A bitter-sweet week.
The sweet: Spent yesterday in the company of EE Charlton Trujillo (FAT ANGIE, Candlewick Press), and Kathy Erskine (MOCKINGBIRD; SEEING RED). EE is filming a documentary of her book tour, which has featured rental cars, buzzards, near tornadoes, and a chance to meet with authors and kids across the country. A blast, but I don’t want to say more because she’ll be chatting with me on this blog next week. More soon. All I can say, is buckle in.
I love beautiful libraries…
I’ll be at the Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library this Thursday night as part of their anti-bullying event and also as a tie in to their celebration of Hispanic Heritage month. Teens and social workers in the know will be on hand, and then we’ll talk about how an abusóna became the inspiration for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass. (And, yes, I will be allowed to say “ass,” amigos.) Really looking forward to visiting this cool library and also checking out their exhibit called Héroes of the LGBTQ Community.
Why, Congress, why?
But here is the bitter: It boils down to two words: government shutdown. I was so excited to visit with K – 2nd grade students from four DC area public schools at the beautiful Young Readers Center. Unfortunately, the shutdown closed the Library of Congress. It’s definitely not as important as the many families who are now struggling financially or the Head Start programs now scrambling or the WIC programs being zapped or any number of other vital services. Still, it makes me sad. The little guys – in this case literally – are being zapped.
Enjoyed the photo of you with EE and Katherine. Will look forward to the interview next week with EE. Sounds like a progressive library and a great event for the community. Can’t believe the bans on your book in some places. Actually, it has created more interest in your new book.
Thanks for writing, Patricia. Yes, I think you will really enjoy hearing from EE. As for interest in YAQUI: I think they are doing a giveaway of two of my books on http://www.fatgirlreading.com (Here’s the link (http://www.fatgirlreading.com/banned-books-week-an-interview-with-meg-medina-and-a-giveaway/). We talked about censorship and its impact on the book and on me. Feel free to spread the word.
Thanks. Just read the interview and it was very good! I will spread the word.
Enjoyed the photo of you with EE and Katherine. Will look forward to the interview next week with EE. Sounds like a progressive library and a great event for the community. Can’t believe the bans on your book in some places. Actually, it has created more interest in your new book.
Thanks for writing, Patricia. Yes, I think you will really enjoy hearing from EE. As for interest in YAQUI: I think they are doing a giveaway of two of my books on http://www.fatgirlreading.com (Here’s the link (http://www.fatgirlreading.com/banned-books-week-an-interview-with-meg-medina-and-a-giveaway/). We talked about censorship and its impact on the book and on me. Feel free to spread the word.
Thanks. Just read the interview and it was very good! I will spread the word.