I am thrilled to share the cover for my next novel, A Catalog of Burnt Objects, and the gorgeous redesign for the paperback release of my debut As Many Nows As I Can Get. 2025 is going to be a very exciting year!

Here is some more information about the new novel:

Seventeen-year-old Caprice wants to piece her family back together now that her older brother has returned home, even as she resents that he ever broke them apart. Just as she starts to get a new footing—falling in love for the first time, mending her relationship with her brother, completing the app that she hopes will win her a college scholarship and a job in tech—wildfires strike Sierra, her small California town, forcing her to reckon with a future that is impossible to predict. A response to the terrifying, heartbreaking events of Paradise, California, where I grew up, and a love story of many kinds, this is a tale that looks at what is lost and discovers what remains, and how a family can be nearly destroyed again and again, and still survive.

Thanks to the following wonderful folks at Penguin for their design and artwork:

Cover credits:

A Catalog of Burnt Objects Cover Illustration: David Curtis, Cover Design: Kristie Radwilowicz

As Many Nows As I Can Get Cover Design: Theresa Evangelista

My second novel A Catalog of Burnt Objects sold to Jessica Garrison at Dial/Penguin Teen. This book is so deep in my heart. My hometown was destroyed by a catastrophic wildfire, and I hope this project can bring attention to all impacted by the pervasive, and annually worsening fires in the west.

I was thrilled to learn that As Many Nows As I Can Get is a nominee for the Maine Library Association’s North Star YA Award. This program invites high school students across the state to read from an incredible list of books and vote for their favorite. Check it out!

I had a great time talking with Francesca about writing for this article in College Magazine. Check out what cool stuff Rob Moore and Micheal Shane Leighton say about the writing process too.

I’m beyond thrilled that As Many Nows As I Can Get is recognized by the ALA as a 2020 Rise Title for Best Feminist Books of the year. Check out the entire list here.

I was really excited to appear on WGME TV in December. Check it out here.

One of the things I love about Maine is how supportive they are of their writers, news that Nows was on some Best of 2019 lists was covered in The Portland Press Herald, The Bangor Daily News, The Sun Journal, and The Daily BullDog.

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that Kirkus has listed As Many Nows As I Can Get as a Best YA for Living Boldly. This is some amazing company to be in, and I am moved that Scarlett’s bold life is among these amazing books.

It is still a little amazing to me that you can even check out As Many Nows As I Can Get from the NYPL. So it is pretty surreal to be named among their top 10 YA of 2019. I am so moved by this one because I believe libraries are one of the most important things in a functioning democracy. I’m serious. They save lives, house ideas, and tell kids stories. Thanks, New York Public library . I’m humbled to be listed among these great authors.

My favorite local bookstore included me in their Publisher’s Weekly holiday gift guide, if you pick it up remember to message me for a bookplate.