I write books for grown-ups, kids, and families & teach about sexuality, gender, politics, & culture. My newest book for kids 10-14ish is You Know, Sex.
"Here is that rare voice that can talk about the hardest things kids go through in ways that are thoughtful, lighthearted and always respectful of their intelligence." Thanks @nytimesbooks! nytimes.com/2022/05/27/books…
The unstoppable @intermittentcat is doing readings all up and down the eastern seaboard this fall, and we'd like to tell you about a few of them:
Kicking the tour off is the @BKBF Crown Heights Literary Celebration, tomorrow night!
ALT A poster for the Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event, the Crown Heights Literary Celebration. 7 to 8:30pm, September 29th. Franklin Park, Brooklyn NY 11238
Book bans are not merely efforts at censorship. They have been a vehicle for boosting the electoral campaigns of candidates sharing the views of the far-right organizations pushing them, @melissagira writes. newrepublic.com/article/1678…
Let’s talk about sex! I had a wonderful conversation with @corysilverberg, sex educator and author of You Know, Sex. Graphic novel format, more emotions than anatomy - the perfect book for pre-teens and parents having trouble having The Talk. 😬🤭🫣
kobo.com/blog/cory-silverber…
Thanks @TonyaMosley and @nprfreshair for inviting me to talk about our books! I appreciate you seeing the aspiration and acknowledgement that this work is ongoing. "How one author is aspiring to make sex education more relatable for today's kids" npr.org/sections/health-shot…
In "You Know, Sex," Cory Silverberg helps kids figure out the answers to their questions by reflecting back at them the humor, pathos and raw beauty of adolescence. nyti.ms/3N0dfgE
Tonight! It's webinar format, so you can show up without having to be seen, plus there will be a few character cookie giveaways. Register here: l8r.it/knaw
ALT Four sugar cookies decorated to look like the faces of the four characters from You Know, Sex.