Broadcast and Radio
WBUR HERE & NOW / JULY 2023
IN 'MIKA IN REAL LIFE,' AUTHOR EMIKO JEAN MAKES ADULT FICTION DEBUT
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WNYC THE TAKEAWAY / NOVEMBER 2022
IN HER NOVEL "MIKA IN REAL LIFE," EMIKO JEAN EXPLORES AND DECONSTRUCTS THE 'MODEL MINORITY MYTH'
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NBC MIAMI / SEPTEMBER 2022
6 IN THE MIX MONTHLY BOOK PICKS
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ABC GOOD MORNING AMERICA / AUGUST 2022
'MIKA IN REAL LIFE' BY EMIKO JEAN IS OUR 'GMA' BOOK CLUB PICK FOR AUGUST
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SUBTLE ASIAN BOOK CLUB / JUNE 2022
’EMIKO JEAN’S LABOR OF LOVE’
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ALL THE BOOKS / MAY 2022
NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK
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READING WITH ROBIN / MAY 2022
INSTAGRAM LIVE
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WHAT TO READ NEXT / MAY 2022
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: EMIKO JEAN
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THE LIBRARY LOVE FEST / MAY 2022
EDITORS UNEDITED: LUCIA MACRO INTERVIEWS EMIKO JEAN, AUTHOR OF MIKA IN REAL LIFE
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WHAT BOOK HOOKED YOU / OCTOBER 2021
EPISODE 253: EMIKO JEAN
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THE MIDDLE WITH ASHLEY BELLMAN / SEPTEMBER 2021
EPISODE 55 EMIKO JEAN ‘TOKYO EVER AFTER’
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MOMS DON’T HAVE TIME TO READ BOOKS / JUNE 2021
'EMIKO JEAN, TOKYO EVER AFTER: A NOVEL'
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THE HAPPY WRITER / JUNE 2021
GUEST: EMIKO JEAN - TOKYO EVER AFTER
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BOOKS AND BOBA / JUNE 2021
'AUTHOR CHAT WITH EMIKO JEAN'
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YA PODCAST / JUNE 2021
EPISODE 151: TOKYO EVER AFTER BY EMIKO JEAN
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PROFESSIONAL BOOK NERDS / JUNE 2021
'INTERVIEW WITH EMIKO JEAN, AUTHOR OF TOKYO EVER AFTER'
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THOUGHTS FROM A PAGE / MAY 2021
EPISODE 108: EMIKO JEAN
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BUZZFEED BOOKS / MAY 2021
TOKYO EVER AFTER Q&A
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Articles
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY / JUNE 2022
’EMIKO JEAN’S LABOR OF LOVE’
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JAPAN TIMES / AUGUST 2022
‘MIKA IN REAL LIFE’: EMIKO JEAN TACKLES PARENTHOOD, LOVE AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE
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WRITER’S DIGEST / AUGUST 2022
'EMIKO JEAN: ON WRITING ABOUT COMPLICATED MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS'
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY / MAY 2021
'IN CONVERSATION: JENNY LEE AND EMIKO JEAN DISCUSS IDENTITY, TROPES, AND WRITING AROUND A PANDEMIC'
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SHELF AWARENESS / JANUARY 2021
NEW RELEASES THIS WEEK
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ZIBBY MAG / JANUARY 2021
'DECONSTRUCTING THE MODEL-MINORITY MYTH'
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KIRKUS REVIEWS / NOVEMBER 2018
'PROFILES: EMIKO JEAN'
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING / JULY 2023
'13 MOST ANTICIPATED FALL BOOKS OF 2023'
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Print and Online
THE EVERYGIRL / JUNE 2023
'15 BOOKS TO READ THAT WILL CURE YOUR WANDERLUST'
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BUSTLE / MAY 2023
'35 BOOKS TO READ THIS AAPI HERITAGE MONTH'
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GLAMOUR / DECEMBER 2022
'THE 40 BEST BOOKS OF 2022'
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING / SEPTEMBER 2022
'THE 50 BEST NEW BOOKS OF 2022 THAT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN'
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AMAZON BOOK REVIEW / AUGUST 2022
'EDITOR'S PICKS: OUR PICKS FOR THE BEST BOOKS OF AUGUST'
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MARIE CLAIRE / AUGUST 2022
'#READWITHMC REVIEWS 'MIKA IN REAL LIFE''
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / AUGUST 2022
