Delacorte Dames and Dude(s)

I, along with four other Austin authors, were mentioned in Publishers Weekly's Children's Bookshelf this week! This just further proves that all Children's and YA authors should move to Austin!

Blurb from Ellen Wittlinger

Ellen Wittlinger, the award-winning author of Hard Love, was gracious enough to blurb My Life as a Rhombus. She says:

"Without a bit of preaching, Varian Johnson gives us a story of two teenage girls who are faced with the consequences of unplanned pregnancies. Teens will love the emotional peaks and valleys of the tale and be gratified by the conclusion."

As you can imagine, I'm very, very, happy.

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows how much I respect Ellen Wittlinger's work; Hard Love is one of the main reasons I started writing YA in the first place. I also respect that Ellen doesn't shy away from tough topics, such as transgendered teens in Parrotfish or oral sex in Sandpiper.

FYI -- for all of you Hard Love fans out there, check out Ellen's faq page. It looks like we can expect more from Marisol and Gio.