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From today’s New York Times… !!!

From today’s New York Times… !!!

From today’s New York Times… !!!

From today’s New York Times… !!!

Happy 2-year anniversary to All the Bright Places!

All the Bright Places debuted two years ago today. It’s hard to find words to express my gratitude for everything that’s happened since, and for everyone I’ve met because of it.

From my remarkable, superhero agent to my brilliant editor to my wonderful publishing teams to the incredible booksellers, educators, and librarians who have put the book into the hands of the readers who needed it most.

The reviewers and bloggers and YouTubers and members of the media who embraced it and spread the word. The amazing editors and staff of Germ Magazine, who brought Violet’s vision to life. My dynamite assistants, Briana, Lara, and Shelby.

The film team and Elle Fanning for seeing its big-screen potential months before the book was even published. The film’s director for believing I was the only one who could write the script.

The 41 foreign territories that translated Finch and Violet’s story so that people around the globe could read it. The lovely Zoella for choosing it for the launch title of her book club. My fellow authors, who have been nothing but lovely and supportive and encouraging. My family. My friends. My literary cats.

And, most of all, my readers. You are the best and the brightest. You are all the colors in one, at full brightness. You make me lovely. You make me smile. You hold up my universe, and I feel so lucky to be on this journey with you. Thank you for all you mean to Violet, Finch, and me. I love you endlessly! <3

ATBP fan-made movie posters

So according to IMDB, All the Bright Places is now in pre-production… which means I will have news to share SOON!!

In the meantime, I love these gorgeous fan-made movie posters from Instagram’s @mxrqs <3 They give me goosebumps!! 

What’s it like to be face blind?

Thanks to Penguin Platform for this wonderful video on what it’s like to have prosopagnosia (aka face blindness). For those of you who’ve read Holding Up the Universe, this will help you see the world through Jack’s eyes. <3

The 2016 Nerdies

Thank you so much to the Nerdy Book Club for choosing Holding Up the Universe as one of the Best YA Books of 2016!

Kelly Vorhis, of Nerdy Book Club, says:

“As someone who teaches in a school similar to the one depicted in Niven’s latest novel, I often felt like she’d been eavesdropping on conversations in my town. The different issues that the various characters deal with such as obesity, bullying, substance abuse, and relationships, are REAL, and I’ve found over the years that my students WANT to read about these issues and talk about them.

What makes Holding Up the Universe stand out from other YA novels is two-fold: 1) the main characters, Libby and Jack, are likeable, authentic teenagers who I found myself laughing and crying alongside throughout the novel; and 2) although their families are far from perfect (but what families are?), Libby and Jack’s parents do their best to foster relationships with their children.

Holding Up the Universe is filled with loss, love, courage, kindness, and most of all, HOPE.”

<3

All the Bright Places in People

People Magazine calls All the Bright Places one of 11 Inspirational Books to Read This Winter, and says, “Want a good ugly cry? Think you’re too good for YA? Pick up All the Bright Places.”

(Yay!! And I’m on there with Felicia Day! <3)

Tonight’s sunset, unfiltered, from my patio. Hello, 2017!!...

Tonight’s sunset, unfiltered, from my patio. Hello, 2017!!

I wish I could collect the stars for all of you. ✨

I wish I could collect the stars for all of you. ✨

I wish I could collect the stars for all of you. ✨

I wish I could collect the stars for all of you. ✨