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
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
Good News Despite Covid 19
I’ve been quarantined for about six weeks now and my spring school visits were cancelled. Despite these unsettling times, Publishers Weekly had... Read More
#FAME19 and Other News
I had the pleasure of attending the Florida Association for Media in Education, (FAME) Conference on November 6-8th. I was part of... Read More
What Is @nErDcampNC?
On July, 29th I attended the second annual nErDcampNC. I’ve had several people ask me what is a nErDcamp, anyway? The answer... Read More