Nina LaCour
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Nina LaCour

some Big News!

A new class & a new book!

 
 

I’m thrilled to introduce a new class offering! Alongside my brilliant friend Elana K. Arnold, I’ll be leading a six-week multimodal, collaborative exploration of writing and creativity, taking place from March 16th to April 24th, 2025. The class is called Listen In: Conversation & Cultivation. Find out all about it here, and listen to us share about writing and the class at the link below.

Ella Josephine, the heroine of my chapter book series, is returning for her second book, and the good people at Chronicle Books have given her an irresistible new cover. The paperback of Book One comes out on February 25th, and Book Two, Ella Josephine, Resident in Charge will come out on June 10th. Hooray!

 
 
 

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Letters from Nina

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News and Appearances

Find links to learn more about Nina and her work. An up-to-date list of upcoming appearances and events is also found here.

News

Featured
Bustle Features an Interview Between Nina & Jandy Nelson
Bustle Features an Interview Between Nina & Jandy Nelson
The Washington Post features We Are Okay in a look at the evolution of YA

The Washington Post includes We Are Okay as one of nine influential novels over fifty years!

San Francisco Chronicle- Voice of youth: Author Nina LaCour honored for her YA fiction
San Francisco Chronicle- Voice of youth: Author Nina LaCour honored for her YA fiction

Appearances

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About Nina

Nina LaCour is the bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of picture books, a chapter book series, young adult novels, and adult literary fiction. Her novel We Are Okay was named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 YA Novels of All Time. Her adult literary debut, Yerba Buena, was a Book of the Month Club selection, Target Book Club selection, and Indie Next Pick. Garnering starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Booklist, and others, Nina’s books have been translated into over a dozen languages. Read more…

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