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ireadyabooks · 1 year

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A Letter from Jarrett J. Krosczka!

When writing Hey, Kiddo, my editor David Levithan offered me key advice.

“Don’t write this book as if it will be the only chance you’ll ever have to write about your life.”

Armed with that wisdom, we edited out an unwieldy chapter from an early draft. That chapter was about my time volunteering as a counselor at a camp for kids with life-threatening illnesses and summarized on page 263 of Hey, Kiddo. I needed the reader to know about that experience, as it motivated me to reply to my father’s introductory letter sent when I was sixteen. That story hinted at on page 263 is now the basis for my second memoir. Volunteerism was as consequential to my origin story as my artistic endeavors were. It shaped me into who I became through a radical growth mindset.

Any camp experience has the power to change you, but this camp served seriously ill children and their families, which was incredibly profound. And you may find yourself asking, “But wait. All of those kids had cancer? Wouldn’t that be incredibly depressing?” It’s a question I’ve fielded for years, and the answer is an emphatic NO. These weren’t kids who were dying; these were kids living life to their fullest despite the unimaginable hovering. Camp was an incredibly life affirming and joyous experience, and I’m excited to share this experience with you via my new graphic memoir.

As with Hey, Kiddo, I tell the story in part with ephemera — old sketches, letters, and memorabilia. I have also limited the color palette, but I add yellow to the mix when the Jarrett character leaves home for the first time and discovers an experience outside of the family unit. I also balance the heavy with the hilarious — two emotions that have comingled prominently throughout my life.

I am so thankful to have had the experience of working with these spectacularly brave kids, and I cannot wait for you to meet them in Sunshine.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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angelauniversalsky · 2 years

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All set up at the Interlochen Market! If you need a last minute mystery/adventure come check it out. I'm here from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 😁📚💥🌈 #sundaymarket #interlochenfarmersmarket #michiganmade #michiganauthor #poetrytogo #booksales #booksarefreedom #booksshouldberead #traversecitymichigan #cadillacmichigan #michiganartist #bebravebeyou #diverseartists #diversewriters #graffitipoets #hopewriterlife #voicesofpoets #yaauthors #yaauthorlife #booksshouldberead #readbooks (at Interlochen Farmers Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf1QZRCrRFu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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authorbashields · 1 year

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#fun #badge #badges #authorbashields #yareads #ireadya #newadult #newadultbooks #bookish #bookstagram #youngadultbook #newadultbook #booknerd #yaauthors #bookworm #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CrI3nimO8rM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#fun #badge #badges #authorbashields #yareads #ireadya #newadult #newadultbooks #bookish #bookstagram #youngadultbook #newadultbook #booknerd #yaauthors #bookworm #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig

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christinafarley · 1 year

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Thank you for all the love you’ve all been giving to THE DREAM HEIST! Some of you have been asking about when the sequel, THE DREAM HUNT, will be release. The release date is not finalized yet, but we are looking at a November release month. I’m so excited to share more of Aria and Jake’s adventures! Thanks to @rrbooktours with @all.you.read.is.love for this lovely photo! * * * #bookfun #thrillers #thrillerbooks #thrillingadventure #adventurebooks #thedreamheist #yaauthors #yabookstagram #yareads #mustreadbooks #yathriller #bookstagram #readergram #yareads #lovetoread #bookworm #booknerd #bookshelf #thrillernovel https://www.instagram.com/p/CofZAmtrfi6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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kathrynpurdie · 1 year

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New author headshot! 📸 It was finally time to crack down and get a new one since my last one is over eight years old. 🫣 I have dreaded getting a new headshot, but my lovely friend, writer, and photographer, @erinsummerill, made the day relaxing and enjoyable. Thanks, Erin! 😘 . . . #authorlife #authorfriends #kathrynpurdie #headshot #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #yaauthor #yaauthorsofinstagram #yaauthors https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNpZ61PB58/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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gaaneden · 4 months

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I am launching a kickstarter for in late March called “Dear Penpal, Belgium 1980.” It is a cozy, Middle Grade appropriate, ghost story, loosely based on fictionalized me at ten years old while living in a 300-year-old manor house in Belgium. The story will be told through 24 physical letters (already written) over a one-year period. This is the kind of odd project I could never sell traditionally, so I’m rolling up my sleeves and doing it myself.

I really want for my birthday and Christmas this year. Sign up to be notified about it here: https://bit.ly/dear_penpal

#yaauthor #dear penpal #writingpro #Belgium1980 #writerslife #writers on tumblr #female writers #writing #writing community #creative writing #snail mail #kickstarter

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sweetingseva · 5 months

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Hello.Are there any hints about the new book that is coming out in 2024?

Yes! Stephanie released a link in her story hinting that we'll get more details of her next book on January 7, 2024. But even before we got this link, Stephanie has revealed on one of her book tour stops that the new book would come around this time next year!

