Lakelore

Praise for Lakelore:

“In characteristically majestic prose, McLemore crafts vivid magic… A beauty both bright and deep.”

–Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“An astonishingly beautiful love letter to neurodivergent and nonbinary teens cast amid a magical lake setting that will pull you in right along with the characters.” –Booklist, starred review

“Like Lore, who defiantly states, “I am a brown girl, just like I’m a brown boy, just like I’m both and neither, in different proportions depending on the day,” Lakelore celebrates the strength and imprecise elegance of claiming your own truth.”–The New York Times

“McLemore successfully binds the novel’s fantasy elements to the inner lives of their characters…Readers with identities in common with the protagonists will find relief and recognition in this impassioned book, and teens in general should feel welcomed by its warmly open storytelling.” –Horn Book Review

“Plenty of appeal in the gothic turn of McLemore’s magical realism and in the interweaving of emotional and external landscapes.” – Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (BCCB)

“Lovely and deep, colourful and creeping, perfect magic.” –E.K. Johnston, #1 New York Times-Bestselling Author

“An absolute knockout. McLemore has created a jar full of glitter that I wish I could read again for the first time…One of the most important pieces of queer fiction I’ve ever had the pleasure to read.” –TJ Klune, New York Times-bestselling author of The House on the Cerulean Sea

Praise for The Mirror Season:

“A masterpiece intertwining painful teen realities involving injustices based on race, ethnicity, class, and gender with trauma and healing within loving, supportive families.” –School Library Journal, starred review

“An empowering story of two survivors healing together… Their vulnerable, spellbinding story, colored with magic realism and achingly beautiful prose, is about healing after trauma, reclaiming your body and choices, and the empathetic understanding between survivors.” –Booklist, starred review

“McLemore whips up a magical realist tale as spellbinding as the pan dulce creations described within this novel’s pages… With haunting prose and sharp insight, McLemore expertly combines the piquant with the sweet.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review“The poetic and vulnerable prose illuminates the need for more open conversation about sexuality, consent, and abuse without the limits of the gender binary…Piercing magic.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“An unforgettable story of trauma and healing, told in achingly beautiful prose with great tenderness and care.” –Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying

“A powerful, harrowing, and important story about trauma, identity, taking back power and the redemptive nature of healing. These characters will stay with me forever. An absolute must read.” –Aisha Saeed, New York Times-bestselling author of Amal Unbound and Yes No Maybe So

Dark and Deepest Red:

“McLemore weaves another magic spell … This novel will leave an indelible mark on readers’ hearts.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“McLemore fashions another gorgeous novel…McLemore’s well-choreographed story will dance on in readers’ minds.” –Booklist, starred review

“One of the most beautiful books I’ve read in years. McLemore is a master.” –Susan Dennard, New York Times-bestselling author of the Witchlands series

“The sort of book that ruins all other books for you. Lush, hypnotic, and an absolute feast for the senses … McLemore has once again proved themself to be one of the finest writers working today.” –Mackenzi Lee, New York Times-bestselling author of The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue

Anna-Marie McLemore was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and taught by their family to hear la llorona in the Santa Ana winds. They are the author of The Weight of Feathers, a finalist for the 2016 William C. Morris Debut Award; 2017 Stonewall Honor Book When the Moon Was Ours, which was longlisted for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature and was the winner of the James Tiptree Jr. Award; Wild Beauty, Blanca & Roja, Dark and Deepest Red, and The Mirror Season.

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