My story
Discover Maria's personal story, and how it influences her work🐦⬛
Blackbird Express
About how stories from our past can open eyes, minds and hearts, by the creator of the award-winning graphic novel Song of a Blackbird🐦⬛
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Everyone loves a hero
Is it a good idea to elevate individuals to hero status in books, or is it more honest and inspiring to focus on the movement behind the individuals?🐦⬛
Art is LOVE
Art reveals truth and humanity. It does not serve expectations.
The forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Amsterdam
Abut how a group of Amsterdam photographers, who called themselves The Hidden Camera, risked their lives to document the occupied city. 🐦⬛
Nominated for the National Book Award! What's it like?
Song of a Blackbird was nominated for the National Book Award in the Young People’s Literature category!!! What was that like, you ask? 🐦⬛
Hope as a Warrior Emotion
Read about how belief in a better future is the best antidote to complacency, desperation and cynicism🐦⬛
The blackbird as a symbol of HOPE
Blackbirds are magic! Learn about the meaning attributed to the birds by druids, mystics and by pop culture icons Paul McCartney and Beyonce.🐦⬛
The art of revealing a secret
About that time a David Lynch-loving ninth grader taught me the art of revealing a secret. A secret hidden in Song of a Blackbird….
Nonviolent resistance is an inspired act
Discover why nonviolent resistance is more effective than its violent counterpart.
Why the Nazis banned books and art
About how Nazis understand that dividing people is an effective way to get to power. And how they realize that art unites.