Nova Ren Suma is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult novels and a two-time Edgar Award finalist.

“A glittering puzzle box of a story.”

“A fabulous, frightening read.”

“Nova Ren Suma is a master at quiet shock and awe and she unleashes all of her power in this novel.”

A Room Away from the Wolves

The Edgar Award–nominated mesmerizing Gothic tale about the dark secrets Bina discovers when she runs away to the home her mother loved and lost.

The Walls Around Us

The #1 New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award finalist that garnered seven starred reviews. 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. An unreliable exploration of mental illness.

Imaginary Girls

This acclaimed YA debut is the fantastical story of two sisters, their strong bond, and the dead body that threatens to break it. Surreal and strange and never what it seems.

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. (Co-editor: Emily X.R. Pan)

Anthologies

Nova's stories appear in The House Where Death Lives, It's a Whole Spiel, Toil & Trouble, and Slasher Girls & Monster Boys. Her essay was also featured in Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World.
Nova Ren SumaNova Ren Suma

Nova Ren Suma is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling and #1 Indie Next Pick The Walls Around Us as well as A Room Away from the Wolves, both finalists for an Edgar Award, among other acclaimed novels. She was co-editor of the story & craft anthology FORESHADOW: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading & Writing YA, and her own short stories appear in various anthologies. She is a MacDowell fellow, a Yaddo fellow, and has taught creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania and Vermont College of Fine Arts. She grew up in the Hudson Valley and now lives in Philadelphia. Her new novel Wake the Wild Creatures is forthcoming from Little, Brown in May 2025.

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