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Tag: Mental Health in Young Adult Literature

May 11, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Cover Reveal: The Art of Insanity, with guest post by Christine Webb

A first look at the cover of THE ART OF INSANITY, an October 2022 YA about a girl newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

August 23, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Characters Can Deal With Anxiety Too, a guest post by Alexandria Rose Rizik

"As a writer, pulling from personal experiences can be so vulnerable but it’s what creates characters that people connect with, which is the whole goal."

April 26, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

What are you, crazy? a guest post by Heidi Heilig

So, what am I? Crazy? Yes, I am. And I’m not alone.

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Book Review: Thoughts & Prayers by Bryan Bliss

September 24, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

They are made-up characters, but their stories are those of thousands upon thousands of teenagers who live through these school shootings. A deeply empathetic, emotional, and infuriating story not to be missed.

Fiction Revelations: How Writing a Book about Witches and Murder Got Me My OCD diagnosis, a guest post by E. Latimer

April 20, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Find out how writing a book about murderous Irish Gods and sapphic witches helped author E. Latimer get a mental health diagnosis.

It’s Okay to Be Sad and Anxious Right Now. It’s Even More Okay to Talk About It, a guest post by I.W. Gregorio

April 13, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Author and doctor I.W. Gregorio joins us to talk about her new book as well as about COVID-19 and staying virtually connected and physically safe during this difficult time.

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With Her Nose Stuck in a Book, a guest post by Jessica Burkhart

October 3, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

Jess joins us to talk about how anxiety and depression robbed her of her desire to read and how she found her way back to books.

Book Review: Project Semicolon: Your Story Isn’t Over by Amy Bleuel

August 31, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description For fans of PostSecret, Humans of New York, and If You Feel Too Much, this collection from suicide-awareness organization Project Semicolon features stories and photos from those struggling with mental illness. Project Semicolon began in 2013 to spread a message of hope: No one struggling with a mental illness is alone; you, too, can survive and […]

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