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December 20, 2017
SYMPTOMS Nominated for Missouri Readers Gateway Award
Symptoms of Being Human has been nominated for the 2018-2019 Missouri Readers Gateway Award. See the list here.
December 11, 2017
SYMPTOMS Hits #1 Again
When Symptoms of Being Human first came out in hardcover, it hit #1 on the Amazon YA list. Now, with the release of the paperback edition, it’s back at the top as the #1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Gay & Lesbian Fiction.
December 4, 2017
SYMPTOMS Makes the TAYSHAS List
Symptoms of Being Human was named on the 2018 Texas Library Association’s TAYSHAS Reading list. The list also includes bestsellers like Turtles All the Way Down by John Green, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli, and more. The Tayshas Reading List was developed to motivate young adults to […]
November 14, 2017
Symptoms is out in Paperback!
SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT! It’s exciting to see smell your book in paperback. The glue. The ink. The tears. Wait. What? In any case, I’m thrilled that Symptoms of Being Human is now available in paperback. Balzer+Bray did a great job on it. Here are just some of the features: Same matte look and feel as the […]
October 31, 2017
My New Podcast Is Here!
Here’s the short version of people in a hurry: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I’m co-hosting a new podcast called THE HERO’S JOURNEY with my friend, Dan Zarzana, the writer behind Bookthump.com. The podcast is all about what makes great stories great. There will be movie clips and book quotes and Joseph Campbell and whisky. You’ll […]
MY NEW PODCAST IS HERE!
Here’s the short version of people in a hurry: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I’m co-hosting a new podcast called THE HERO’S JOURNEY with my friend, Dan Zarzana, the writer behind Bookthump.com. The podcast is all about what makes great stories great. There will be movie clips and book quotes and Joseph Campbell and whisky. You’ll […]
September 25, 2017
Bad Parody Monday
Wherein Curtis Andersen and I improvise mutilate a D&D parody of “More Than Words.” Shot by Dean Ethington. Offstage voices by Scott and Dan.
BAD PARODY MONDAY
Wherein Curtis Andersen and I improvise mutilate a D&D parody of “More Than Words.” Shot by Dean Ethington. Offstage voices by Scott and Dan.
August 21, 2017
Visit to Schlow Library
The Penn State Daily Collegian covered my recent Skype visit to Schlow Library. Check it out here.
July 23, 2017
Live Discussion: Imposter Syndrome
A panel discussion featuring TV’s Curtis Andersen, Actresses René Bordelon and Jessica Hayes, and book blogger Dan Zarzana.
