“I think it has exactly the right amount of f-bombs and gay sex,” she reassured him. “You’re cool with all the f-bombs and gay sex?” he asked Kristen Pettit, his editor at HarperTeen. Miller sold his debut novel The Art of Starving, structured into the 53 commandments that anorexic teen Matt follows to restrict what he eats and - just maybe - nurture mystical superpowers, he was nervous about how, well, adult his young adult novel was. The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily newspaper, recently ran a fantastic article on the evolution of YA literature, called “ Young Adult Writers Are Changing the Face of Blockbusters,” and I was honored to be interviewed for the piece!īefore Sam J.

Posted in Art of Starving, Blog, Event THE ART OF STARVING is nominated for the Andre Norton Award!! Mulberry Street NYPL (10 Jersey Street, Manhattan), 6PM-8PM:Īreas of Expertise: YA Writers on YA WritingĤ2nd Street NYPL, South Court (476 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan) 2PM-2:50PM I’m excited to be part of two fantastic panels at this year’s New York City Teen Author Festival, organized by the brilliant David Levithan, as well as a high school visit and a signing! I’ll be talking about THE ART OF STARVING, my writing process, and lots of other fun stuff… but more importantly, I’ll be surrounded by tons of other awesome writers with lots of great stuff to say! See below for my public schedule, including the fab folks I’ll be sharing a stage with – all events are free to the public, though book purchases are STRONGLY encouraged.

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