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For a former attorney, now young adult author, representation is key
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Francisco Stork’syouthwas so compellingthat itmakesfora great novel. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1953 to a single mother from a middle class family in Tampico (a city on the Gulf of Mexico). She was sent to live in a convent in Monterrey, because her father did not want anyone to know that she… Read more
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NYPD lieutenant talks about becoming a co-author with his dad
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Jon and Bernard Whalen are a father and son writing-duo who recently released their second co-authored book, “The NYPD’s First Fifty Years: Politicians, Police Commissioners and Patrolmen.” The book includes a look back at the formation of the New York Police Department in 1898 and the heroism, and even corruption, that has taken place within… Read more
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From L.A. Gangs at 11 To Poet Laureate at 60
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Growing up in poverty in South Central and East Los Angeles, Luis J. Rodriguez says he found himself so emotionally empty that he joined a gang at age 11. He started abusing heroin by 12, and by 15, he was put in juvenile hall and later prison. It was his love for books, however, which… Read more