As of yesterday, June 14, my debut YA novel Imaginary Girls is now officially on sale in the US and Canada! To celebrate pub day, you can find me on Penguin.com, talking about writing magical realism for the first time.
Today Gayle Forman, author of some of my favorite novels If I Stay and Where She Went (PLEASE READ THEM if you haven’t already!), interviewed me on her blog about Imaginary Girls, my inspirations, and how I came to write YA.
I’m thrilled to be able to share the official book trailer for Imaginary Girls—thanks to the marketing team at Penguin Teen and the amazingly talented designers at Mess. I’m mesmerized by this and I hope you are too. Sit back, take a minute, and WATCH THIS:
Yesterday we unveiled the redesign of novaren.com—and I’m so excited by all the new features.
I’m excited to let you know that my publisher has just made available the first four—yes, 4!—chapters of Imaginary Girls available online for free!
Imaginary Girls got another starred review from Kirkus Reviews, and they said such wonderful things! Here’s a choice quote:
Stay tuned for a new look for this site! My web designer is hard at work on the redesign—including some new interactive elements featuring my upcoming release Imaginary Girls—and I’ll be excited to launch the new website by June.
I’m thrilled to announce that foreign rights for Imaginary Girls have sold in Australia and New Zealand to Pier 9, an imprint of the indie publisher Murdoch Books!
I’m really thrilled to share this news: Imaginary Girls got its very first trade review—in PW—and it’s starred! (This is my first-ever starred review, ever ever!) Here’s what PW said about the book:
I’m thrilled to share the blurbs for Imaginary Girls, including a new one from celebrated surreal novelist Aimee Bender:
I’m updating the news on this site from snowy New Hampshire—I’m in the midst of my second residency at the MacDowell Colony (the first was in 2005), and it’s stunningly beautiful up here!
I’m thrilled to give an update on Imaginary Girls. We’re about six months away from the pub date, but things are already moving. In fact, they’ve gotten me a bit breathless. Click “read more” to find out just what’s going on with the book…