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Author: nova

Another Starred Review… from Kirkus!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by nova

Imaginary Girls got another starred review from Kirkus Reviews, and they said such wonderful things! Here’s a choice quote:

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Website Redesign in Progress

Posted on April 20, 2011May 15, 2011 by nova

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.

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IMAGINARY GIRLS in Australia & New Zealand

Posted on April 9, 2011April 9, 2011 by nova

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!

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Starred Review from Publishers Weekly!

Posted on April 4, 2011April 4, 2011 by nova

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:

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New Blurb from Aimee Bender

Posted on February 19, 2011 by nova

I’m thrilled to share the blurbs for Imaginary Girls, including a new one from celebrated surreal novelist Aimee Bender:

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Residency at the MacDowell Colony

Posted on January 23, 2011 by nova

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!

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Imaginary Girls: Six Months Away!

Posted on January 7, 2011January 10, 2011 by nova

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…

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What Happened in 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010December 31, 2010 by nova

2010 was one big year for Imaginary Girls.

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IMAGINARY GIRLS Cover Reveal

Posted on November 15, 2010November 15, 2010 by nova

Visit my blog for a post about my thrilling moment of seeing the Imaginary Girls jacket for the first time and leave a comment there to let me know how you like the cover! Imaginary Girls is my debut YA novel, forthcoming from Dutton on June 14, 2011.

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Bid on a Manuscript Critique & Help Fight Cancer

Posted on September 10, 2010September 10, 2010 by nova

I’ve posted today on my blog about the literary auction to help a writer without health insurance who’s battling cancer, and how I’m honored to be a part of it. For more information about the auction and all the great literary items on offer, and to see how to bid on a YA or middle-grade […]

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Do You Want to Read IMAGINARY GIRLS?

Posted on August 4, 2010August 4, 2010 by nova

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

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Featured in Upcoming Book of Hudson Valley Writers

Posted on June 17, 2010 by nova

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.

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