Latest Blog Posts
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An Interview With Christina Diaz Gonzales: Ball State’s 2025 Writer-in-Residence
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Christina Diaz Gonzalez is the Edgar Award-winning and USA TODAY best-selling author of eight books including The Red Umbrella, Concealed, Invisible: A Graphic Novel, and the upcoming graphic novel, Offside. Her books have been named to over thirty-two state award lists and have reached international acclaim with nominations for Japan’s Sakura Medal…
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In Appreciation of Ravenpaw: Normalizing Queer Characters in Children’s Literature
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In the first arc of Erin Hunter’s Warriors series, Ravenpaw, a young, skittish cat and an apprentice in ThunderClan, is the sole witness to a treasonous murder. He must do whatever it takes to save not only his life, but also his reputation. So, what plan do his buddies come…
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The Wonders of Self-Publishing
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Around four years ago, I began writing my first novel. I read “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner, and I thought that the main characters had chemistry that none of the others did – and that it would have been such a beautiful love story. “We need more queer representation…