I loved the deliciously eerie exploration of two kinds of intense attraction-bonds of sisterhood and the raw charismatic magnetism some people just have.

First, thank you so much for having me on your blog. So what’s the story behind Lovely, Dark and Deep? Maine © 2012 Amy McNamaraĪmy McNamara: Hi, Nova. Nova Ren Suma (me!): Every book has a story-and I don’t mean the one that’s printed on the page, but the story behind the story: Where the book came from and what first instigated it… Why you chose to tell it, or couldn’t help but tell it… What it means to you beyond the boundaries of the page… When the chemistry between them threatens to pull Wren from her hard-won isolation, Wren has to choose: risk opening her broken heart to the world again, or join the ghosts who haunt her. Dealing with his own troubles, Cal’s hiding out too. Instead of heading off to college as planned, Wren retreats to her father’s studio in the far-north woods of Maine. Though she lived through the accident that killed her boyfriend Patrick, the girl she used to be didn’t survive. Since the night of the crash, Wren Wells has been running away. Why that question? Keep reading and it will be clear… A taste of Lovely, Dark and Deep from the jacket copy:Ī resonant debut novel about retreating from the world after losing everything-and the connections that force you to rejoin it. Plus, you have a chance to win a signed finished copy of Lovely, Dark and Deep-in fact, we’ll be picking two winners! Just leave a comment on this post answering the question: “What is your creative outlet?” and you’re entered… (More giveaway details at the bottom of this post.) To celebrate its release today, I have the author, Amy McNamara, here with a writer-to-writer interview that reveals why this novel was written and how it came to be, and which I hope will entice you to pick up this book. I’m excited to tell you about a beautiful, lyrical debut novel called Lovely, Dark and Deep-one I haven’t stopped thinking about since I finished.

This Writer-to-Writer Interview with Amy McNamara touches on telling ourselves stories in the face of things we don’t understand, the art she turns to when writing isn’t going well, and so much more about her debut YA novel, Lovely, Dark and Deep (Simon & Schuster BFYR, on sale TODAY).

Lovely, Dark and Deep by Amy McNamara