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YA Publication as an Immigrant: A Conversation with Sofía Lapuente & Jarrod Shusterman

YA Publication as an Immigrant: A Conversation with Sofía Lapuente & Jarrod Shusterman
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 23, 2023
I believe there is an important place for serious dramas but why does culture and immigration always come with tears and seriousness? Often, we are the fiesta!
The Future of Our Past, a guest post by Lesa Cline-Ransome

The Future of Our Past, a guest post by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 20, 2023
There seems like an awfully long distance between the past and future and yet, whether it is 1940 or 2040, the questions I continue to find most intriguing are timeless.  Who are we in the worst of times? What does it mean to survive? And, What do we want our world to look like?      
How My Local Library Changed — and Saved — My Life, a guest post by Mike Albo

How My Local Library Changed — and Saved — My Life, a guest post by Mike Albo
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 17, 2023
I didn’t set out to make the library so central in Another Dimension of Us, but as I was writing this book, the library became the one place where the characters felt safe — just like it was for me when I was like Tommy: a gay-but-definitely-not-out 15-year-old in the 80s.
When Success is a Maze, a guest post by Tracy Badua

When Success is a Maze, a guest post by Tracy Badua
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 17, 2023
If you told elementary-school me that one day, I’d have my own published books on those very library shelves, I would’ve been thrilled. It’d be a dream come true. But high-school me wouldn’t have believed you.
In Defense of Romance, and the Pivotal Role it Plays in YA, a guest post by Ellen O’Clover

In Defense of Romance, and the Pivotal Role it Plays in YA, a guest post by Ellen O’Clover
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 16, 2023
People love to make fun of romance. Isn’t it embarrassing to have huge, vulnerable feelings for another person? Gross! I hope you’re catching my sarcasm, because no! Not gross!
Smart Characters and Emotional Intelligence, a guest post by Shawn Peters

Smart Characters and Emotional Intelligence, a guest post by Shawn Peters
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 11, 2023
Emotional intelligence is a superpower in its own way, opening the door to a lifetime of authentic relationships and valuable introspection, and unlike mutant eye beams or superstrength, it cannot appear at all at once. It’s a journey.
The Unparented: Writing for Those Who Raise Themselves, a guest post by Ann Dávila Cardinal

The Unparented: Writing for Those Who Raise Themselves, a guest post by Ann Dávila Cardinal
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 06, 2023
When I say unparented, it doesn’t mean we don’t have parental surrogates, family or friends who step in to fill the void, but rather that we are haunted by the expectation of a traditional family unit that includes two parents, and this lack shapes our lives.
YA Novels to Savor, a guest post by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

YA Novels to Savor, a guest post by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 05, 2023
May I recommend these delicious young adult novels (and graphic novels) to satisfy your cravings?
Bringing Black Panamanian Culture to Children’s Books, a guest post by Tamika Burgess

Bringing Black Panamanian Culture to Children’s Books, a guest post by Tamika Burgess
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 03, 2023
Writing Sincerely Sicily was very liberating, as it allowed me to thoroughly share my background in a way I have never been able to do before.
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