The best paperback of your (pathetic) life!
The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life is coming out in paperback on July 11th! Hurray!
The Best Night of Siobhan Vivian’s (Pathetic) Life
Siobhan Vivian and I met a few years ago and became friends instantly. Soon after, she left NYC for Pittsburgh (sadness) but she has since become my sometimes critique partner (I read The List way before any of you did!) and go-to girl for angsty phonecalls about the book biz. I love her books because…
The Best Night of David Levithan’s (Pathetic) Life
I have it on good authority that David Levithan never sleeps. Okay, maybe not “good” authority, but I’ve gone over it and over it in my head and it’s the only thing that makes sense. How else could David be such an incredible editor, prolific author–both on his own and as collaborator with the likes…
The Best Night of Melissa Walker’s (Pathetic) Life
Melissa Walker is one of those women who makes me believe that you really can have it all! A great career. Great style. And a totally adorable family. How she manages to do all of her magazine writing and blogging and webby things while also turning out books of such a high quality as Unbreak…
The Best Night of Beth Kephart’s (Pathetic) Life
Have you read Beth Kephart? And if not, why not? And have you seen all the amazing praise she’s been getting in recent weeks for new newest (13th!) book, Small Damages? If not, you need to wake up and smell the coffee, people! Beth is one of those writers who makes me try harder to…
The Best Night of Sarah Mlynowski’s (Pathetic) Life
Those of you who know me well will know that I occasionally fall head over heels in love with things that come out of Canada. There was that Sloan obsession of mine many of you will recall. And, more recently, a passion for the Netflix streamable Canadian crime drama Intelligence. But my favorite Canadian export…
The Best Night of Arlaina Tibensky’s (Pathetic) Life
Arlaina Tibensky and I met because she willed it to happen! First, she introduced herself as a fan of my work (shucks!) at a reading I participated in at Books of Wonder, and invited me to read at the Pen Parentis Salon, which she curates. So we did that. Then, after Arlaina’s amazing YA debut,…
The Best Night of Gayle Forman’s (Pathetic) Life
Gayle Forman and I share an editor and when that editor handed me an early copy of If I Stay, she said it would make me cry. I remember thinking, Ha! What kind of sap do you take me for? Maybe 24 hours later I was sitting in Starbuck’s devouring this book—seriously could not put…
The Best Night of E. Lockhart’s (Pathetic) Life
E. Lockhart is one of the smartest and funniest writers working in YA fiction today. This is not news, people! I mean, who among us didn’t read The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and stand up and cheer (and then wish that we’d written it)? And let’s not forget Ruby Oliver and her boyfriend list….
The Best Night of Lauren Myracle’s (Pathetic) Life
So today I’m launching a fun new series of posts that will give you the inside scoop on the scav hunt readiness of some of your favorite (or more importantly my favorite) young adult authors. These authors will also tell you a little bit about one of the best nights of their own (pathetic) lives….