Meet Rea Frey, Prolific Author of the New Thriller Dear Mother
A complicated relationship with your mother is one thing, but Isabelle Archer’s suspicion that her mother killed her siblings in a horrific fire years before is more than complicated. Author Rea Frey’s new page-turning thriller, Dear Mother (Thomas & Mercer,…
Author Patty Park on Her Adventures in Stand-up Comedy and Her New YA Novel Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic
With two critically-acclaimed YA novels under her belt—Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and What’s Eating Jackie Oh—Patricia Park releases a hilarious new YA novel, Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic (Crown Books, April 28, 2026). This heartwarming story…
Sandra Freels Discusses Her Debut Novel Anneke Jans in the New World
Published just as New York celebrates its 400th birthday, Anneke Jans in the New World by Sandra Freels takes us on a sweeping journey among the first Dutch colonists through the eyes of a spirited young mother, who faces the unknowns…
Meet Juliet Faithfull, Author of Liar’s Dice
“Perhaps you can get used to anything. Perhaps you have to.” Whether she will live by this wisdom or fight it to the death is the test for twelve-year-old Dolores, the relentless protagonist of Liar’s Dice. Set in 1970’s Brazil,…
Meet Steven Gellman, Author of Somewhere in the Nowhere
Steven Gellman’s debut YA novel, Somewhere in the Nowhere (April 14, 2026 by NineStar Press) tells the story of Simon Bugg, who is navigating a lot as senior year begins: a new school, coming out, and maybe even an alien…