'REVIEW: ROUGH-START NOVEL WITH REDEMPTIVE, TOUCHING FINISH'
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8ASIANS / AUGUST 2022
'8BOOKS REVIEW: MIKA IN REAL LIFE BY EMIKO JEAN'
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MARIE CLAIRE / AUGUST 2022
'MIKA IN REAL LIFE' IS OUR SEPTEMBER BOOK CLUB PICK'
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SOAPBERRY REVIEW / AUGUST 2022
'MIKA IN REAL LIFE: A JOURNEY OF SELF DISCOVERY, LOVE, AND MOTHERHOOD'
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GOOD MORNING AMERICA / AUGUST 2022
'AUGUST BOOKS TO SQUEEZE IN BEFORE SUMMER ENDS: 14 TO READ'
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SHONDALAND / AUGUST 2022
'THE BEST BOOKS FOR AUGUST 2022'
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SHONDALAND / AUGUST 2022
‘MIKA IN REAL LIFE’ CAPTURES A COMPLICATED PORTRAYAL OF A MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP'
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SHELF AWARENESS / AUGUST 2022
'THE BEST BOOKS THIS WEEK'
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BUSINESS INSIDER / AUGUST 2022
'THE 10 BEST NEW BOOKS TO READ IN AUGUST, ACCORDING TO AMAZON EDITORS'
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BUST / JULY 2022
'REVIEW: MIKA IN REAL LIFE'
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING / JULY 2022
'SUMMER BOOKS PAGE'
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TIME / JULY 2022
'HERE ARE THE 12 NEW BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ IN AUGUST'
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BOOKBUB / JULY 2022
'26 BOOKS WE’RE EXCITED TO READ IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2022'
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TULSA KIDS / JUNE 2022
'10 SUMMER TITLES FOR YOUNG READERS'
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MARIE CLAIRE / JUNE 2022
'20 NEW BOOKS BY ASIAN AUTHORS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT'
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SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL / JUNE 2022
REVIEW: TOKYO DREAMING
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BUZZFEED / JUNE 2022
'40 CONTEMPORARY BOOKS WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO READING IN 2021'
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COSMOPOLITAN / JUNE 2022
'22 SUMMER READS FROM 2022 THAT NEED TO BE IN YOUR BEACH BAG'
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BOOKBUB / JUNE 2022
'23 OF THE BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2022'
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COUNTRY LIVING / MAY 2022
'THESE 25 BOOKS BY ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHORS ARE MUST-READS'
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BOOKLIST / MAY 2022
REVIEW: TOKYO DREAMING
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TOWN & COUNTRY / MAY 2022
MODERN ROYAL ROMANCE NOVELS SHOW A DARKER SIDE OF THE FAIRYTALE
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KIRKUS REVIEW / MAY 2022
'TOKYO DREAMING: A SOLID SEQUEL ABOUT A PRINCESS FINDING HER VOICE.'
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TIME / MAY 2022
'27 NEW BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ THIS SUMMER'
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BOOKISH / MAY 2022
'25 BOOKS BY ASIAN AUTHORS TO READ IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2022'
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TEEN LIBRARIAN TOOLBOX / FEBRUARY 2022
'RECENT YA NOVELS TO TAKE YOU AROUND THE WORLD, A GUEST POST BY ANNE-SOPHIE JOUHANNEAU'
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MARIE CLAIRE / JANUARY 2022
'2022 BOOK RELEASES TO GET EXCITED ABOUT'
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SCREENRANT / NOVEMBER 2021
'10 YA NOVELS RELEASED IN 2021 THAT DESERVE MOVIE/TV ADAPTATIONS'
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COSMOPOLITAN / OCTOBER 2021
'THERE ARE LEGIT SO MANY GOOD NEW YA BOOKS TO READ IN 2021'
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BOOK RIOT / OCTOBER 2021
'8 FANTASTIC NEW YA SERIES TO START THIS FALL'
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BOOK RIOT / OCTOBER 2021
'ARE YOU READY FOR 15 OF THE BEST ROYAL ROMANCE BOOKS?'
