discussing books with people, I often get asked about content,...
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Obsessing Over OCD LOVE STORY and Corey Ann Haydu

September is here, which means a slew of new releases to get excited about. There’s a giant...
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This is NOT An Interview for a Writing Manual

The Young Adult Review Network is a site I’ve enjoyed and admired for quite some time, both...
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Pocket Full of Regret

To continue the discussion around the themes in CRIMINAL, I invited a couple of author...
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What Would YOU Really Do?

To continue the conversation about the themes in CRIMINAL this month, I asked a special round of...
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Love Is Blindness

Folks are already taking notice of one of the biggest themes in Criminal: that sometimes love can...
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Sailing Away with Poet Chelsea Rathburn

While working for the AJC Decatur Book Festival, I was able to meet and collaborate...
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A Solid Sense of Setting

As part of the NYC Teen Author Festival, I was honored to lead a panel about...