Nina Lacour

The debut adult novel by the bestselling and award-winning YA author Nina LaCour, following two women on a star-crossed journey toward each other.

FROM BESTSELLING AND PRINTZ-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR NINA LACOUR, PERFECT FOR READERS OF WRITERS AND LOVERS "A study of complex, modern love... Expertly illuminates the trauma that Sara and Emilie are both wrestling with, as well as their hope and healing... Lingers like a perfectly mixed cocktail." --San Francisco Chronicle"A Carol for our times." --Harper's Bazaar Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, leaving behind the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern, yearning for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena. The morning Emilie and Sara first meet at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. But soon Sara's old life catches up to her, upending everything she thought she wanted, just as Emilie has finally gained her own sense of purpose. Will their love be more powerful than their pasts? At once exquisite and expansive, astonishing in its humanity and heart, Yerba Buena is a testament to the healing qualities of a shared meal, a perfectly crafted drink, a space we claim for ourselves. Nina LaCour's adult debut novel is a love story for our time. "Trailblazing... One of my personal favorite authors." --Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop

A modern ghost story about trauma and survival, Watch Over Me is the much-anticipated new novel from the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay ★ "Gripping; an emotion-packed must-read." -Kirkus, starred review★ "A painfully compelling gem from a masterful creator." -Booklist, starred review ★ "Moving, unsettling, and full of atmospheric beauty." -SLJ, starred review Mila is used to being alone. Maybe that's why she said yes. Yes to a second chance in this remote place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below. But she hadn't known about the ghosts. Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when she's offered a teaching job and a place to live on an isolated part of the Northern California coast, she immediately accepts. Maybe she will finally find a new home--a real home. The farm is a refuge, but it's also haunted by the past. And Mila's own memories are starting to rise to the surface. Nina LaCour, the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay, delivers another emotional knockout with Watch Over Me about trauma and survival, chosen family and rebirth.

A special edition of the critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ romance, now with bonus material from bestselling authors Nina LaCour and David Levithan. You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time. Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really? Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed. That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way. When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other -- and how, in a very short time, they will know each other better than any of the people who are supposed to know them more. Told in alternating points of view by Nina LaCour, author of Watch Over Me, We Are Okay, Hold Still, and The Disenchantments, and David Levithan, author of Every Day and co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green).

A modern ghost story about trauma and survival, Watch Over Me is the much-anticipated new novel from the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay ★ "Gripping; an emotion-packed must-read." -Kirkus, starred review★ "A painfully compelling gem from a masterful creator." -Booklist, starred review ★ "Moving, unsettling, and full of atmospheric beauty." -SLJ, starred review Mila is used to being alone. Maybe that's why she said yes. Yes to a second chance in this remote place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below. But she hadn't known about the ghosts. Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when she's offered a teaching job and a place to live on an isolated part of the Northern California coast, she immediately accepts. Maybe she will finally find a new home--a real home. The farm is a refuge, but it's also haunted by the past. And Mila's own memories are starting to rise to the surface. Nina LaCour, the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay, delivers another emotional knockout with Watch Over Me about trauma and survival, chosen family and rebirth.

