All week a thought has rambled around my brain: this is not a dress rehearsal. It’s dancing with another thought: If not now, when? Author Lyn Fairchild Hawks takes the stage at Bacon today, reflecting on her journey as a…
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My dear friend and author Lyn Fairchild Hawks just celebrated a big birthday. Living in North Carolina, she’s been hunkered down, following Florence and its aftermath from a safe distance. I love what she has to say.
Today, educator and YA author Lyn Fairchild Hawks recommends 9 thoughtful and provocative current YA reads. Why would your teen even think about picking one up otherwise? (For that matter, why would you?) Spring Break is right around the corner, and…
“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” playing in theaters now, is a middling mess. I wanted to love it: another triumph for the fabulous Tina Fey! But the movie aimed somewhere between serious and comic and just felt odd. It was never…
Looking for a gift for a teenager? I’m so sorry. I am too. They’re hard to please, in my experience. And mine won’t be screaming with delight over the books wrapped under the tree. I’ve noticed, though, that they do tend…
Yesterday’s post featured author Lyn Fairchild Hawks’ novel, How Wendy Redbird Dancing Survived the Dark Ages of Nought. Lyn’s experience as a teacher in economically diverse and racially mixed schools shaped her novel (and her life) in profound ways. Today she answers…
It’s a fascinating thing when a friend of your youth writes a novel. Especially a novel set in high school, when your lives were woven tight. Lyn arrived in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 9th grade, moving from northern California (France…