Author Archives: Melanie

Gaithersburg Book Fest Almost Here!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Melanie

I’m excited, and maybe a little nervous, about my appearance this coming Saturday, May 19, at the third annual Gaithersburg Book Festival. It’s the first time I will be a featured author at a book festival. Looking at the list … Continue reading →

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Another Wonderful School Visit

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Melanie

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 →

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The Rain Didn’t Stop Us!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Melanie

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 →

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This Sunday! Kensington Day of the Book Festival

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Melanie

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 →

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Calvert County Writers Give Me a Warm Welcome

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Melanie

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 →

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National Black Writers Conference Was Fabulous!

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Melanie

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 →

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My Visit to School Without Walls

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Melanie

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 →

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Partnering with PEN/Faulkner Foundation

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Melanie

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 →

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Wonderful event at One More Page bookstore

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Melanie

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 →

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Washington City Paper Reviews My Novel!

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Melanie

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 →

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