Local reading on Monday!
Hey, are you in the greater Charlotte area? If so, come join me for a reading at 3:30 pm on Monday, November 9th. I’ll be reading from Hijas Americanas and […]
Such a daddy's girl
Look at that cute man. That’s my papito. He’s just about the cutest thing there is in the world. But I am a little bit biased. Anyway, I spoke at […]
In Charlotte? Come see me Monday night!
I am so out of practice after a summer of not being on the active book promotion circuit that I didn’t think to post my upcoming event at the University […]
You have never been more beautiful…
than when you are talking to your daughter. I spoke yesterday at the Alpha Delta Kappa Southeastern Region Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Alpha Delta Kappa is an organization for women educators. […]
The Big Apple
* Photos taken by Jill Williams My trip to New York was really fabulous. I had a chance to catch up with old friends (including a former student who is […]
I am an activist because…
Last fall, a friend from high school e-mailed me to say that he was now the principal of an alternative high school in the Bronx and he […]
A Year in Review
* Finding Hijas Americanas on the bookshelf on its official release date. It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since Hijas Americanas was released on June 1, […]
I'm going to New York!
If you’re in the city, please join me on Wednesday, May 28th, 7:00 p.m. Barnes and Noble 290 Baychester Ave Bay Plaza Mall in the Bronx
Please Shut the Door or A Personal History of Flying
* waiting in the Charlotte airport with my mom I am not a great flyer. There is a very good reason for the root cause of my flying discomfort, […]
On the road
I am off to San Francisco for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America national conference. I am speaking at a breakfast on Friday morning and then participating in a diversity […]