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ELLE / OCTOBER 2021
'30 YA BOOKS THAT ARE MUST-READS FOR ALL AGES'
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UNITED BY POP / JULY 2021
'270+ MUST READ 2021 YA BOOK RELEASES'
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EPIC READS / JUNE 2021
'THE 20 MOST ANTICIPATED YA BOOKS TO READ IN MAY'
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY / JUNE 2021
'CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR FATHER'S DAY 2021'
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BOOK RIOT / JUNE 2021
'WHAT 2021 ROMANTIC BOOK SHOULD YOU READ BASED ON YOUR ENNEAGRAM TYPE?'
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THE YOUNG FOLKS / MAY 2021
‘TOKYO EVER AFTER’ REVIEW: EMIKO JEAN’S ROYAL TALE DELIVERS A RELEVANT MESSAGE ABOUT BELONGING'
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY / MAY 2021
'THE BEST YA NOVELS TO READ THIS SUMMER'
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GIRLS’ LIFE / MAY 2021
'10 AMAZING VACAY (OR STAY-CAY) READS FOR SUMMER'
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PARADE / MAY 2021
'CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CROWN? 13 NEW BOOKS TO READ IF YOU HAVE ROYAL FEVER'
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY / MAY 2021
'NEW KIDS' AND YA BOOKS: WEEK OF MAY 24, 2021'
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FROLIC / MAY 2021
'BOOK OF THE WEEK: TOKYO EVER AFTER BY EMIKO JEAN'
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PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS / MAY 2021
'2021 SUMMER READING LIST: 48 OF THE BEST BOOKS FOR ADULTS, TEENS, AND KIDS'
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CHARACTER MEDIA / MAY 2021
'THE LOOKOUT: ACTION-PACKED UPCOMING RELEASES AND ASIANS RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH ART'
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CULTURESS / MAY 2021
'13 NEW YA RELEASES THAT BELONG ON YOUR MAY READING LIST'
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UNITED BY POP / MAY 2021
'40+ SENSATIONAL YA BOOK RELEASES FOR MAY 2021'
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DEN OF GEEK / MAY 2021
'TOP NEW YOUNG ADULT BOOKS IN MAY 2021'
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THE GLITTER GUIDE / MAY 2021
BEST BOOKS OF MAY
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BITCH MEDIA / MAY 2021
'BITCHREADS: 17 BOOKS FEMINISTS SHOULD READ IN MAY'
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NPR OPB / MAY 2021
'MIKA IN REAL LIFE' FOCUSES ON IDENTITY AND THE DIVERSITY OF PARENTAL BONDS'
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY / MAY 2021
'THE 20 BEST NEW BOOKS TO READ IN MAY'
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BUZZFEED / MAY 2021
'39 YA BOOKS BY AAPI AUTHORS THAT RELEASE THIS YEAR'
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PROFESSIONAL BOOK NERDS / MAY 2021
'MAY'S BIGGEST NEW BOOKS!'
