Nova Ren Suma is the author of A Room Away from the Wolves, the #1 New York Times bestselling The Walls Around Us, and more.

The Walls Around Us

The #1 New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award finalist. A ghostly story of suspense told in two voices—one living and one dead.

17 & Gone

Lauren is haunted by visions of missing girls—all she knows is they are all 17 years old, like she is, and they are gone without a trace.

Imaginary Girls

The fantastical story of two sisters named Ruby and Chloe, their strong bond, and the dead body that threatens to break it.

Foreshadow

With 13 short stories from bold new voices and writing advice from YA icons, this unique compilation reveals the magic of reading and writing YA.

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Stories featured in It's a Whole Spiel, Slasher Girls & Monster Boys, and Toil & Trouble. Essay featured in Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World.
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Nova Ren Suma is the author of A Room Away from the Wolves and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Walls Around Us, both finalists for an Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel. She also wrote the novels Imaginary Girls, 17 & Gone, and Dani Noir and is co-editor of the story & writing craft anthology FORESHADOW: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading & Writing YA. She has an MFA in fiction from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania and Vermont College of Fine Arts. She grew up in the Hudson Valley, spent most of her adult life in New York City, and now lives in Philadelphia.

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