Great news! Junior Library Guild has bought Dragonflies of Glass: The Story of Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls and has given the book their Gold Standard Seal.

I was excited to receive my first copy of the PJ Library edition of Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll. Some wonderful activities and discussion ideas have been added to the front and back flaps.

It was thrilling to see some of Clara Driscoll's original Tiffany lamps at the New York Historical Society, especially the "Dragonfly!"

Congratulations to my editor Carolyn Yoder on the 20th anniversary of her imprint, Calkins Creek. I am so proud to be one of her authors.

Here are some pictures of my visit to Le Lycee de Francais of Los Angeles when I presented my book, The Women Who Built Hollywood, to the 7th graders. They were a terrific audience with many questions and comments.

Great news! The CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center) recommended Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll, and The Women Who Built Hollywood: 12 Trailblazers in Front of and Behind the Camera on their best-of-the-year list!

I was delighted to receive news that my picture book Madame Alexander: the Creator of the Iconic American Doll has received PJ Library's Author Incentive Award for picture books to encourage me to consider Jewish themes in creating future books. Thank you, PJ Library!

I'm delighted to announce the launch of my audiobook version of Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson. I hope you will enjoy listening to this marvelous presentation of the book.

Here is a colorful piece about me published online in Canvas/Rebel.

I was delighted to learn that The Women Who Built Hollywood: 12 Trailblazers In Front of and Behind the Camera won the 2023 Eureka! Honor Award for nonfiction children's books.

Now available! Here's an interview I did for an online magazine, "Canvas Rebel."

On Thursday, June 29th, I greatly enjoyed talking with author and film scholar Cari Beauchamp about my book The Women Who Built Hollywood at Zibby's Bookshop in Santa Monica.

On June 6th I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Gregory Wakeman at BBC Culture for a piece about the legacy of Steven Spielberg's movie Jurassic Park.

Please join me at the The Huntington Library Store in Pasadena on Saturday, June 17th, where I'll be signing copies of The Quilts of Gee's Bend in celebration of Gee's Bend.