The Martin Luther King Mitzvah

Mathew Tekulsky's novel is a timeless story of two kids who defy the odds, unite a town, and make a brave stand against discrimination.

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A butterfly a day keeps the blues away

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on March 13, 2019. Posted in Mathew Tekulsky, The Art of Butterfly Gardening

A Painted Lady butterfly to brighten up your day, taken today in my yard. My book THE ART OF BUTTERFLY GARDENING has lots of butterfly photos in it.

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Working on my short story “The Tennis Coach”

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on March 8, 2019. Posted in Mathew Tekulsky, Writing

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At work on a new short story

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on February 16, 2019. Posted in Mathew Tekulsky, Short Stories

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At the SCBWI Writer’s Day 2019 yesterday

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on March 10, 2019. Posted in Mathew Tekulsky, Short Stories, Writing

I was at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrator’s Writer’s Day 2019 yesterday, at the Skirball Cultural Center in LA. Lots of great speeches and gatherings. I brought THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MITZVAH along with me so I wouldn’t be lonely. It was nice meeting Frances Gilbert, Editor-in-Chief of Doubleday Books for Young Readers, who told us about her upcoming book Go, GIRLS, GO! and also participated on a panel discussion about how much information to present to children in your books.

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The great David Mamet and I pose with our novels

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on March 3, 2019. Posted in Martin Luther King, Mathew Tekulsky, The Martin Luther King Mitzvah

How cool is this? Both of us published novels in 2018; his is CHICAGO and mine is THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MITZVAH. May the best-seller Gods smile on us and bring our stories to the widest audiences possible. Thanks, David, for posing with me and our novels.