Los Angeles

"In Los Angeles, it was easier to breathe. It always was. My hometown made me feel at ease in a way no other landscape ever would: the strip malls and cloverleaf freeway exits, the rush of salt wind of the Pacific Coast Highway, the dark silhouettes of palm trees against those startling, smog-brightened sunsets."

~~ from Splinters by Leslie Jamison

Halmoni

"We were silent as we wheeled Halmoni back to her room. I scooped her up by the shoulders as Mom lifted her legs. My grandmother's bony back pressed against me, this delicate body that had survived her dog of a husband, my grandfather. We lay her down on the bed. I wanted to say goodbye, but her face was drained and soft, her eyes already closed."

~~ from Which Side Are You On by Ryan Lee Wong

2016 spring appearances

I'll have new copies of Auggie's Revenge and the all new Classroom Edition of Fight for Your Long Day at all of these events. Look for updates as new appearances are booked.

March 31 to April 2:  AWP in Los Angeles, Beating Windward Table 1664 at the Book Fair

(I'll sign copies at the table from Thursday, 3 p.m., through Saturday, 5 p.m.)

Friday April 8:          4Cs in Houston, Texas

(I'll be roaming around and will have books on hand.)

Thursday May 5, 7 p.m.:           Reading and signing at Wright Library in Oakwood, Ohio