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Nova Ren Suma Revealed
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. What if?
Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
A. I'm a picky vegetarian with a sweet tooth, so either dark chocolate or tofu. But never together—that's just gross.
Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
A. Astronaut. (Don't worry—I'd still write books on the side.)
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Impossibility.
Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
A. At the moment of typing this: "2:45 a.m." by Elliott Smith, "I Feel" by Cat Power, "Family Tree" by Bellafea, "Black Balloon" by the Kills, and "Rabbit Fur Coat" by Jenny Lewis. Next month they'll all change except for "2:45 a.m.," which has held that spot for years.
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Fremont Tribune, July 20, 2011
...wounds by Joe Lunievicz Withering tights by Louise Rennison The silver bowl by Diane Stanley Imaginary girls by Nova Ren Suma Reference Weiss Ratings guide to life and annuity insurers Fuel economy guide...
Idaho Statesman, July 13, 2011
...-"Imaginary Girls," by Nova Ren Suma; Dutton (348 pages, $17.99, ages 14 and older) Sisterly bonds are complicated, none more so than those of teenagers whose parents are, in effect, absent. Having a...
Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2011
...Nova Ren Suma enters the realm of magical realism in her creepy and atmospheric look at codependent sibling love. Imaginary Girls A Novel Nova Ren Suma Dutton: 348 pp., $17.99ages...
Examiner.com, June 3, 2011
...Nova Ren Suma’s YA fiction debut is, in a word, confusing. Chloe and her older sister depend on each other for everything—rather, Chloe depends on Ruby for everything. And, that...
School Library Journal, March 12, 2011
...whole lot of young adult books out of me this time around, but I feel obligated to mention Nova Ren Suma’s upcoming novel Imaginary Girls, in part because her debut (Dani Noir) was a middle grade book that I thoroughly enjoy. With this book Suma goes...
distraction no. 99, October 4, 2011
...I just came home to a box of bookmarks. Want one…...for yourself?…or a small stack for the teens at your library?...or for your book club?The thing is, I changed the back of my last batch of Imaginary Girls bookmarks and ordered more for a few events...
distraction no. 99, October 4, 2011
...[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Photo by Sandra Veldre, via Flickr"][/caption]Here's a wildly fun distraction. I'm part of a literary blog relay started by my writer friend Christine Lee Zilka.This is how the literary blog relay...
YA Highway, September 30, 2011
...a guide for not giving up, from the "idea" stage all the way to the "revisions" phase. Author Nova Ren Suma says for great ideas and reflection, you should get a treadmill desk. Or, you know, maybe you could just actually take a walk outside. Don't let...
The Story Siren, August 4, 2011
...Schroeder's THE DAY BEFORE, Jo Knowles's PEARL, Dana Reinhardt's THE SUMMER I LEARNED TO FLY, Nova Ren Suma's IMAGINARY GIRLS, Sarah Mlynowski's 10 THINGS WE DID (AND PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE)... and a ton of others. The pile is HIGH but full of awesome...
Kate Hart, July 27, 2011
...one, then give away an ARC.Número Uno (look at me using my Spanish degree.) Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma Creepy. Eerie. Lyrical. Mind-bending. I couldn't imagine how she would end the book without breaking its lovely trance, but Nova found a way...
The Story Siren, July 26, 2011
...to get to including: Ally Condie's CROSSED, Maggie Stiefvater's SCORPIO RACES, Holly Black's RED GLOVE, Nova Ren Suma's IMAGINARY GIRLS, Veronica Roth's DIVERGENT, Karen Russell's SWAPLANDIA. So much to read!! I need two summers - one for reading and one...
Steph Su Reads, July 25, 2011
...you much, and it’s better if you go into the book knowing just the little you know. Nova Ren Suma writes in a languid style similar to Sarah Dessen when she is feeling particularly poignant, meaning that the small-town reservoir-side setting and the...
