News & Interviews

I get to go on a bit of a book tour for The Secret Language of Birds! Most of the stops will be for school visits, but here are the public events:

April 8th, 2024, 6-8 PM

Mead Botanical Garden, Winter Park, FL, with Writer’s Block Bookstore

April 13th, 5:00 PM

Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston TX

April 14th, 2:30 PM

Books Inc. Laurel Village, San Francisco, CA

New book announcement! I’ll have another middle grade novel out in the summer of 2025. The 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.

Cover reveal! I’m so happy to share the beautiful cover of my next novel, The Secret Language of Birds, coming out on April 9, 2024. Like Song For a Whale, this cover was illustrated by the amazing Leo Nickolls. Read more in my interview with John Schu.

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