Virtual Launch of She Sang for the Mountains!
My big news for the month of August was the virtual launch of She Sang for the Mountains, The Story of Jean... Read More
ALA & SLJ’s Picture Book Palooza
This past month had three significant happenings in my writing life. 1. I had the opportunity to present at the American Library... Read More
Happy Pride Month!
I was happy to see ONE TRUE WAY included in this School Library Journal article: 8 Middle Grade LGBTQIA+ Romances for Pride... Read More
Speaking with the Council of American Islamic Relations, Florida!
On April 28th, Naheed and I spoke with the Council of American Islamic Relations, Florida in a Facebook live event. We discussed... Read More
SAVING GRANDDADDY’S STORIES–On TV
On April 14th, I had the opportunity to read SAVING GRANDDADDY’S STORIES on TV. The segment was on Channel 21 WLIW, (Long... Read More
More Kirkus Love & Two New Books!
Sometimes it feels like I launched both my October books into an election/pandemic abyss so it really brightens my day when they... Read More
My TV Interview
I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Chad Tucker for a recurring segment on MyFox8 called, Roy’s Folks. My favorite part... Read More
Christmas Came Early–A Nice Surprise from Kirkus!
Kirkus named FLYING OVER WATER as one of it’s favorite Middle Grade Books of the year! Naheed and I were both thrilled... Read More
#BookBirthdays X 2!
I had two books published last week. FLYING OVER WATER published on October 20th and SAVING GRANDDADDY’S STORIES published on October 22nd.... Read More
Virtual Launch of FLYING OVER WATER
Naheed and I will be virtually launching our book via Zoom on October 22nd at 6:30 pm. You can sign up through... Read More