On interview hiatus right now as I prepare for the summer residency. There will be more to come–including interviews with faculty about their new books. Meanwhile…
Religion is often cited as the last taboo in children’s books. As someone who has written a lot about finding community and as someone who would argue that finding community can and is a form of finding and/or acting upon faith/religion, I’ve never liked that sweeping generalization. But as someone who has from time to time enjoyed using a sweeping generalization to jump start a conversation, I get it.
Came across this blog post and wanted to share it, especially as it highlights the upcoming and ever-so-intriguing new work by MFAC faculty member and all round nice guy Gene Luen Yang. Also, religion.