I gotta say – one of the most fun things about this blog, at least to me, is learning how other authors approach depression, and the unique spins that they give on the issue. Last week’s interview, for example, dealt with cyber-bullying and self-harm. This one’s is with Leslie Stella, author of Permanent Record, who … Continue reading Six Questions with Leslie Stella, author of Permanent Record
Morning, everyone! It’s been a while, so here’s an interview with Angel Lawson. Angel is the author of A Piece of Heaven, a YA book which deals with a few issues I haven’t delved into a ton: Online bullying and self-harm. First, here’s the book description: No good deed goes unpunished. I learned that lesson … Continue reading Six Questions: Interview with Angel Lawson, author of A Piece of Heaven
So this is an interesting one, mainly because the book deals with a topic I’ve barely tackled: Agorophobia. Today’s book is Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley. From the blurb: Sixteen-year-old Solomon has agoraphobia. He hasn’t left his house in 3 years. Ambitious Lisa is desperate to get into a top-tier psychology program. And … Continue reading Six questions: Interview with John Corey Whaley, author of Highly Illogical Behavior
Good morning, everyone! Another Six Questions entry for you, and I think this one is particularly interesting. The book is questions is Girl Against The Universe, and the author is Paula Stokes. From the summary: From the author of The Art of Lainey and Liars, Inc. comes a fresh, contemporary story about a girl coping with PTSD and the … Continue reading Six Questions: Interview with Paula Stokes, author of Girl Against The Universe
So, on the heels of my book coming out yesterday, here’s another author interview for you, and this one was kind of fun. This book is called Consider, by Kristy Acevedo. It’s part of the portals series, which does something that I wish more authors did: It discusses mental illness/anxiety attacks from a science fiction perspective. … Continue reading Six questions: Kristy Acevedo, author of Consider
I have to be honest here: This one I came across in the course of doing research for these interviews, and I was so interested in the plot I read it. It was gripping, heavy, painful and beautiful. It’s absolutely worth reading. From the blurb: “When Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental … Continue reading Six questions: Interview with Francisco X. Stork, author of The Memory of Light
Hello, everyone! Another day, another author interview. This one is with Heidi Ayarbe, who wrote Compulsion, a multi-layered story of OCD in a young adult. From the blurb: Today has to be perfect. Magic. I look at the clock. 10:14 AM. Ten fourteen. One plus one is two plus four is six plus ten is … Continue reading Six questions: Interview with Heidi Ayarbe, Author of Compulsion
So, as my book is coming out on June 5, I want to kick off a new part of this blog. Countless authors have addressed the topic of mental health in young adult books before, and I wanted to get their perspective on the topic. To that end, I started reaching out to some of … Continue reading Six questions: An interview with Mia Siegert, author of Jerkbait
There’s a new anti-depressant treatment now available: Spravato. It’s related to Ketamine, and if it sounds familiar, there’s good reason for it: It’s biologically related to the party drug “Special K.” Obviously there are major differences. This drug is a nasal spray and actually given in doctors offices – in other words, you won’t be … Continue reading A new nasal spray for depression
As the year comes to an end, I find myself staring at my Goodreads page. I had a pretty good year for reading! Looks like I read 28 books when I wanted to read 20 – I’ll take it! But, that’s not what I am writing about today, at least, not specifically. I wanted to … Continue reading Highly recommended mental health reading
