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EVERY DAY is coming to theaters FEBRUARY 23rd!

EVERY DAY is coming to theaters FEBRUARY 23rd!

The trailer is now up!  There’s the regular trailer and then one with an intro from me. I am so excited about the movie (which is so true to the book) and so excited that you can now see a bit…

The Realm of Possibility

On High School, Poetry, and High School Poetry

I never expected to write a novel in verse, and in fact it took me a while to admit (to others, to myself) that the stories in The Realm of Possibility were poems and not just “stories with linebreaks” (although…

On Photography and Physicality

On Photography and Physicality

1. For the past sixteen years and three months, I’ve taken at least one photograph every day. It started as a new year’s resolution, and for about a decade, it existed on film. Then I dropped my film camera, a…

Boy Meets Boy

FEBRUARY IS FOR . . . BOY MEETS BOY

Our book-of-the-month continues with the one that started it all, Boy Meets Boy, which is discounted this month to $1.99 on all e-tailers (Amazon, bn.com, iBooks, et al.) and is of course available in an anniversary edition in print, at…

January is for . . . WIDE AWAKE

January is for . . . WIDE AWAKE

Since I don’t have a new book coming out in 2017, I’ve decided to rewind a little, and discuss/spotlight a different novel of mine every month. I’ll write a little bit about each, answer questions about each on my Facebook…

Acceptance Speech: Margaret A. Edwards Award

Acceptance Speech: Margaret A. Edwards Award

Many friends who couldn’t be there have asked me to post my Edwards Award speech. This is my transcription of sorts — I’ve smoothed out a few of the clunkier lines, and there are bound to be typos. I also did…