Author Archives: Melanie
Another Wonderful School Visit
Many thanks again go to the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, and specifically Ariel Martino, for organizing my recent visit to IDEA Public Charter School. I caught the end of Mrs. Reynolds’ 9th grade class and they asked some great questions about why … Continue reading
The Rain Didn’t Stop Us!
It poured ALL DAY at the Kensington Day of the Book Festival. I got soaked, but I hung out with poet Sid Gold at the Washington Writers’ Publishing House booth until around 2:30 p.m. when we packed up to go. … Continue reading
This Sunday! Kensington Day of the Book Festival
Hope to see you at the Kensington International Day of the Book Festival on Sunday, April 22. It starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. I’ll be there at the Washington Writers’ Publishing House booth. There will be … Continue reading
Calvert County Writers Give Me a Warm Welcome
Many, many thanks to Elisavietta Ritchie, writer extraordinaire and also a member of the Washington Writers’ Publishing House, who invited me to speak at her monthly Creative Memoirs Workshop at the Calvert Library in Prince Frederick, Md. (April 11). I … Continue reading
National Black Writers Conference Was Fabulous!
I hopped on the Megabus on Thursday night (March 29) headed for New York City where my sister (by choice, not by blood), Amanda was waiting for me. (The bus cost me $16.50, and with gas prices as they are, … Continue reading
My Visit to School Without Walls
Spent a couple hours on Friday, March 9, with 15 students at School Without Walls in Washington, DC. Many thanks to the PEN/Faulkner Foundation for organizing the event, and to Edward Ismail, the AP Lit Class teacher. What a great … Continue reading
Partnering with PEN/Faulkner Foundation
I’m very excited to share that I will be visiting some Washington, D.C. public schools this spring in partnership with the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. Students will read my novel and prepare questions for me when I visit. I’m really interested to … Continue reading
Wonderful event at One More Page bookstore
Thank you to everyone who came to support me at One More Page bookstore in Arlington, Va., on Saturday afternoon. It’s a wonderful bookstore and I encourage you to take the time to stop in if you’re in the neighborhood. … Continue reading
Washington City Paper Reviews My Novel!
It’s the strangest feeling reading a review by someone you don’t know in a well-known newspaper. Trying to figure out, do they like it or hate it. It’s not clear. The review is really more of a summary of the … Continue reading
Upcoming Reading in Arlington
Look for me at One More Page bookstore in Arlington, Va., for a reading and signing on Saturday, January 14, at 3 p.m. It’s a great way to support independent bookstores. Hope to see you there!
