Let us have no science without art
Several people who heard me read this on the stage at the Margaret Atwood event have written to ask for a copy of this poem. This poem...
Photos from Mongolia (eagles)
I have never known an animal so amazing as a Golden Eagle. My new book, STAND ON THE SKY, is about the relationship between a girl named...
National Magazine Awards
Flying high after opening for, you know, ATWOOD last night, tonight I went to the star studded National Magazine Awards, where I sat next...
Margaret (Atwood) and me.
Margaret Atwood was very nice. I sent her a book a while back and she brought it along so I could sign it. The stage was very big Poets...
Atwood is next week!
WHO IS OPENING FOR MARGARET ATWOOD? I AM OPENING FOR MARGARET ATWOOD. The dress is ready. But is the author?
Photos from Mongolia (inside and out)
My new book, STAND ON THE SKY, takes place in a Kazakh nomad community in Western Mongolia. The countryside, wedged between the Gobi...
It's launch day! STAND ON THE SKY is out!
Today is the day. My first true middle grade, STAND ON THE SKY, is out today, from HMH Kids Books in the US, and from Scholastic here in...
OLA Wrapup!
While it would probably be more useful to blog about where I'm going, not where I've been, that would require me to be organized. So. ...
Photos from Mongolia (landscapes)
Of all the gers on all the steppes in all the world, this one is dearest to my heart. In the summer of 2015, I lived here. Here's the...
Hornbook!
I'm happy with this feature in The Hornbook. I so hope it will help my wee book soar!