Crissa-Jean Chappell‘s new YA novel, Sun Don’t Shine, is at once a lyrical coming of age story and mesmerizing thriller that will leave you breathless as it follows Reece, a resilient sixteen-year-old girl who’s been on the run with her…
Shanghai, 2007: Fourteen-year-old Alva was born and raised in China by her American expat mother. Her hopes of moving to America are dashed when her mother becomes engaged to Lu Fang, their Chinese landlord, whose own dreams were curtailed…
2023 was a very good year for Novel Incubator. Eleven alums were published and more are waiting in the wings for 2024. Looking for a good read to welcome the new year? Here are the Novel Incubator books that came…
Karen Wilfrid’s middle grade debut novel Just Lizzie (November, 2023 Harper Collins), effortlessly braids a nuanced journey of identity with the bittersweet angst of growing up. Fourteen-year-old Lizzie is experiencing a lot of change: her family’s recently moved, her brother’s…
This November, ten aspiring novelists became Boston-based GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator Program’s 12th graduating class, joining over 100 other alumni—many of whom have already had their novels published. In fact, according to Incubator instructor, Michelle Hoover, the program boasts a publication…
Alix Klingenberg is the author of two books of poetry. She draws on the natural world, cycles, and seasons to express the light and dark within each of us. Her second book of poetry, Bread Sex Trees, was published on…