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The Washington Post Features WAKE THE WILD CREATURES

Posted on May 22, 2025 by nova

There is a thrilling review of Wake the Wild Creatures in the Washington Post this week, included in a feature on four new releases in science fiction & fantasy, written by Charlie Jane Anders.

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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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Paste Magazine Named THE WALLS AROUND US One of the Best YA Novels of the Decade

Posted on October 30, 2019April 8, 2020 by nova

What an honor and incredible surprise to find my novel The Walls Around Us featured on this list of “The 30 Best Young Adult Novels of the 2010s” from Paste Magazine.

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Locus Praises A ROOM AWAY FROM THE WOLVES

Posted on December 8, 2018April 8, 2020 by nova

Collen Mondor reviewed A Room Away from the Wolves in the December 2018 issue of Locus, and there is nothing like feeling fully understood and honored by a review as this one did for me.

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NPR Says A ROOM AWAY FROM THE WOLVES “Makes The Gothic Bitingly Modern”

Posted on September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 by nova

In the midst of release week, I was surprised by a new review of A Room Away from the Wolves from NPR! I don’t usually read reviews, but I happened to read this one, and I came away feeling very understood.

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New York Times Book Review!

Posted on June 10, 2015June 10, 2015 by nova

I am stunned and thrilled to announce that The New York Times Book Review reviewed The Walls Around Us in its YA Crossover column and said some truly incredible things…

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Seven Stars for THE WALLS AROUND US

Posted on May 23, 2015 by nova

Seven stars! The Walls Around Us has been collecting some incredible reviews and I have to share that this week it just got its seventh (7!) starred review, this time from the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books. 

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A Fourth Star… from Booklist!

Posted on March 3, 2015 by nova

The Walls Around Us is shocked and thrilled (okay, her author is) to get a fourth starred review—that’s four out of four!—from Booklist… 

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Two Starred Reviews from the Horn Book and School Library Journal!

Posted on February 24, 2015 by nova

Two more trade reviews for The Walls Around Us have come in… and they are both starred! I’m excited to share snippets from the reviews from The Horn Book Magazine and School Library Journal here:

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A Kirkus Star for THE WALLS AROUND US!

Posted on January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 by nova

The Walls Around Us got its first trade review—it’s always so nerve-wracking waiting for these—and I’m beyond thrilled to say it was a wonderful starred (!) review from Kirkus…

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A Review in Doodle of THE WALLS AROUND US

Posted on September 20, 2014 by nova

I try to avoid reading reviews and making myself crazy, but I had to share this Review in Doodle of my new book The Walls Around Us. The review is just 25 seconds long and kind of perfect.

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IMAGINARY GIRLS in Bookslut

Posted on May 22, 2012 by nova

Imaginary Girls was featured in this Bookslut piece called “We Can’t Choose Our Families,” I loved what was said about the book so much, I just had to share.

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