People’s Education Press

I just received a package from China, filled with copies of an English-language study book (a “supplemental reader”) for Chinese high schoolers.  The publisher is the People’s Education Press, which creates textbooks and educational materials for schools throughout the People’s Republic under the direction of the Ministry of Education. The reader contains two of my […]

Zanjan page added

I’ve just posted a page for the forthcoming graphic novel Zanjan (accessible on the menu bar above).  Currently it has basic information such as the target release date, but as that date gets closer I will continue to update the page with news and resources, including ordering information. Anyone wanting to make sure they are […]

Human rights book

My human rights book (I hope to be able to announce the title soon) has just entered the prep stage for final editing by the publisher, George Ronald. A lot has happened since I first started writing it.  At the time, when I spoke about human rights I was often asked to counter the claim that […]

Illuminated Inspirations

For the book design of Zanjan, Studio 9 commissioned Bridgette Schnider of Illuminated Inspirations to provide illuminating graphics.  They’re beautiful and a great match for the book overall.  It’s also fitting because my wife and I have one of Bridgette’s paper cuttings hanging up in our foyer.

Quadratura Circuli

This post about how I develop short story concepts has been temporarily removed…it will be back up shortly!

The changing American labor market

Tonight I was planning on posting the next installment in Alissa’s series on renewable energy projects in Nicaragua.  However, I’m preempting that post to share the news that a Real Time Economics blog post from The Wall Street Journal links to Alissa’s recent, co-authored article in the Monthly Labor Review.  (The article, which is for […]

Zanjan Cover

Here is the cover for Zanjan, illustrated by Aaron Kreader.  After years of research, writing, penciling, and inking, the book is slated for release this year. I spent a year on research before starting the script, because both of us wanted to make sure we got it right.  (Zanjan is an historical fiction graphic novel […]

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