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P.S. I MISS YOU by Jen Petro-Roy

I met Jen Petro-Roy at this year's Bay Area Book Festival, and P.S. I MISS YOU is a beautiful Middle Grade story about the importance of finding your authentic self. Eleven-year-old Evie is heartbroken when her strict Catholic parents send…

Release Feature: HERETICS ANONYMOUS by Katie Henry

I recently featured Katie Henry's HERETICS ANONYMOUS, and I'm happy to announce that it released into the world today:   Michael is an atheist. So as he walks through the doors at St. Clare’s—a strict Catholic school—sporting…
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The Traitor’s Game and Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen

I've been lucky to feature Jennifer A. Nielsen here, and here. While I love her Middle Grade books, her new YA series, starting with THE TRAITOR'S GAME, gives readers a equally thrilling setting with two intriguing protagonists. She also has…
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Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

I first saw Laura Sebastian on a panel at the Bay Area Book Festival, and once I saw the cover for ASH PRINCESS, and heard her talk about the premise, I had to feature it: Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the…
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Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

I found the cover of HERETICS ANONYMOUS on Twitter. This is an excellent book with an amazing premise, releasing on August 7: Michael is an atheist. So as he walks through the doors at St. Clare’s—a strict Catholic school—sporting a…

Release Feature: HULLMETAL GIRLS by Emily Skrutskie

Back in May, I featured Emily Skrutskie, and she talked about HULLMETAL GIRLS, which just released today into the world! Aisha Un-Haad would do anything for her family. When her brother contracts a plague, she knows her janitor's salary isn't…
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City of Lies by Sam Hawke

I first got acquainted with Sam Hawke through Janet Reid's blog on publishing, often referred to as "the reef." And when I first heard the premise for Sam's book, CITY OF LIES, I knew a feature was in order: I was seven years old the first…
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Book Review: Cinderella Boy

I was lucky enough to snag an ARC of CINDERELLA BOY, and I'm so glad I did. This book releases today; it's a sweet love story that pulled me in from the first page: Sixteen-year-old Declan is the perfect son . . . except for one tiny issue.…
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We’ll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss

I first met Bryan Bliss at the Glen Workshop in 2012, and featured him here and here. His newest book, WE'LL FLY AWAY, debuted on May 8: Uniquely told through letters from death row and third-person narrative, Bryan Bliss’s hard-hitting…
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Author Interview: Aminah Mae Safi

I first met Aminah Mae Safi at this year's YALLWEST conference--where, unsurprisingly, she ran out of Advanced Reader Copies of her debut, NOT THE GIRLS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. The book just came out, and I can't wait to buy it: Lulu Saad doesn't…