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Ah, October. Hoodie weather. Pretty leaves. Apple and pumpkin everything. Impending long, cold, dark winter. Needing to get out my Happy Light. Okay... maybe I should stop listing things fall brings. But it does bring a nice batch of new books!
Charlotte was my student in a university fiction course during the pandemic. A couple years later, I was delighted to find out that my publisher had chosen Charlotte to illustrate my cover!
With a mother who grew up in Istanbul and a father who grew up in Montana, I spent much of my childhood traveling between those settings, figuring out how to exist in both, and grappling with questions of identity and belonging.
Spooky month is here, and not only am I thrilled for the fall breezes and pumpkin decor, but I’m also excited for so many incredible YA releases that arrive this month. And there are so many. I cut this list down at least four times, and we’re still at 16 books! So here’s the 16books […]
A rundown of 17 new and forthcoming books. Plus wild chiweenies excited for book mail!
Can you imagine a better way to find inspiration, insight, or the compassion necessary to write stories for this age than having been in the classroom?
Ultimately, the answer is more. More books, more choices, more different experiences represented, more depictions of what life can be like.
Because there is no single authentic story.
15 quick reviews of new and forthcoming books!
Keep chipping away at your current TBR, but be sure to add these titles to your lineup for next year!
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