UPCOMING Interview Events
June 2nd UNICEF Ambassador, Activist & Author Muzoon Almellehan
May 7th 21st award-winning writer and educator Author Michael Leali
May 7th 21st award-winning writer and educator Author Michael Leali
On June 2nd I'll be interviewing Muzoon Almellehan, a Syrian activist and refugee known for her work helping to keep Syrian girls in school and she is the youngest Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF. Muzoon is also an author and I'm so honored to be able to share her story on E Train Talks! Stay tuned for my interview with this incredible Kindness hero!
May 7th 21st award-winning writer and educator Author Michael Leali
May 7th 21st award-winning writer and educator Author Michael Leali
May 7th 21st award-winning writer and educator Author Michael Leali
May 21st I'll be interviewing one of my newest favorite middle-grade storytellers, author Michael Leali. Michael writes realistic fiction with a hint of magic! His books feel like hugs for your heart and love songs for your soul!
May 7th Award-Winning Children's Author Dan guttman
May 7th 21st award-winning writer and educator Author Michael Leali
APRIL 16TH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, pEACE aCTIVIST & JEWISH HERO gIDON LEV!
May 7th I'll be interviewing the one-and-only author Dan Guttman! Dan wrote some of my all time favorite trivia books, "Fast Facts!" And, as you can see, Dan and I have similar tastes in shirts & bookish humor!
APRIL 16TH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, pEACE aCTIVIST & JEWISH HERO gIDON LEV!
APRIL 16TH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, pEACE aCTIVIST & JEWISH HERO gIDON LEV!
APRIL 16TH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, pEACE aCTIVIST & JEWISH HERO gIDON LEV!
April 16th
Honored to be interviewing Holocaust Survivor, hero, TikTok sensation, and peace activist, Gidon Lev!
APRIL 6TH NYT Best Selling AUTHOR CHRIS GRABENSTEIN
APRIL 16TH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, pEACE aCTIVIST & JEWISH HERO gIDON LEV!
APRIL 6TH NYT Best Selling AUTHOR CHRIS GRABENSTEIN
April 6th I'll be interviewing storytelling legend & NYT Best Selling Author, Chris Grabenstein!
✡︎HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE/YOM HASHOAH ✡︎ POSCAST aPRIL 16-18
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) begins at sundown Monday, April 17. It's a national day of commemoration in Israel & all over the world, on which the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust are memorialized & In honor of this important day, I spoke with 3 people who will help educate & shine a light on why we must never forget what happened during the Holocausts!
April 8th
Interviewing non-fiction historical author, Rebecca E.F. Barone
March 2nd
Interviewing Peter Coyl, the Library Director & CEO of
the Sacramento Public Library System. CA’s fourth-largest library system!
March 18th
Interview with award-winning author Liza Wiemer.
March E train Talks Book Club
E Train Talks Book Club!
March 31st is the first E Train Talks book and we will be discussing FREEWATER, and amazing news, the Newbery Medal & Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of FREEWATER, Amina Luqman-Dawson, will be dropping by to join the conversation!
March 24, 2023 Teen Readers CHoice Awards!
Photographed at the 2023 TABC Teen Readers Choice Awards
Photographed at the 2023 TABC Teen Readers Choice Awards
Photographed at the 2023 TABC Teen Readers Choice Awards
Pictured here with the TABC Writers Cubed Team! Including
Lois Brown, Tahsha Wilson, Jennifer Jenkins, Jo Layton, Margie Jordan
Recipient of the 2023 Teen Book Hero Award!
Photographed at the 2023 TABC Teen Readers Choice Awards
Photographed at the 2023 TABC Teen Readers Choice Awards
It was my biggest honor to be awarded the 2023 Book Hero Award for "going above and beyond to improve children's literacy in our country. " I am beyond grateful for this distinguished honor. A special thank you to Jennifer Jenkins & Jennifer Nielsen for your amazing support!
Photographed at the 2023 TABC Teen Readers Choice Awards
Photographed at the 2023 TABC Teen Readers Choice Awards
Photographed at the 2023 TABC Teen Readers Choice Awards
Pictured here with Authors Jennifer Nielsen (TABC Book Drop Program Director) and Heather Clark
On February 18th I spoke with the amazingly wonderful Jennifer E. Frances, creator of Bess The Book Bus! Jennifer devotes her days to sharing book joy with kids all over the country! Jennifer is one of a kind and a true kindness hero! Be sure to watch our talk when it goes live!
On February 11th 2023 I'm going to interview the wonderful middle grade author Janae Marks *virtually* and hear all about her book journey! This is going to be such a fun interview, I can't wait! Stay tuned for our talk to go live!
On February 8th 2023 I partnered with Tween Author Boot Camp and Author Stuart Gibbs to share book joy to a local title 1 elementary school! Together we spoke about the magic of reading and each student received a signed copy of one of Stuart Gibbs amazing novels! Thanks to the amazing author Jennifer Nielsen and Book Drop for sponsoring the wonderful event!
JANUARY 2023 EVENTS! I'm so excited for this months incredible interview guests! Keep checking back & watch my videos go live!
DECEMBER 2022 EVENTS! I'm so excited for this months events! Keep checking back & watch my interviews when they go live!
NOVEMBER 2022 EVENTS! So much fun planned this month! Be sure to check back & watch my interviews when they go live!
E TRAIN TALKS EVENTS
SEPTEMBER EVENTS! I'm looking forward to talking to so many amazing authors! Be sure to watch & listen when my interviews go live!
SEPTEMBER 10th 2022 I'm Interviewing the amazing AUTHOR B.B. ALSTON!!
Interviewing [In Person]New York Times Best Selling Author Lisa McMann. August 14, 2022
Interviewing the Legendary Award Winning Author Jerry Craft!
TEEN & TWEEN AUTHOR BOOT CAMPS!
I’m so proud to be partnering with Tween Author Boot Camp! I plan to do everything I can to end book deserts and help teens & tweens discover the magic of reading & writing!
Join the cause and work to promote literacy for all! Tweens and teens, you don't want to miss this!
BOOKFLAP!
BookFlap is an amazing resource that taps into the wisdom of writers, illustrators, publishers, editors, readers, and educators, by offering interviews, mini master classes, art demonstrations, podcasts, articles, and me!
Literacy Equity Conference: The Next Generation of Literacy Advocates: A Panel of Kids
I'm so honored to be included with this incredible group of literacy advocates, authors, nonprofits & more! Be sure to register!