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Laekan Zea Kemp is the Pura Belpré Honor author of books for teens (Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet, Heartbreak Symphony,

My first novel, Barely Missing Everything, was complicated—complicated to read, complicated to write, and complicated for me to talk about.

My first novel, Barely Missing Everything, was complicated—complicated to read, complicated to write, and complicated for me to talk about.

What does it take to make readers laugh? It’s not quite as simple as telling an amusing story to your

What does it take to make readers laugh? It’s not quite as simple as telling an amusing story to your

Lacey Baker, a Maryland native, is a wife, mother, Nana and an author. Family cookouts, reunion vacations, and growing up

Lacey Baker, a Maryland native, is a wife, mother, Nana and an author. Family cookouts, reunion vacations, and growing up

I don’t think of myself of an editor, but I am one: My new book just came out, and I

I don’t think of myself of an editor, but I am one: My new book just came out, and I

When I was in my 30s, literary success felt close. My stories were appearing regularly in literary journals and winning