Houston author Jennifer Mathieu’s new book, The Truth About Alice, was featured today on Entertainment Weekly! It includes quotes from an interview with the author and allows readers a sneak peek at the newly re-designed cover. There is also an excerpt of the book so that you can see what all of the buzz is about. The release date is set for June and Jennifer will be a part of the highly anticipated Fierce Reads tour this Spring.
Everyone has a lot to say about Alice Franklin, and it’s stopped mattering whether it’s true. The rumors started at a party when Alice supposedly had sex with two guys in one night. When school starts everyone almost forgets about Alice until one of those guys, super-popular Brandon, dies in a car wreck that was allegedly all Alice’s fault. Now the only friend she has is a boy who may be the only other person who knows the truth, but is too afraid to admit it. Told from the perspectives of popular girl Elaine, football star Josh, former outcast Kelsie, and shy genius Kurt, we see how everyone has a motive to bring – and keep – Alice down.(
Dallas debut author, Julie Murphy‘s new book, Side Effects May Vary was written up in Seventeen magazine as one of “the 17 hottest things happening in entertainment this winter!” Julie’s book will be released on March 18th. Visit Julie’s website to learn more about the book, and to read an except at http://juliemurphywrites.com.
What if you’d been living your life as if you were dying—only to find out that you had your whole future ahead of you?
When sixteen-year-old Alice is diagnosed with leukemia, her prognosis is grim. To maximize the time she does have, she vows to spend her final months righting wrongs—however she sees fit. She convinces her friend Harvey, whom she knows has always had feelings for her, to help her with a crazy bucket list that’s as much about revenge (humiliating her ex-boyfriend and getting back at her arch nemesis) as it is about hope (doing something unexpectedly kind for a stranger and reliving some childhood memories). But just when Alice’s scores are settled, she goes into remission.
Now Alice is forced to face the consequences of all that she’s said and done, as well as her true feelings for Harvey. But has she done irreparable damage to the people around her, and to the one person who matters most?
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