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Tag: Mental Health in Young Adult Literature
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.
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."
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
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
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
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
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
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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