Love #travel? Craving a #roadtrip? Give a listen to our new podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

100 years ago, our grandparents spent their honeymoon driving in a #ModelT Ford from #Chicago to Los Angeles. My cousin and I used our grandmother‘s letters as our roadmap to retrace their journey. Give a listen to episode 1 of Honeymoon Road! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

And now a finalist for a Latino Book Award!

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

Join the launch of Sherri L Smith's new middle grade novel Candace, the Universe, and Everything on Sat. 9/6 at 2 pm. For the event, @rhymeswithcapri.bsky.social will be in conversation with @kittyfelde.bsky.social to discuss writing and inspiration. 💜 Wear purple to the event for a special gift!

Join us this afternoon at 2 in lovely Montrose for a conversation about writing with me and Sherri L Smith!

A short history of #Gerrymandering. www.chesapeakepress.org/facts-behind...

A short history of #Gerrymandering. www.chesapeakepress.org/facts-behind...

A short history of #gerrymandering. www.chesapeakepress.org/facts-behind...

Outside Dupont north metro

Off to college!

Bonus Episode: ALA Rewind! Join me at the Podcast Pavilion during the ALA Annual, where I spoke with award-winning journalist and author Kitty Felde. We explored The Fina Mendoza Mysteries, covering Capitol Hill legends and integrating civics into exciting middle-grade stories. #kittyfelde

A terrific interview about my Fina Mendoza Mysteries with Annisha: podcastle.ai/editor/playe...

An incredible moment at tonight's Washington Spirit home game at Audi Field, as the crowd erupts in a "FREE DC" chant.

Danger, Will Robinson! apnews.com/article/smit...

#PublishingInsights #writerssociety #wip #writer #authorslife

Such a nice article in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

PEN America: "The Senate’s vote to strip funding from NPR, PBS, and local TV and radio stations across the country is a stark betrayal of millions of Americans who depend on public media, whether for information during emergencies or for news." Full statement: pen.org/press-releas...

So excited! The only children’s book the tackles #January6 just won a medal from the #NextGen #IndieBookAwards.

Crockett: Earlier someone was talking about cities being hellholes. Los Angeles contributes almost 20 billion in taxes. That’s more than all states in this country except for four.

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

FREE SHIPPING today (July 8th) through July 11th on bookshop.org!

I wish I’d known you were going to be there, too!

The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.

Is #Baldy the bird that pooped on the president in “State of the Union?”

“Mere exposure to objectionable ideas does not amount to a prohibition on free exercise of religion.” Justice #Sotomayor #readbannedbooks

If you're going to #ALA definitely check out my friend @kittyfelde.bsky.social either day. She's fantastic 😊 #booksky #librarysky #writersky

They can fire every lawyer in the #JusticeDepartment who prosecuted #January6 rioters, but they can’t erase the truth. Teach your kids. Here’s the only book for children written about January 6:

Going to ALA? Come see me at booth 1547 Saturday at 3:30 PM or Sunday 9:30 AM at for a free autographed copy of the latest Fina Mendoza mystery “Snake in the Grass.” #ALA #mg #mystery #freebook

It’s Read 25 minutes Day! What are YOU reading?

Taped a Book Club for Kids podcast interview with #kidlit author and former #Biden speechwriter @SeanO’Brien to talk about writing jokes for #Obama and his “White House Clubhouse” #mysteries.

Because I forgot until today, here's a reminder to check your local library to see if they have a summer reading program you can sign up for.

as someone prone to directly confronting people for stuff they say online, that from lee is the face of someone who did not expect to be confronted for something he said online

Today’s #nokings rally in Annapolis.

Traffic slowed on the DC beltway this morning to read the protest signs for the #nokings rallies.

This morning on the DC beltway! #nokings

So much fun to run into staffers for Rep Monica de la Cruz at the Congressional #Baseball game. Their boss wrote a terrific review of my new book “Snake in the Grass” - which is set at that game.

One of the best parts of the Congressional Baseball game is seeing how the staffers dress to support their boss, members of #Congress.

Guess where I’m going? (That is a NRCC tee shirt…)

The truth about what happened this weekend in #LA:

So honored to be included in #publicradio legend Nick Roman’s podcast talking about OJ and the Fina Mendoza mysteries. I played it for my husband last night and he said, “I forgot you did all those things!” A terrific conversation. Thanks, Nick.  podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

It’s called the Library of Congress. But Trump claims it’s his. #LOC

A little jazz on a Friday night at LACMA.

200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue. It is here: wclivestream.com/watch

You can now get signed copies of my Fina Mendoza #mysteries books at Barnes & Noble in Marina del Rey! #amreading #mg @barnesandnoble.com