“Burn It All Down”
The scene in my novel where I burn it all down and show boys doing the right thing.
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Why We Need Historical Fiction
In the past two weeks, I’ve spoken at two events about my novel Gringolandia and my translation of the picture book Three Balls of Wool (Can Change the World)...
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Contested Histories: International Perspectives, Part 2
The second part of my presentation on “Contested Histories” at the AWP conference, which focuses on the Cold War in Latin American and my own writing.
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“Should I Stay or Should I Go?”
Discussing Gringolandia’s portrayal of resistance and exile at a panel on historical fiction at the NCTE16 conference, and post-election choices we face today.
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Know Your History
Knowing history is key to making informed decisions in the present, because we can see the consequences of similar decisions in the past.
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