Just finished a fantastic young adult novel, This Is Not a Personal Statement by Tracy Badua. Such a great novel about getting caught up in expectations of others & losing yourself. Thanks for the recommendation Charlene Allen!

Natalie M. Lakosil
Quill Tree Books

New books are coming soon to our YA shelves, including:

ONE LAST SHOT // Kip Wilson
THE ROOF OVER OUR HEADS // Nicole Kronzer (updates only)
WINGS IN THE WILD // Margarita Engle
THE BURIED AND THE BOUND // @mustlovecorvids
THE LOVE MATCH // Priyanka Taslim (buy The Love Match) 🇧🇩🍉✨
PLAY THE GAME // Charlene Allen

Surprise chocolates are always a good idea 😍 Thank you Charlene Allen!

Tonight 3/8 at Pages: A Bookstore, the last stop of our Epic Reads 🌸 tour! Excited to chat with Robin Benway, Charlene Allen, and Elise Bryant (updates only)!

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*2/7 Inspiring & intriguing #author & #illustrator insights from Charlene Allen Marla Frazee
on Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Cynsations blog!

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Last night at New School Creative Writing: celebrating the books of Mae Coyiuto #chloeandthekaishaoboys and Charlene Allen #playthegame . They shared their creative process, advice for writers, and they did a reading and signing. #writerslife

a novel that celebrates the power of friendship and first love and explores the criminal justice system from the lens of restorative justice, Play the Game by Charlene Allen is out on 1/31

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📖🍿🎧 What This Week 🎧🍿📖

📖 The Shadow Cabinet Juno Dawson Play The Game Charlene Allen (ad-pr), ACOMAF, Gentlemen & Players Joanne Harris

🍿 James Patterson discuss 12 Months To Live with Fane

🎧 The Discomfort of Evening Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

Awesome author’s visit by Charlene Allen with 7th graders KIPP Public Schools Tech Valley MS discussing her YA novel “Play The Gam.” 100 free copies signed to students made possible by a grant from the Carl E. Touhey Foundation. Part of NYS Writers Institute community engagement. University at Albany Havidán Rodríguez

📣 Our March calendar is live! 📣

Events with Andrew Sean Greer, @rumenabuzz, Suzanne Young, Darleen Santore, Farm Sanctuary co-founder Gene Baur, Harshita Jerath, Epic Reads 🌸 authors Elise Bryant (updates only), Tracy Badua, Charlene Allen, and MANY others.

Details 👉🏽 bit.ly/marchevents23

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Problemista was such a fun romp! Wacky, well-done, and wildly creative.

Check out YA debuts from Krystal Marquis, Charlene Allen, Jumata Emill + more new books releasing next week pwne.ws/3WM18rf

Amazing inspiration from other writers and teachers at Kweli's annual Color of Children's Literature Conference. So grateful to be here! #Kweli24

Charlene Allen Congratulations!!!!

Next… PLAY THE GAME by Charlene Allen from Harper360YA! A YA contemporary mystery and coming-of-age story, celebrating the power of friendship, first love, and exploring the criminal justice system from the lens of restorative justice.

🌵 Arizona! Epic Reads 🌸 is coming to our Phoenix store on Tuesday, 3/7.

Don't miss Elise Bryant (updates only), Tracy Badua, and Charlene Allen in conversation with National Book Award finalist Sonora Reyes. It's gonna be EPIC.

Details 👉🏽 bit.ly/epicreadsAZ23

It's an #AuthorMentorMatch dream! I'll be co-hosting my mentee Charlene Allen's book launch tomorrow night at Greenlight Bookstore in Flatbush! NYers, join us!!

Info and RSVP here: greenlightbookstore.com/event/charlene…

so excited to be a part of this conversation with Charlene Allen and proCARONation at New School Creative Writing next Tuesday!!! Link below to register 💛