NEWS & PRESS

The First 2190 Days of Parenting, on Scary Mommy Read about long postpartum years and writing Exposure as a new mother

Read my interview with Voyage LA for their inspiring stories feature

The Power of Perspective Read the article I wrote for Thrive about my hopes for Exposure and how I think reading can be a powerful tool to calm the nervous system and make space for a broader perspective in our divided world.

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MOVIE UPDATE:
Catherine Hardwicke, director of Twilight,  in talks to direct Love Letters to the Dead.  
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A new YA novel coming in 2018!
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Fox 2000, Temple Hill Land First Novel ‘Love Letters To The Dead’ (Deadline)
Love Letters to the Dead has been optioned by Fox 2000! Producing are Temple Hill‘s Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen, who produced the upcoming The Fault in Our Stars
Read the story here

Love Letters to the Dead was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award!

Grief Lessons (NY Times Sunday Book Review)
Read the review here

10 More Novels That Could Fuel the Teen-Movie Comeback (Vanity Fair)
See the list  at  Vanity Fair ›

15 YA Novels To Watch Out For This Spring (Buzzfeed)
See the list at Buzzfeed ›


Read A Posthumous Note To Kurt Cobain In This Exclusive 'Love Letters To The Dead' Excerpt (MTV)

Ava Dellaira's book, about one girl grieving her lost sister, already has one famous fan. See who it is ›


Ava Dellaira talks debut novel, 'Love Letters to the Dead' (EW)
This book is a sweet, poignant debut that you won’t want to miss. Here, Dellaira talks about the inspiration for the book and her connection to fellow author Stephen Chbosky. Read more here

Interview: Ava Dellaira, author of 'Love Letters to the Dead' (USA Today)
Ava Dellaira, author of Love Letters to the Dead, joins us to talk about her new book (out today!), its music theme, binge-watching TV and favorite authors. Read more here

15 Books by Women to Read Now (or Very Soon): A Reading List (The Hairpin) See the list here!

Ava Dellaira on the Best Advice Stephen Chbosky Ever Gave Her (Bookish)
Gayle FormanLaurie Halse Anderson, and Emma Watson have one big thing in common: They absolutely adore Ava Dellaira's debut YA novel, Love Letters to the DeadRead more here

 

EVENTS

Exposure is going on tour!

9/8/24 at 5:30 PM: Zibby’s Bookshop Launch Event: “An Evening For Creatives” (Santa Monica, CA) - hosted by Doug Hall, Heather Quinn, Kate Trefry, Helen Barlett, & Macie Sears

9/11/24 at 7:00 PM: Vroman’s Bookstore (Pasadena, CA) - in conversation with Nicola Yoon

9/12/24 at 7:00 PM: P&T Knitwear (New York, NY) - in conversation with Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

9/13/24 at 5:00 PM: Stock Signing at Elm Street Books (New Canaan, CT). Come by and say hi!

9/13/24 at 6:30 PM: Barrett Bookstore (Darien, CT) - in conversation with Daisy Alpert Florin

9/14/24 at 1:00 PM: Thunder Road Books Event (Spring Lake, NJ) - in conversation with Kathleen Harris

9/15/24 at 2:00 PM: Stock signing at Barnes and Noble UES (NYC, NY) Come by and say hi!

9/20/24-9/22/24: Palm Springs Retreat

9/26/24 at 6:00 PM: Bookworks Event (Albuquerque, NM)

10/2/24 at 6:00 PM: Tattered Cover Event – Colfax location (Denver, CO)

10/4/24 at 7:00 PM: Madison Street Books (Chicago, IL)

10/16 at 7:00 pm EST: Virtual book club—sign up here

11/10 at 2:00pm: Book Jewel (Los Angeles) with Patty Lin

I am also happy to come to schools, book clubs, and am always happy to visit virtual book clubs! Please visit my contact page for more information.