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If you’re in Washington, DC the first weekend of May, don’t miss the Literary Hill BookFest (@theliteraryhill, #LHBF2018) on Sunday, May 6 from 11am to 3pm at Capitol Hill’s fabulous Eastern Market! I’ll be there with many other local authors. I look forward to seeing you there!
A great big Thank You! to Karen Lyon, editor of #The Literary Hill, for including Cap City Kids in her recommended gifts and reads this holiday season.
Don’t miss the December issue of the Washingtonian! The staff graciously invited me to their Guest List (p. 20), which featured my latest novel, Court Kasie. Thank you, Washingtonian! What an honor!
Fifteen-year-old Kasie has always been an exceptionally gifted student. Unfortunately, she’s also an undocumented immigrant. Ever since her parents were deported during a politically motivated ICE sweep, she’s been living with her friend’s family, in fear of ICE. But she’s continued to excel at school, and with the support of her mentors, applies for DACA, which provides her with the work permit she needs to become an intern at the Supreme Court Library. When the ICE agent who deported Kasie’s parents comes looking for her, she flees and hides out at the Supreme Court. There, she discovers a plot to bribe a Supreme Court Justice in an explosive new case whose outcome could affect the lives of millions. With nowhere left to turn, Kasie finds herself having to choose between her own future and the future of the only country she’s ever called home.
America is a mosaic, a nation of people whose ancestry can be traced to every region of the world. But America’s history involves the clash of peoples, too, and there are those who perpetually live in its shadows. As many as eleven million undocumented immigrants, representing roughly 3 percent of America’s population, live and work in fear of deportation. Their primary hope: to someday become citizens. This is the story of one promising young immigrant’s hopes and fears.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has a rich and storied past. Its colorful and often bitterly contested cases have changed the course of America’s history. But the modern Supreme Court faces challenges on all sides—from divisive politics, to relentless globalization, and intense corporate lobbying—that threaten to transform it forever.
Are you an indie author? Don’t miss Laura Morelli’s excellent advice on editorial reviews, especially those that come from Publishers Weekly! I had the privilege to share a panel at BookExpo 2017 with Laura (author of the critically acclaimed The Gondola Maker) hosted by Carl Pritzkat, President of BookLife. Here’s Laura’s article, published by the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi):
Thank you Laura!
WIRED‘s Elise Craig explains how science can detect even the most artful forgeries in “How Science Uncovered $80 Million of Fine Art Forgeries.” Pretty amazing detective work. For more on forgery and fine art, check out my latest novel, Attic Ward.
