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The April NOVLBox Curated by Me

Posted on April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 by nova

I got to curate the April NOVL box and you can enter to win! You could win three of my novels including Wake the Wild Creatures, which comes out on May 6, as well as some specially selected items connected to the book…

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Pre-order Signed & Personalized Copies from Head House Books

Posted on March 14, 2025 by nova

There’s now a way to pre-order signed & personalized copies of Wake the Wild Creatures from my local independent bookstore, Head House Books here in Philadelphia!

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Starred Review from Publishers Weekly

Posted on February 11, 2025February 12, 2025 by nova

I was delighted and honored by this news late last week: Wake the Wild Creatures received a starred review… from Publishers Weekly!

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Cover Art for WAKE THE WILD CREATURES

Posted on January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 by nova

Wake the Wild Creatures is coming May 6 from Little, Brown and here’s the beautiful dream of a cover, illustrated by Adele Leyris, and designed by Sasha Illingworth…

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Novel Title Reveal: WAKE THE WILD CREATURES

Posted on August 16, 2024 by nova

My new novel is called Wake the Wild Creatures and it’s coming Summer 2025 from Little, Brown! The book was just announced in Publishers Weekly‘s Rights Report, and this is the first day I’ve ever revealed the title publicly!

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New Author Newsletter with Bonus Content for Writers

Posted on August 16, 2024 by nova

I’ve just launched my new official author newsletter, and you can subscribe right now to get news on my upcoming novel and much more. Plus starting in September there will be premium content for fellow writers!

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THE HOUSE WHERE DEATH LIVES Now On Sale!

Posted on August 6, 2024 by nova

Something disturbingly haunting has opened its doors! The House Where Death Lives, the YA horror anthology containing one of my stories, is now available in bookstores.

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Online YA Novel Class with Fine Arts Work Center

Posted on August 1, 2024August 13, 2024 by nova

I’m bringing back my Crafting the Young Adult Novel class with 24PearlStreet, which is Fine Arts Work Center’s online home for writers. This 4-week course is enrolling right now, and discounts and scholarships are available!

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New Novel coming in 2025!

Posted on March 24, 2024August 13, 2024 by nova

Soon I will have an announcement about my next book! All I can say right now is that it’s a YA novel and it’s coming from Little, Brown* in Summer 2025!

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Character Craft in YA Fiction Seminar with Tin House

Posted on March 14, 2024March 27, 2024 by nova

Working on a YA novel? I have a new online seminar this spring with Tin House and we are now accepting applications! Apply now! Admissions are rolling. The scholarship deadline has been extended to April 12!

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HOUSE WHERE DEATH LIVES horror anthology reveal

Posted on November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 by nova

There’s a new frightening anthology coming your way, and I have a short story in it: The House Where Death Lives is a unique collection of stories all set in a horror-filled room of a house, and the ferocious cover has just been revealed!

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FORESHADOW Story & Craft Anthology Now on Sale!

Posted on October 30, 2020 by nova

Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA is now in print, published by Algonquin Young Readers in October. This book, co-edited with Emily X.R. Pan, is so much more than an ordinary short story anthology…

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