Interview with Author Maya Deane

Interview with Author Maya Deane

by | Jan 5, 2023 | Blog

Maya Deane first retold the Iliad at the age of six. Athena was the protagonist; all six pages were typed up on a Commodore 64; there were many spelling errors. (She has only doubled down since then.) A graduate of the University of Maryland and the Rutgers-Camden...
Interview with Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock

Interview with Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock

by | Dec 31, 2022 | Blog

Hope Larson is the author of All Summer Long, which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018 and an Eisner Award Nominee, as well as the recently published sequel, All Together Now. She also adapted and illustrated A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, which spent...
Interview with Author Andrea Hairston

Interview with Author Andrea Hairston

by | Dec 23, 2022 | Blog

Andrea Hairston is a novelist, essayist, playwright, and the Artistic Director of Chrysalis Theatre. She is the author of Redwood and Wildfire, winner of the 2011 Otherwise Award and the Carl Brandon Kindred Award, and Mindscape, shortlisted for the Phillip K Dick and...
Interview with Author Jesse Leon

Interview with Author Jesse Leon

by | Dec 21, 2022 | Blog

Jesse Leon is a social-impact consultant to foundations, impact investors, non-profits, and real estate developers on ways to address issues of substance abuse, affordable housing, and educational opportunities for at-risk youth. Since receiving a master’s degree from...