New Edition was one of my favorite groups as a teen but this post isn’t about Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, and Ralph (and Johnny, for the later fans). I decided last spring to issue a second edition of MAX LOVES MUÑECAS! The illustrations took longer than expected but Bria DuBose did a great job bringing new energy to the narrative. It will take about a week for the new edition to show up at Ingram but once it’s there, your favorite indie bookseller will be able to order the book for you. I got a little teary rereading it…a rather prominent editor once assured me there was no market for this story about Honduran boys learning to make dolls in the 1950s but I’m glad I ignored her. MAX is one of my top-selling Rosetta Press titles…I’ve just ordered a bunch of copies and will be doing a giveaway later this month, so stay tuned!

I haven’t done a newsletter in a while and someone recently let me know that the form on my website isn’t working. My web designer stopped developing websites and mine is about due for an overhaul…so bear with me! I think most folks follow me on social media at this point but I will do a few more newsletters for the folks who prefer all the news at once in their inbox.