Alyssa's News & Notes

My new novel, A Danger to Herself and Others , publishes on Tuesday, February 5th! Want to learn more about the book?   Read the first two chapters here and follow the Bookstagram tour hosted by TLC Book Tours—starting Monday, February 4th! In the New York area?   Join me—along with my pal Danielle Rollins—at Powerhouse Arena on February 7th as we discuss our new books. Launch Event Details Thursday, February 7, 2019 Powerhouse Arena 28 Adams St Brooklyn, New York 11201 7pm

November 28th is just around the corner and with it, the on sale date of my new novel, R.I.P. Eliza Hart ! Want to learn more about the novel?  Please check out my blog tour—starting Monday, November 20, 2017 at The Cover Contessa .  (Schedule below!) And, for those of you in the New York area, I’ll be reading from R.I.P. Eliza Hart at next month's Teen Author Reading Night, along with a bevy of amazing authors (details below as well).   R.I.P. Eliza Hart Blog Tour November 20, 2017: The Cover Contessa —Interview November 21, 2017: Hauntedbybooks13 —Spotlight November 22, 2017: A Gingerly Review —Excerpt November 23, 2017: Here's to Happy Endings —Review November 24, 2017: BookHounds YA —Interview November 27, 2017: Bibliobakes —Review November 28, 2017: Savings in Seconds —Review November 29, 2017: Book-Keeping —Review November 30, 2017: Books at Dawn —Excerpt December 1, 2017: Owl always be reading —Review Teen Author Readin...

The annual New York City Teen Author Festival is almost here!   I’m so excited to be participating in a panel with a group of amazing authors on March 19th at the New York Public Library– details below! Check out the full schedule of events here . Teen Author Symposium Saturday, March 19th 1pm-5pm Bartos Forum, New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street 1:10-1:40 – What Can YA Do About It? A discussion of how YA literature (and literature in general) can help social change, and the role this plays in works across a variety of genres. Featuring: Michael Buckley Donna Freitas IW Gregorio Brendan Kiely Daniel José Older Marie Rutkoski Scott Westerfeld Moderator: David Levithan 1:40-2:30 – The Secret YA Lives of Historical Figures In the spirit of Hamilton, let’s look at different historical figures through a YA lens. Featuring: David Arnold Sharon Cameron Heather Demetrios Jeff Hirsch AR Kahler Emmy Laybourne Hannah Moskowitz Me...

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! In this post, you’ll find exclusive content from YA Scavenger hunt author Lyn Miller-Lachmann , along with a clue for Red Team .   Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize—one lucky winner will receive  a book from each author on the hunt in my team !   (Including a copy of my new book, Faceless !) But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours! Visit the YA Scavenger Hunt page for all the details about the hunt including a information about all of the participating authors and the full list of prizes.   There are SIX contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all!   I am a part of the RED TEAM —but there is also a blue team, a gold team, a green team, an orange team, a teal team, a purple team, and a pink team!   The prize for each time is a different set of books.   THE PUZZLE Directions:  Below, you'll notice tha...

September 29th is just around the corner and with it, the on sale date of my new novel, Faceless !   For those of you in the New York area, I wanted to share all the details for my upcoming events at BookCourt and McNally Jackson – with my sister, Courtney Sheinmel, who will be talking about her new book, Edgewater !   (Learn more about Edgewater here .)   I’m also participating in a Teen Author Reading Night in November, with a bevy of amazing authors.   And, thanks to the wonderful team at RockStar Book Tours, you can follow my blog tour, starting Monday, September 21, 2015 at Bookhounds YA .   The full tour schedule is below as well. Hope to see you soon! Event Details Sunday October 4, 2015 Book Court 163 Court St Brooklyn, New York 11201 4pm   Tuesday, October 27, 2015 McNally Jackson 52 Prince St New York, NY 10012 7pm   November 4, 2015 Teen Author Reading Night Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL Sixth...

I am so excited to be the co-author of a creepy and spine-tingling new YA series called The Haunting of Sunshine Girl !   Of the first book in the series, bestselling author R.L. Stine said, “I was on the edge of my seat from the very first page,” and horror icon Wes Craven wrote, “Things that go bump in the night are afraid to read this book… Read it if you dare, but don't say I didn't warn you.”   Kirkus Reviews called the novel “Suspenseful, exciting and endlessly entertaining.” My co-author Paige McKenzie – Sunshine herself! – will be traveling to bookstores across the country to talk about the series.   Maybe she’s coming to your town!   Take a look at the list of events below. Portland, OR Tuesday, March 24th, 7pm: Launch event at Annie Bloom’s Books      Portland, OR Wednesday, March 25th, 7pm: Powell’s Cedar Hills Seattle, WA Friday, March 27th, 7pm: University Bookstore New York, NY Tuesday, March 31st, 6pm: 3/31: ...

