Monthly Archives: October 2015
Share some poems for Teen Read Week
Celebrate Teen Read Week October 18-24 with some poems from Pat’s two poetry collections for young adults: Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems About Love and My Own True Name. Use them both to explore poetry with teens.
Continue reading →Pat visits with a loyal Texas fan
While she was in Austin to receive the Texas Writer Award at the Texas Book Festival, Pat visited with Día Dynamo and longtime friend R. Joseph Rodriguez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English Education at The University of Texas at El … Continue reading →
The Texas Book Festival’s Reading Rock Stars
The Texas Book Festival brings books to life for young readers through Reading Rock Stars, a dynamic program in which selected authors from across the country are invited to present their works to students in economically-disadvantaged public schools. At the … Continue reading →
Don’t miss this weekend’s Texas Book Festival
The 20th Annual Texas Book Festival is taking place in Austin this weekend. If you’re planning to attend, you might catch Pat at one of these events: Friday, October 16, 6:30 p.m. Four Seasons Hotel First Edition Literary Gala Saturday, … Continue reading →