I’ll be honest: When I first went out to agents with None of the Above, part of me worried that traditional publishing wouldn’t touch a project with an intersex main character. For one, it was impossible to write about intersex … Continue reading
I am over the moon excited to share with you the cover for the None of the Above paperback (coming to stores near you on April 4th!), with its shiny new blurb from Stephen Chbosky, author of the bestselling Perks of … Continue reading
Today is Intersex Awareness Day, which means it’s our annual chance to shine a spotlight on one of medicine’s most profound failures: it’s treatment of people born with biological differences in sex development, also known as intersex. The Hippocratic Oath that all physicians take exhorts us … Continue reading
I’ll be out and about this summer, starting next week when I’m in NYC for the Lambda Literary Awards. Hope to see some of you soon IRL! June 6th, 1pm – New York, NY: NYU Constantine Georgiou Library (239 Greene Street, … Continue reading
I can barely believe that I’m typing these words, but last week Deadline broke the news that I have been sitting on since last November: None of the Above has been optioned for a TV series by Lifetime, with an absolute dream team writing … Continue reading
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I’ve been putting this post off forever, waiting for the time to upload all the pictures that have been held hostage by my phone, wanting to come up with the perfect ways to explain why I’ve been offline for a while, … Continue reading
…consider doing something for Intersex Awareness Day. 1. If you DON’T know what intersex is: Watch this Buzzfeed video. 2. If you DO know what intersex is but aren’t sure why it’s important: Read this post. 3. If you know what … Continue reading
I’m not going to lie – the past couple of weeks have been pretty sweet, none sweeter than Friday when I had an amazing visit with the Downingtown High School West Book Club. In addition to being generally sweet and … Continue reading
It’s been more than six months since the release of None of the Above, and I am so grateful for all my readers! I’ve seen a few of you recently a the Brooklyn Book Festival and at the Pennsylvania Library … Continue reading
IT’S ALIVE!!!! Even before the “official” launch date, Erin Entrada Kelly spotted None of the Above in the wild at Giovanni’s Room in Philadelphia. Yes, I freaked out when I saw the authors keeping it company on display… Then Laura at … Continue reading
