

NLGJA on Transgender Military—my panel
I'm on the Transgender Military panel with Fiona Dawson, Sue Fulton and Blake Dremann. Blake was one of four transgender troops I profil


Diving into Jennifer Egan's: "Manhattan Beach"
Writing a bestseller doesn’t get you into clubs or fancy restaurants, but the one perk can be books. 😃👍🏾👍🏾
My favorite living author,


Heather Heyer's mom at her memorial in Charlottesville
What an amazing woman. I'd be proud to have her as a mom.
It's clear where Heather got it. RIP.

Lucia Berlin featured on NPR's Selected Shorts
Lucia is still my hero. Amazing writer, amazing friend. You can read about what I learned from her--about writing and about life--in my Vani


Columbine survivor Austin Eubanks overcomes opioid addiction
This is a really moving video story about Austin Eubanks, who was shot in the Columbine library and watched his best friend Corey DePooter k


New autographed Columbine copies
I took a long bike ride downtown and signed copies of Columbine (expanded edition) at three NYC stores Sunday.* They all ship worldwide.
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I'm on CNN's The Nineties tonight, discussing Columbine
Each episode tackles a major theme from the 90s, and the title of this one is "Terrorism hits home." (Yes they worked Columbine in


Columbine (briefly) 55% off at Amazon
The expanded edition of Columbine is 50% off at Amazon right now.
To be honest, I have no idea who sets the discount there, or how or why o


"Betrayal": Transgender Troops React to Trump's Ban
Writing "Betrayal": Transgender Troops React to Trump's Ban for Vanity Fair was the most satisfying thing I've done in quite awhile. It was a thrill and an honor to get to know these patriots, and to share their stories. Seventeen years into working on this gay soldiers book (half of that writing Columbine as my primary), I thought I knew this world, and understood their challenges. I didn't. It was eye-opening. Much is similar to the gay struggle, but so many of the transgen