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LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY / MAY 2021
'INTERVIEW WITH AN AUTHOR: EMIKO JEAN'
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY / MAY 2021
'Q&A WITH EMIKO JEAN'
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SHONDALAND / MAY 2021
'YOUR SUMMER 2021 READING LIST'
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BOOKSTR / MAY 2021
'BOOKS BY AAPI AUTHORS TO READ THIS MONTH AND BEYOND'
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FROLIC / MAY 2021
SUNDAY BRUNCH: A CHAT WITH AUTHORS E.K. JOHNSTON AND EMIKO JEAN
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BUSTLE / MAY 2021
'12 NEW MUST-READ BOOKS COMING OUT THIS WEEK'
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BUZZFEED / MAY 2021
'12 NEW BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ ASAP'
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THE NERD DAILY / MAY 2021
'REVIEW: TOKYO EVER AFTER BY EMIKO JEAN'
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GOOD MORNING AMERICA / MAY 2021
'30 MAY BOOKS TO ADD TO THE STACK'
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AMAZON BOOK REVIEW / APRIL 2021
'EDITOR'S PICKS: BOOKS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT'
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY / APRIL 2021
'BEYOND STEREOTYPES: 2021 AAPI BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS'
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YA BOOK CHAT / APRIL 2021
'BONUS EPISODE: TOKYO EVER AFTER'
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BUSTLE / APRIL 2021
'THE 40 BEST NEW BOOKS TO READ THIS MAY'
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GOOD READS / APRIL 2021
'30 NEW CONTEMPORARY YA ROMANCES FOR SWEET SUMMER LOVIN'
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BOOK RIOT / APRIL 2021
'NEW SPRING 2021 YA BOOKS FOR YOUR TOWERING TBR'
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SHE READS / APRIL 2021
'BEST 2021 BOOKS BY ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AUTHORS'
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BOOK RIOT / MARCH 2021
'18 GREAT 2021 YA BOOKS BY AAPI AUTHORS TO WATCH FOR'
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY / MARCH 2021
'11 SPRING READING RECS FROM YOUR FAVORITE YA AUTHORS'
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BUZZFEED / MARCH 2021
'30 NEW YA BOOKS YOU'LL WANT TO READ THIS SPRING'
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SHOWBIZ CHEATSHEET / MARCH 2021
'10+ ROYAL ROMANCE NOVELS FOR FANS OF MEGHAN MARKLE AND PRINCE HARRY'
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THE DAILY WAFFLE / MARCH 2021
5 NEW ROMANCES & CONTEMPORARY FICTION TO CATCH BEFORE SUMMER SLIPS AWAY
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SHOWBIZ CHEATSHEET / FEBRUARY 2021
'THE 9 MOST-ANTICIPATED YA NOVELS OF 2021'
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GIRLS’ LIFE / JANUARY 2021
'A DIVERSE LIST OF HIGHLY ANTICIPATED YA NOVELS TO ADD TO YOUR TBR LIST'
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BOOK STACKED / JANUARY 2021
MOST ANTICIPATED READS OF 2021
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PUBLISHER WEEKLY / JANUARY 2021
'NEW AND FORTHCOMING TITLES ON WOMEN, GIRLS AND EMPOWERMENT'
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MODERN MRS DARCY / 2021
SUMMER READING GUIDE
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BUZZFEED / DECEMBER 2020
'12 BOOKS TO READ IF YOU'VE ALREADY BINGED "THE CROWN"
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THE NERDIST / DECEMBER 2020
'19 NEW BOOKS WE CAN’T WAIT TO READ IN 2021'
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FOREVER YOUNG ADULT / DECEMBER 2020
'2021 MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS'
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BUZZFEED / NOVEMBER 2020
'2021 YA BOOKS WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING OUR HANDS ON'
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THE NERD DAILY / NOVEMBER 2020
'Q&A: DAVID YOON, AUTHOR OF ‘SUPER FAKE LOVE SONG’
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THOUGHTS FROM A PAGE / NOVEMBER 2020
EPISODE 47: KATHARINE MCGEE - MAJESTY
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BOOK RIOT HEY YA! / NOVEMBER 2020
'OOPS/YOU'RE WELCOME' TOKYO EVER AFTER RECOMENDATION
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FUTURE FEMALE LEADER / APRIL 2020
'TOKYO EVER AFTER, OUR JUNE BOOK CLUB PICK, IS PRINCESS DIARIES MEETS CRAZY RICH ASIANS'
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