Natalie C. Anderson is a writer and international development professional living in Boston, Massachusetts, but you can also often find her in Kenya and the mountains of North Carolina. She has spent the last decade working with NGOs and the UN on refugee relief and development, mainly in Africa. She was selected as the 2014-2015 … Continue reading
Dana Langer is a high school English teacher. She holds a BA in creative writing from Brandeis University where she was the recipient of the Dafna Zamarripa-Gesundheit Fiction Prize. She grew up in New York and Massachusetts and now lives with her family on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Her imagination continues to reside in … Continue reading
Swanky Seventeener Alison Gervais recently interviewed Adriana Mather, author of HOW TO HANG A WITCH, a YA Contemporary novel published by Knopf/Random House on July 26, 2016. About the Book: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir meets The Craft. When heroine Samantha Mather moves to modern-day Salem, Mass., the crimes of her ancestors—who were involved in … Continue reading
Emily talked about her young adult debut, a contemporary mystery with supernatural underpinnings just published by Penguin/Random House. Emily’s a member of the Sweet Sixteens, an online group for YA and MG authors debuting this year. Bree rolls with the Electric Eighteens. ABOUT THE NOVEL Since sixteen-year-old Riley Strout lost her mother two years ago, … Continue reading
YA Books Central has revealed the very Swanky cover for Gwen Cole’s young adult novel, COLD SUMMER, which will be published by Sky Pony Press in May, 2017. To see the reveal, click on the cover. To see more of our wonderful young adult covers, and to find out more about the stories behind them, please visit OUR BOOKS. Continue reading
Jennifer Torres is the author of FINDING THE MUSIC/EN POS DE LA MÚSICA, a bilingual picture book published in spring 2015 by Children’s Book Press/Lee & Low Books. She works as a freelance journalist and as coordinator of an early literacy outreach initiative for University of the Pacific. Previously, Jennifer was a reporter for The … Continue reading
Bustle has revealed the very Swanky cover for Whitney Taylor’s young adult novel, DEFINITIONS OF INDEFINABLE THINGS, which will be published by HMH Books for Young Readers on April 4, 2017. To see the reveal, click on the cover. To see more of our wonderful young adult covers, and to find out more about the stories behind them, please visit OUR BOOKS. Continue reading
Chelsea Sedoti lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her short stories have been published in a variety of places, including Pantheon Magazine and Helen: A Literary Magazine. When she’s not writing, Chelsea spends her time rock climbing, baking and exploring the Mojave Desert. Chelsea’s debut THE HUNDRED LIES OF LIZZIE LOVETT (Sourcebooks Fire, January 3, 2017) … Continue reading
Swanky Seventeen author A.V. Geiger recently chatted with Laura Stampler about her new contemporary YA: LITTLE BLACK DRESSES, LITTLE WHITE LIES (Simon Pulse, July 16, 2016). About the Book The Devil Wears Prada meets Sex and the City in a wickedly funny debut novel about a girl who lands a dream internship at a magazine … Continue reading
Swanky Seventeener Ellie Terry recently chatted with Sweet Sixteen Abby Cooper about her debut middle grade, STICKS AND STONES (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux/Macmillan, July 12, 2016). About the Book: Ever since she was a baby, the words people use to describe Elyse have instantly appeared on her arms and legs. At first it was just … Continue reading
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