News & Interviews

Bestseller news! I’m so happy to share that The Secret Language of Birds is on the Indie Bestsellers List, and it also made an appearance on the USA Today bestseller list, along with Song For a Whale!

Houston Life interview

I had so much fun chatting with the Houston Life hosts about whooping cranes and the inspiration behind The Secret Language of Birds! You can find the interview on the Houston Life website.

New book announcement! I’ll have another middle grade novel out in the fall of 2025. Three Blue Hearts is about a boy named Max who finds an injured octopus on the beach after a storm. He takes the octopus to a wildlife rehab and helps take care of her throughout the summer, while also making some new friends and discovering more about himself.

 

I’m honored and delighted that Song For a Whale is part of the All Pueblo Reads program! I look forward to talking to readers on October 9th during our virtual visit. See the Pueblo Library’s website for more information, including reader resources.

I had a wonderful conversation with E Train Talks! Check out our interview here on his YouTube channel:

See the first chapter of Song For a Whale in sign language! Thanks to Heba Toulan for creating the video.

Here’s my panel from the Middle Ground Book Fest on Deaf characters in children’s books, with Erin Entrada Kelly and Ann Clare Le Zotte Our panel is open captioned and interpreted in sign language.

See my article “How the World’s Loneliest Whale Inspired a Kids’ Tale About Human Connection,” about the real-life inspiration for Song For a Whale in The Big Issue magazine

Interviews