I once overheard two elderly women chatting (over their New Year’s Day collard greens and black-eyed peas at the K&W #IYKYK) when one of them said, “you can’t swing a dead cat around here without hitting a hot take,” which I thought was incredible as I associate the phrase “hot take” with influencer culture. In fact, I was so taken aback by this statement that I found myself checking my ageism, as I definitely did not expect either of these Southern ladies to be fluent in inf

This is the story of how Adam Gidwitz and I became best friends. But I'm getting a little ahead of myself. Let me begin, instead, by...

ABOUT OUR BOOK CLUB Y'all, it's no secret that I love the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never participated, these...

ABOUT OUR BOOK CLUB Y'all, it's no secret that I love the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never participated, these...