Amy Reed Fiction

YA Author of The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World, Our Stories, Our Voices, The Nowhere Girls and other books.

My Upcoming Events

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Hello!

THE NOWHERE GIRLS comes out in FOUR MONTHS! I am so excited to share this book that is so close to my heart. And I don’t know about you, but I think stories of girls coming together to resist rape culture and sexism are pretty damn important right now.

You can PRE-ORDER NOW at your favorite online retailers, including this one. It will be in bookstores OCTOBER 10th.

Here are my upcoming events. Stay tuned for updates.

xo

Amy

June 22-27, 2017: American Library Association 2017 Annual Conference: Chicago, IL

Saturday, June 24:
9:15 – 10:00 am: Strong Female Voices in Publishing for MG and YA: (PopTop stage, Convention Exhibit Hall) Hear from four strong female voices in middle-grade and young adult publishing—authors Hena Khan, Christa Desir, Sandhya Menon, and Amy Reed. Panel moderated by Liesa Abrams, VP, Editorial Director at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

10:15-11:00 am: Crafting Kid-Lit Anthologies (PopTop stage, Convention Exhibit Hall): YA author and literary agent Eric Smith (author of Inked, Bloomsbury and Welcome Home, Flux) and celebrated book blogger and author Kelly Jensen (editor for Book Riot, author of the anthology Feminism for the Real World), will lead a discussion about the challenges of putting together an anthology with multiple writers across genres. They will be joined by YA author Amy Reed (Our Stories, Our Voices, Simon Pulse), author Kate Watson (Seeking Mansfield and contributor to Welcome Home, Flux) and author and Scholastic rep Preeti Chibber (contributor to Legendary, Greenwillow).

11:00 am – 1:00 pm: YALSA Teen Pizza Party (Hilton Hotel, Williford A Room).

4:00 – 5:00 pm: Book signing in the Simon & Schuster booth #3020

9:00 – 11:00 pm: Simon & Schuster Dessert party (Palmer House Hilton, Adams Room)

Sunday, June 25:
8:30 – 10:30 am: YALSA YA Author Coffee Klatch (McCormick Place convention center, S105)

 

Tuesday, October 10:
7:00pm: THE NOWHERE GIRLS Book Release! Reading and Q&A
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café (55 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC)
THE NOWHERE GIRLS will be available everywhere on October 10! You can also pre-order now wherever books are sold.

 

Friday, October 13 – Sunday, October 15:
Southern Festival of Books (Event date and time TBA)
War Memorial Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee

 

 

 

Friday, November 17 – Sunday, November 19:
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2017 Annual Convention (Event date and time TBA)
America’s Center Convention Complex, Saint Louis, Missouri

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for non-fiction anthology about injustice and empowerment

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The day after the election, I found myself barely able to move. I was catatonic with fear, shock, heartbreak, hopelessness. This project was born in the place just outside those shadows, when I gathered my strength and became determined to channel those feelings into action and hope.

I believe in the power of narrative. I believe the personal is profoundly political. I believe in our stories.

Do you write? Do you want to do something to resist hate and ignorance? Do you want to offer hope and solidarity to young readers?

(And do you want to get published and paid for your work?)

This New Year, let’s all make the resolution to be the change we are looking for.

I can’t wait to read your story.

Love and solidarity,

Amy

[UPDATE (January 16): We have a title!

OUR STORIES, OUR VOICES: 20 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America]

My new book UNFORGIVABLE is out TODAY!

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Unforgivable Book CoverHello! I am so excited to share the news that my new book, UNFORGIVABLE, releases today! It is the sequel to INVINCIBLE (which also releases today in paperback), and starts right where the first book left us at a very nasty cliffhanger. You’ll find out what happens to Evie and Marcus, and this time it will be from Marcus’s point of view.

UNFORGIVABLE is my seventh book, and it’s my first written entirely from a boy’s perspective. It tells the story of Marcus as he tries to sort through the wreckage of his relationship with Evie, and as he finally faces the ghosts from his own past that he’s tried so desperately to outrun. It’s dramatic, romantic, and at times very dark, but with enough hope and transformation to make it all worth it. I promise! [Read more…] about My new book UNFORGIVABLE is out TODAY!

Spring/Summer Book Tour and Pre-Order Campaign

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UNFORGIVABLE, the sequel to INVINCIBLE, comes out May 3, which means I’m going to be busy traveling to some of my favorite indie bookstores for events with some of my YA author pals. Hopefully I’m coming to a town near you! Here’s the schedule so far: [Read more…] about Spring/Summer Book Tour and Pre-Order Campaign

Pre-order UNFORGIVABLE and receive a free chapbook handmade by ME!

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Unforgivable_final coverMy new book UNFORGIVABLE comes out in exactly TWO MONTHS, so I’m celebrating by announcing an exciting pre-order campaign I’m doing with my favorite local indie bookstore, Malaprop’s.

 

When you pre-order UNFORGIVABLE from Malaprop’s Bookstore, you will receive an extra super special gift: a limited edition, handmade chapbook of my short story “Under the Wall.” Even after publishing seven novels, this short story is still one of my favorite things I’ve written, and it was the inspiration for my first novel BEAUTIFUL. [Read more…] about Pre-order UNFORGIVABLE and receive a free chapbook handmade by ME!

UNFORGIVABLE cover reveal and ARC GIVEAWAY!

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Hello! I am so excited to finally share the cover for UNFORGIVABLE, the sequel to INVINCIBLE!

Isn’t it so beautiful?!

UNFORGIVABLE starts right where INVINCIBLE left off (at the very mean cliff-hanger), but the story switches to Marcus’s point of view instead of Evie’s. It’s a sequel, but I think you’ll enjoy it even if you haven’t read the first book yet. Marcus will fill you in on everything you need to know 🙂 [Read more…] about UNFORGIVABLE cover reveal and ARC GIVEAWAY!

My new book INVINCIBLE is out TODAY!

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Hello from beautiful Asheville, North Carolina!

As some of you know, my family recently moved from Oakland, California to the mountains of western North Carolina. After three long months on the road with a toddler and a yappy dog, we finally came the end of our epic road trip, and we’ve spent the last nine months making this funky town our new home.

But that’s old news. What I’m thrilled to tell you about it the release of my new book INVINCIBLE:

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS meets GO ASK ALICE in this dramatic romance about a teenage girl who survives a terminal cancer diagnosis, only to get trapped in the deadly spiral of addiction. [Read more…] about My new book INVINCIBLE is out TODAY!

INVINCIBLE comes out in ONE WEEK!

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Invincible_tagline_final.inddHi! You guys, I’m so excited that my new book INVINCIBLE is only a week away from hitting the bookshelves (on April 28). Of course, you can always pre-order it now to make sure you get it as soon as it’s available. Talk to the nice folks at your local indie bookstore, or order from one of these fine places:

An audiobook will also be available! Check out the retailers above, or Audible.com. [Read more…] about INVINCIBLE comes out in ONE WEEK!