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#TBT to last year’s Supernatural con and that time I...

#TBT to last year’s Supernatural con and that time I hugged Sam and Dean.

I wrote Holding Up the Universe to tell readers: you are wanted,...

I wrote Holding Up the Universe to tell readers: you are wanted, you are necessary, you are loved. You are not alone. You matter. As in ALL of you.

Dear everyone: You are wanted. Please don’t let anyone...

Dear everyone: You are wanted. Please don’t let anyone ever make you feel otherwise, not even yourself. There are small people in this world who will try to make you feel small too, but please don’t let them. I think it’s especially important to repeat this message right now. You are necessary. You are beautiful. You are the only you there is. And that is amazing. ❤️️ #youarewanted #allthebrightplaces #youareloved #youarenecessary #election2016 #lovewins #love #makeitlovely #lovenothate #equalityforall #equality #positivity #equalrights #holdinguptheuniverse #bebright

Vote for Holding Up the Universe!

Dear lovelies: On this election day, proof that every vote counts. #HoldingUptheUniverse is in the semifinals of the GoodReads Choice Awards, and it’s all because YOU put it there! Thank you with my grateful, grateful heart! I love you! 

(Please keep voting and send it to the final round!)

On the eve of the U.S. Presidential election, I just want to...

On the eve of the U.S. Presidential election, I just want to remind all of you that you are lovely. Loveliness isn’t limited by race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, economic background, or which political party you belong to. YOU ARE WANTED. Period. Don’t ever let anyone make you feel you’re not.

My brightest place this weekend: spending time (and her...

My brightest place this weekend: spending time (and her birthday!) with this beautiful, brilliant, utterly wonderful person, my agent, Kerry Sparks! I can’t ever begin to express what she means to me! (For those who’ve read Holding Up the Universe, she’s the “Kerry” mentioned in the dedication!) ✨

Favorite line from yesterday’s #Wordstock panel: When I...

Favorite line from yesterday’s #Wordstock panel: When I said I still fangirl over sitting next to my friend @jayasher13 and being asked to blurb his wonderful new book #WhatLight he said: “I’m fangirling over you!” ❤️ Here we are with his blurb on my book: “I’ve never fallen in love with characters as fast as I fell for Libby and Jack. Appreciating people for who they are– and who they can be!– comes alive when a boy who can’t recognize faces and a girl once named ‘America’s Fattest Teen’ let themselves connect. #HoldingUptheUniverse is a beautiful reminder of the power of understanding.” ❤️️ #fangirling #authorsofinstagram #selfies #portlandbookfestival #ya #allthebrightplaces #jayasher #whatlight #positivity #understanding #youarewanted (at The Old Church)

This is so lovely! ❤️️

This is so lovely! ❤️️

So many lovely readers! Thank you all for coming to #Wordstock...

So many lovely readers! Thank you all for coming to #Wordstock and for reading and for being so wonderful! ❤️️ #allthebrightplaces #holdinguptheuniverse #youarewanted #youareloved #selfies #authorsofinstagram #portlandbookfestival #ya #ilovemyreaders (at The Old Church Concert Hall)

My attempts to take a selfie with the crowd after our panel...

My attempts to take a selfie with the crowd after our panel today. We had to do it section by section, but still my arm wasn’t long enough. I’m so sorry if I didn’t get you in! ❤️️ #allthebrightplaces #bookfestival #ya #reading #holdinguptheuniverse #selfies #jayasher #davidarnold #nicolayoon #authorsofinstagram (at The Old Church Concert Hall)