nova ren suma: author website

Do You Want to Read IMAGINARY GIRLS?

nova — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:18:29 +0000

Well, you can’t yet. But you can add it to your reading list on Goodreads if you’re there.

(And if you’re a blogger who reviews YA novels and will be interested in reading it when ARCs are ready, feel free to shoot me an email: nova [at] novaren.com. I’m already collecting a list!)

Featured in Upcoming Book of Hudson Valley Writers

nova — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:40:32 +0000

I’m thrilled to be one of the writers featured in the upcoming book River of Words: Portraits of Hudson Valley Writers, written by Nina Shengold with portraits by Jennifer May.

In the book, seventy-six writers reflect on the literary life, the craft of writing, and the beauty of the Hudson Valley. And as someone who grew up in that valley—I’ve lived in towns including Saugerties, Kerhonkson/Accord, Woodstock, and West Hurley—it’s a great honor to be included. Not to mention in such great company as Chinua Achebe, Nick Flynn, Ann M. Martin, Susan Orlean, John Sayles, and so many more…

The book will be out from SUNY Press in August 2010. For more information about the book—to read excerpts and see the beautiful portraits—visit the website.

And you can pre-order the book on Amazon here.

Where I Write, Revealed on the Huffington Post

nova — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:12:45 +0000

I’m revealed talking about my writing space on the Huffington Post this week. Do you ever wonder where writers write? Check out the story here. As you’ll see, there’s no one magic place that works for everyone.

After Yaddo

nova — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:21:42 +0000

I’m back from my first-ever residency at Yaddo—four exhilarating weeks spent upstate in Saratoga Springs, writing and also connecting with the talented other artists and writers in residence. It was a fruitful four weeks, one of the most inspiring and productive times of my life!

My grateful thanks to the Corporation of Yaddo for giving me the gift of this residency.

Away at Yaddo

nova — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:53:36 +0000

Just a warning about how I might be difficult to reach for a short time: I’ll soon be leaving New York City to spend a month at the artists colony Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, New York. I have two new projects in the works—what I hope will be the second book on my contract with Dutton, and a new and exciting tween novel… and who knows where it could end up!

If you come across this website before May 3, 2010, and are trying to reach me, I apologize if I am slow in responding to email. I don’t expect to be online very much during my time away. Professional inquiries that need an immediate answer can go to my agent, the wonderful Michael Bourret, who will know all the top-secret ways of contacting me. You’ll find his info here. But hopefully everything can wait for when I am back to being regularly online May 3!

If you’re curious about writers colonies, check out the post “All About Writers Colonies” on my blog, featuring quotes from different writers on their experiences staying at colonies all over the country.

Hope you have a happy and inspiring April! I plan to!

—Nova

About my YA novel IMAGINARY GIRLS

nova — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:07:04 +0000

I’m excited to reveal the news about next novel, my YA debut! IMAGINARY GIRLS is the story of two sisters, their strong bond, and the dead body that threatens to break it. It’s due out from Dutton in hardcover tentatively in Summer 2011 and a second YA novel will follow a year later.

I was honored and thrilled that Dutton announced the novel in Publishers Weekly. Here’s the announcement:

Dutton Kids Gets ‘Imaginary’

Prevailing over five other houses at auction, Julie Strauss-Gabel at Dutton Children’s won North American rights to Nova Ren Suma’s YA debut, Imaginary Girls. The novel, which is tentatively slated for summer 2011, features various spooky elements—Penguin called it “reminiscent of Shirley Jackson’s supernatural family dramas”—and follows two sisters, one of whom is shunned by their town after discovering a dead body in the local reservoir. Suma, a grad of Columbia’s M.F.A. program, has ghost-written more than 17 books and has been published in various literary journals. Michael Bourret of Dystel & Goderich brokered the deal.

For the true story of how this novel came to be, and all the struggles and re-starts that went into it, check out this blog post.

I’ll update this website with any more news as soon as I can!

Barnes & Noble Reading Rite of Passage

nova — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:52:53 +0000

Thank you to the Kingston, NY, Barnes & Noble for hosting my Dani Noir reading yesterday—even with the weather!

An update on the reading—including photos and thank-yous—can be found on DaniNoir.com.

Thanks, everyone!

Reading and Radio Interview This Week

nova — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:48:03 +0000

I’ll be on the local Kingston, New York, radio station WKNY this Friday, February 26, at 8:45 a.m. talking about DANI NOIR and whatever else may come up—and you can listen live online on the radio station’s website; just click “Listen Live.”

And I’ll be braving the snowstorm to travel upstate this weekend to the Kingston Barnes & Noble to read from DANI NOIR, sign books, and answer questions. If you’re in the Hudson Valley, I hope you’ll stop by the B&N at 2 p.m. this Saturday, February 27!

Barnes & Noble Reading Feb. 27

nova — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:17:07 +0000

For tweens and readers and friends living in the Hudson Valley: I’ll be reading from Dani Noir at the Barnes & Noble in Kingston, NY, on Saturday, February 27, at 2pm. There will also be a Q&A after. Hope you can make it!

For more about the event—and what’s been keeping me busy lately—see my latest post on DaniNoir.com. And if you’re planning to swing by on February 27, feel free to RSVP on the Facebook event page!

On Buzzine.com

nova — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:45:39 +0000

You’ll find a new interview of me up on Buzzine.com. It’s all about DANI NOIR, what it is about the Hudson Valley that inspires my author’s imagination, what’s so healing about the alternate reality of the movies, and more.

Thank you, Charlotte Otter and Buzzine.com for interviewing me!