»Ett glimrande lyckopiller, en hyllning till kärleken i alla dess former.« | Boklus »Det här är helt klart en bok som många tonåringar borde läsa, för att få en förståelse för att det är okej att vara sig själv och att vi är olika.« | BokradenMark och Kate har gått i samma klass i ett helt år, men har ändå aldrig pratat med varandra tills de en kväll råkar springa på varandra på stan. Det är Pride-festival och Mark har lämnat tryggheten i den lugna förorten för att bege sig ut i den glittrande stadsnatten. Kate har precis missat chansen att träffa den person som hon på avstånd är förälskad i. Och Mark är samtidigt kär i sin bästa vän Ryan. Mark och Kate vet ännu inte hur nära de ska komma att stå varandra, hur stark deras vänskap ska bli en vänskap större än någon annan. Du känner mig så väl är en stormande berättelse om glädje och sorg, om den bittra första kärleken och den stora vänskapen, berättad ur Marks och Kates parallella synvinklar. En bok om att bli vuxen och om den stora, okända framtiden. DAVID LEVITHAN är en av de största amerikanska ungdomsboksförfattarna, med bästsäljande böcker som Ibland bara måste man, Världens viktigaste kyss och Jag, En. Han bor i New York. NINA LACOUR är den prisbelönta amerikanska författaren bakom Inte vem som helst och Jag går dit du går. Hon är bosatt i Oakland, Kalifornien.» Ger ett starkt budskap om acceptans, samtidigt som den lyfter viktiga frågor. Charmig, mysig och gripande. Ett måste att läsa, och jag rekommenderar den varmt.« Betyg 8 av 10 | Petras Bokblogg »Det finns säkert tjugo ställen i boken jag märkt ut med små post-it lappar för att ett stycke bara var alldeles för perfekt, eller för att jag bara inte kunde släppa en specifik mening.« | Aldrig bara ord »Levithan och LaCour borde helt klar göra fler samarbeten.« Betyg 4 av 5 | Marklars book »Den här boken har karaktärer som du kommer att vilja besöka om och om igen. Och ni får ursäkta, men nu måste jag gå och rekommendera den till alla jag känner!« | Oh So Fictional »David Levithans och Nina LaCours skiftande perspektiv träffar mitt i prick, och tillsammans håller de denna varmhjärtade historia i rörelse.« | Kirkus Reviews »En bok som alla borde läsa!« | TeenReads »En rörande, realistisk berättelse om vänskap, den första kärleken och glittret och glädjen under en pridestival. Rekommenderas starkt!« | Delightful Book Reviews

Now readers can indulge in their love of meet-cute moments with a YA short story collection from some of today’s most popular YA authors. A diverse cast of characters and situations means that this collection has something for every reader looking for feel-good fun.

The award-winning first novel from the bestselling author of We Are Okay. For fans of 13 Reasons Why. In the wake of her best friend Ingrid?s suicide, Caitlin is left alone, struggling to find hope and answers. When she finds the journal Ingrid left behind for her, she begins a journey of understanding and broadening her horizons that leads her to new friendships and first love. Nina LaCour brings the changing seasons of Caitlin?s first year without Ingrid to life with emotion, honesty, and captivating writing.

Nina LaCour's award-winning, achingly beautiful novel is now available in paperback -Includes a new foreword by Nicola Yoon, #1 bestselling author of The Sun is Also a Star and Everything, Everything- Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award "Short, poetic and gorgeously written." -The New York Times Book Review"A beautiful, devastating piece of art." -Bookpage You go through life thinking there's so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn't spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she's tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that's been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart. An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch, We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest. This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love. Praise for We Are Okay "Nina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy." --Bustle ★ "Exquisite." --Kirkus ★ "LaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis . . . raw and beautiful." --Booklist ★ "Beautifully crafted . . . . A quietly moving, potent novel." --SLJ ★ "A moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything she's known has been thrown into disarray." --Publishers Weekly ★"Bittersweet and hopeful . . . poetic and skillfully crafted." --Shelf Awareness "So lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe. This is a perfect book." --Stephanie Perkins, bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss "As beautiful as the best memories, as sad as the best songs, as hopeful as your best dreams."--Siobhan Vivian, bestselling author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World "You can feel every peak and valley of Marin's emotional journey on your skin, in your gut. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and deeply real." --Adi Alsaid, author of Never Always Sometimes and Let's Get Lost

