E.M. Kokie
Author of young adult fiction, including PERSONAL EFFECTS (Candlewick, 2012) and RADICAL (Candlewick Press, Fall 2016). Often opinionated. Sometimes Sarcastic.
Girls Loving Girls in YA 2016
On Tuesday night I read that AfterEllen.com is shutting down as of Friday, September 23rd. I was shaken and saddened and angry, and it got me thinking that if we as queer women don’t support “our” media, how can we expect it to last? The powers that be often define what is of value as what is profitable. If…
Radical is out Today!
I'm so very excited that Radical is out today! This book has been such a very long time coming. The research and writing process took longer than expected, the revisions took longer than expected. And at every step I was acutely conscious of wanting to get all the interlocking aspects of this book “right.” And while I knew this book,…
Radical Is Coming!
I've been fairly quiet online lately. With recent events, I've been doing more listening than speaking, and reading, and trying to make sense of many, many things. But I've also been somewhat withdrawn because I should be starting to ramp up to the September 13, 2016 launch of Radical, and my heart hasn't much been in the self-promotional place. I'm not…
Cover Reveal!
I am so excited to finally reveal the cover for Radical! It went live today over at YA Books Central. Thanks to everyone at YABC for helping to celebrate the reveal! Isn’t it fantastic? Special cheers for the amazing work of cover designer Pam Consolazio (who also designed the cover for Personal Effects — I love how…
Pirate Tree Round-up
I've been extremely derelict in posting links here when I post over at The Pirate Tree. Here's a round-up of some recent posts: In May, I posted a review of the amazing forth-coming middle grade novel George by Alex Gino. “…To everyone around her, George is a boy. But George knows that she is a girl, a girl who would…
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