Thanks to the wonderful Jacqueline Green , author of the Truth or Dare series, and my YA Fangirling compatriot for saying “Tag – you’re it!” to me for this author/illustrator blog tour.   Without further ado, here are my answers: What am I currently working on? I actually have several works-in-progress at the moment, but today in particular, I’m working on a revision of a book I’m particularly excited about called Faceless , which will publish next fall.   Faceless is the story of a girl named Maisie Winters who is in a terrible accident – as a result of which, she needs a face transplant.   Researching this book has been fascinating.   Fewer than 30 face transplants have ever been performed (most of them partial), and there are only a handful of hospitals in the country that are equipped to do them at all.   And as interesting and almost out of this world as the science behind this story is, I still feel like it’s relatable somehow – because...

My new novel, Second Star , publishes on Tuesday, May thirteenth.   Please join me to celebrate the book’s publication – and get your hands on a copy one day early! – with a launch event at Monday, May 12th at Books of Wonder (details below). And, if you just can’t get enough Second Star, I’ll also be participating in a Teen Author Reading Night along with a group of wonderful YA authors on Wednesday, July 9th at the Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library. Hope to see you soon! Monday, May 12, 2014 Books of Wonder 18 West 18th Street New York , NY 6pm Wednesday, July 9, 2011 Teen Author Reading Night Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL (at the corner of Sixth Avenue and 10th street) 6pm-7:30pm Featured Authors: Ellen Jensen Abbott Charlotte Bennardo Zoraida Cordova Amanda Maciel Anna Schumacher Alyssa Sheinmel Christopher Van Etten Alecia Whitaker

One of my very favorite things about being a writer is getting to meet and participate in events with lots of different writers!   This month, I’m lucky enough to be participating in Random House’s Life Actually Tour with Lurlene McDaniel, Elizabeth LaBan , Anna Jarzab and more!   Below are the events I’ll be participating in, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg for this amazing tour, celebrating realistic fiction and the release of Lurlene McDaniel's new book, The Year of Luminous Love .   Check out the full list of events at LifeActuallyTour.com .   Hope to see you soon! Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Bethesda Library 7400 Arlington Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814 with Lurlene McDaniel and Elizabeth LaBan 5pm   Thursday, May 16, 2013 Barnes & Noble Annapolis 2516 Solomons Island Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401 with Lurlene McDaniel, Beth Bauman, and Elizabeth LaBan 6pm   Friday, May 17, 2013 Barnes & Noble Union Square Union Squ...

My third novel, The Stone Girl , is on sale TODAY, August 28 th ! Below are all the details for my upcoming events, together with some of my favorite young-adult authors.   And, for those of you who like to plan ahead of time, I’ll be visiting RandomBuzzers.com starting November 12, 2012! Hope to see you – and hear from you – soon!   Alyssa’s Events Friday, September 14, 2012 (with Adele Griffin, Deborah Heiligman, and David Levithan) Barnes & Noble 3535 US Route #1 Princeton, NJ 7pm   Wednesday, October 3, 2012 (Teen Author Reading Night) Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library ( Sixth Avenue and Tenth Street) New York, NY 6pm Featuring: Jocelyn Davies Jeff Hirsch Aaron Karo Eugene Myers Alyssa Sheinmel Suzanne Weyn   Sunday, October 7, 2012 (with Adele Griffin, Theo Lawrence, David Levithan, and Eliot Schrefer) Oblong Books 6422 Montgomery St. Rhinebeck, NY 4pm   Tuesday, November ...

The blog tour for The Stone Girl is kicking off tomorrow, which means that the book will be on sale in less than a month.   It’s still surprising to me that this novel is really being published.   Writing The Stone Girl , I thought that maybe this book was just for me.   I didn’t think anyone would want to read or publish it.   Maybe I was just getting it out of my system, this eating disorder book that I just had to write, and once I finished telling Sethie’s story, I could go back to writing something better, something people might actually want to read. I never wanted to write a book about eating disorders, but I guess I always knew I would, since there was a time when they were a big part of my own life.   But I certainly didn’t think there was anything to say about eating disorders that hadn’t already been said in the books I’d read for as long as I could remember: The Best Little Girl in the World, Stick Figure, Fasting Girls, Hunger Pains, and more re...

The annual Teen Author Festival is here yet again! Below is the list of events in which I’m participating, including my very first chance to read from The Stone Girl on March 31st at the New York Public Library. Hope to see you there! Teen Author Symposium Saturday, March 31st 1pm-5pm South Court, New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street 1pm: Introduction 1:10-2pm: Rising to the Challenge: YA Characters Facing Down What Life Throws Them Tara Altebrando Matt Blackstone Susane Colasanti Kody Keplinger Siobhan Vivian K.M. Walton moderator: David Levithan 2-2:50pm: Killer Instincts: Death, Murder, and the YA Novel Jennifer Lynn Barnes Gina Damico Kim Harrington Barry Lyga moderator: Marie Rutkoski 2:50-4pm: Moments of Truth: Characters at a Crossroads Natasha Friend Margie Gelbwasser Jennifer Hubbard Stewart Lewis Sarah Darer Littman Jess Rothenberg Daisy Whitney moderator: E. Lockhart 4-5pm: Looking Forward to Fall David Levithan Marie Rutkoski Eliot Schrefer Alyssa Shein...

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