»Full av värme, klokskap, ironisk distans, svart humor, rädsla och mod, stark vänskap och bitterljuv kärlek. Betyg 5 av 5« | Helene Ehriander, BTJ»Ett glimrande lyckopiller, en hyllning till kärleken i alla dess former.« | Boklus»Det här är helt klart en bok som många tonåringar borde läsa, för att få en förståelse för att det är okej att vara sig själv och att vi är olika.« | Bokraden Mark och Kate har gått i samma klass i ett helt år, men har ändå aldrig pratat med varandra - tills de en kväll råkar springa på varandra på stan. Det är Pride-festival och Mark har lämnat tryggheten i den lugna förorten för att bege sig ut i den glittrande stadsnatten. Kate har precis missat chansen att träffa den person som hon på avstånd är förälskad i. Och Mark är samtidigt kär i sin bästa vän Ryan. Mark och Kate vet ännu inte hur nära de ska komma att stå varandra, hur stark deras vänskap ska bli - en vänskap större än någon annan. Du känner mig så väl är en stormande berättelse om glädje och sorg, om den bittra första kärleken och den stora vänskapen, berättad ur Marks och Kates parallella synvinklar. En bok om att bli vuxen och om den stora, okända framtiden. NINA LACOUR är den prisbelönta amerikanska författaren bakom Inte vem som helst och Jag går dit du går. Hon är bosatt i Oakland i Kalifornien. DAVID LEVITHAN är en av de största amerikanska ungdomsboksförfattarna, med bästsäljande böcker som Ibland bara måste man [Boy Meets Boy, 2003], Jag, En [Every Day, 2012] och Världens viktigaste kyss [Two Boys Kissing, 2013]. Han bor i dag i New York.» Ger ett starkt budskap om acceptans, samtidigt som den lyfter viktiga frågor. Charmig, mysig och gripande. Ett måste att läsa, och jag rekommenderar den varmt.« Betyg 8 av 10 | Petras Bokblogg»En intensiv, härlig, vibrerande ungdomsroman med hög puls.« Betyg 5 av 5 | Annas fotnoter»Levithan och LaCour borde helt klar göra fler samarbeten.« Betyg 4 av 5 | Marklars book»Humor blandas med hjärtesorg och sidorna flyger förbi. Tycker ni om Levithans andra böcker så lär ni gilla denna också.« | Boktycke»Det finns säkert tjugo ställen i boken jag märkt ut med små post-it lappar för att ett stycke bara var alldeles för perfekt, eller för att jag bara inte kunde släppa en specifik mening.« | Aldrig bara ord»Man möts av tankar man aldrig tidigare tänkt och man ser på sitt eget liv på ett nytt sätt. En fantastisk bok!« | Tonårsboken, om David Levithans Jag, En»Nina LaCour är fantastisk på att mejsla fram sina karaktärer och deras liv.« | Bokhora, om Nina LaCours Inte vem som helst

Winner of the 2018 Michael L. Printz Award - An achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship. A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century "Short, poetic and gorgeously written." --The New York Times Book Review"A beautiful, devastating piece of art." --Bookpage You go through life thinking there's so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn't spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she's tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that's been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart. An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch, We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest. This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love. Praise for We Are Okay "Nina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy." --Bustle ★ "Exquisite." --Kirkus ★ "LaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis . . . raw and beautiful." --Booklist ★ "Beautifully crafted . . . . A quietly moving, potent novel." --SLJ ★ "A moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything she's known has been thrown into disarray." --Publishers Weekly ★"Bittersweet and hopeful . . . poetic and skillfully crafted." --Shelf Awareness "So lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe. This is a perfect book." --Stephanie Perkins, bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss "As beautiful as the best memories, as sad as the best songs, as hopeful as your best dreams." --Siobhan Vivian, bestselling author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World "You can feel every peak and valley of Marin's emotional journey on your skin, in your gut. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and deeply real." --Adi Alsaid, author of Never Always Sometimes and Let's Get Lost

Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really? Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed. That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way. When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other – and how, in a very short time, they will know each other better than any of the people who are supposed to know them more. Told in alternating points of view by Nina LaCour and David Levithan, the bestselling author of Every Day and co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time.

You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time. Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really? Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed. That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way. When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other -- and how, in a very short time, they will know each other better than any of the people who are supposed to know them more. An audiobook told in alternating points of view by Nina LaCour, the award-winning author of Hold Still and The Disenchantments, and David Levithan, the best-selling author of Every Day and co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green).

The award-winning author of We Are Okay and Hold Still returns with another beautifully crafted coming-of-age journey about embracing your past, and finding love when you least expect it; set within the Los Angeles film world. Just out of high school, Emi Price is a talented young set designer already beginning to thrive in the L. A. film scene. But her artistic eye has failed her in one key area: helping her to design a love life that's more than make-believe. Then she finds a mysterious letter at an estate sale, and it sends her chasing down the loose ends of a movie icon's hidden life. And along the way, she finds Ava, and at long last, Emi's own hidden life begins to bloom.

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Hold Still and We Are Okay. Colby and Bev have a long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev's band, and then spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: she's abandoning their plans - and Colby - to start college in the fall. But the show must go on and The Disenchantments weave through the Pacific Northwest, playing in small towns and dingy venues, while roadie- Colby struggles to deal with Bev's already-growing distance and the most important question of all: what's next? Morris Award-finalist Nina LaCour draws together the beauty and influences of music and art to brilliantly capture a group of friends on the brink of the rest of their lives.