So, between September and November 👀😉

What it would be about? We got some hints in January when the ACFTL summary and cover was revealed here 💖

Romance

Magic

Lots of highly motivated morally gray characters

#ouabh #once upon a broken heart #tbona #the ballad of never after #acftl #a curse for true love #caraval #legendary #finale #stephanie garber #ya fantasy #yaauthor #books #new book alert

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kidlitwriterconfessions · 1 year

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#writblr #writing #writblr community #just writer things #writing problems #writblr memes #writing meme #writing memes #kidlit writer confessions #kidlitauthor #kidlitwriter #yawriter #yaauthor

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danieljeanperrier · 1 year

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I got to show The Boy ™️ @forwantofwit_ some of the inspiration area and photography locations for AGASC and the rest of the series! 🥰 . . . . #nature #naturephotography #duck #mallard #lake #hike #yanovel #yaauthor #queerauthor #queerya #transauthor #transhorror #yahorror #authorsofinstagram #queer #trans #transbooks #transbookstagram #bookstagram #booktok #authortok https://www.instagram.com/p/CqL3FGUOn86/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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jennavoris · 1 year

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Hello!

With the fate of Twitter uncertain, I’m trying to migrate a few things over here and dive fully back into my teenage tumblr phase.

So hi! I’m Jenna—YA author, mac & cheese enthusiast, and road trip playlist connoisseur. My debut novel, MADE OF STARS comes out March 28th, 2023 from Viking/Penguin Random House. It’s a YA sci-fi retelling of Bonnie and Clyde about two teenage space criminals, the pilot hunting them down, and all the crimes they commit along the way.

I’m excited to be here and hope everyone sticks around to say hi! I’m the meantime, you can always check out my website for more book info.

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nealshustermanreal · 2 years

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I suppose that's one way to conclude it. 🥂

If you haven't already, please follow @sofiandjarrod on IG and Tiktok!

#coauthor #authorlife #youngadultfiction #yaficttion #yaauthor #nealshusterman #jarrodshusterman #shustermaniacs

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ireadyabooks · 2 years

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Read an excerpt: The Loop #3: The Arc by Ben Oliver

In the final installment of critically acclaimed Loop trilogy, all of humanity hinges on the greatest escape yet.

All hope has seemingly been executed.

Despite the fact that the truth of their oppressive leaders had been revealed to them, the crowd of Alts cheer as life drained from the boy.

But one Alt, Chester “Chilly” Beckett, did not celebrate; his eyes have been opened to the truth. The corpse is dragged away, but Chester remains determined to find out what is going on in the Laboratory on the 65th floor.

There, he'll find three subjects tortured in an attempt to extract a regeneration formula… and one of the subjects is, impossibly, a face he never thought he'd seen again. A bold escape sets in motion a race against time as Happy’s plans to release planet-eating nano-bots into the world draw nearer. The Loop team must reassemble, survive Happy’s final attempts to rid the world of the rebels, and figure out how to halt the apocalypse before humanity is destroyed.

READ AN EXCERPT

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queerbravespace · 1 year

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We are on a roll. What happens next? Harrison has started a gym routine. What’s next on his journey? Find out how Harrison and Owen’s friendship is progressing. Will Harrison get what he wants or is he permanently in the friend zone? https://wattpad.com/user/MatthewRCavalier #writersofinstagram #yanovels #gay #gayboy #relationships #love #loveislove #bodypositivity #bodypositive #highschool #drama #whathappened #whathappensnext #keepreading #novelist #bookstagram #books #yabooks #yaauthor #wattpad https://www.instagram.com/p/Clw1A9nuY9c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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dianarwallach · 2 years

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Pictured is my haul from my favorite used bookstore, The Title Page in Rosemont. It’s owned by a little old married couple and they know where everything is, even though the shop’s stuffed like an attic. I love listening to them chat about baseball while I shop. They’re adorable. 🖤 In #HatchetGirls news, my WME film agents officially sent out the manuscript to TV/film producers. There are actual celebrities on this list that make me feel very Hollywood. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. 🖤 The latest round of copyedits has been turned in and I’m just waiting for an official release date and some cover sketches. I can’t wait for the fun parts to begin! 🖤 . . . . . . . . . . . . #usedbooks #usedbookstore bookaholic #yaauthor #YAnovel #horrorstories #Latinx #booklovers #authorsofinstragram #horrornovel #YAhorrornovel #ireadYA #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookstagrammer #bookaholic #writing #instawriters #writinglife @instagram #scaryreads #scarybooks #spookybooks #spookytales #ghoststory #booknerd #bookaddict #horrornovel #booknerdigan #horrorstories https://www.instagram.com/p/CjoHhtWL64N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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mldedmunds · 2 years

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“Don’t you get it?

Everything that I am,

that I do,

you start.

You are the thing that motivates me.

You are the reason I do anything.”

-a quote from my new book

#mledmunds #poetry #romance #yaromance #yaauthor #selfpublishing

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marshmyers · 6 months

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I've exhumed a spine-chilling collection of #halloweenbooks for teens and tweens. Get into the spirit of the season here.

#marshmyers #yabooks #yalit #halloweenbooks #youngadultbooks #halloweenbookstagram #halloween #book sale #bookstore #teenlit #teenreads #teenbooks #yabookstagram #yaauthor #ya horror #horror books #ghost stories

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