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BOOK REVIEW: DEAR JUSTYCE by Nic Stone

Nic Stone delivers a powerful message that the world needs to hear in Dear Justyce. As a companion novel to Dear Martin, Dear Justyce follows Quan as he spends his time in prison over a murky murder of a cop that he may or may not have committed. Told in flashbacks of his past and […]

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YALLfest Exclusive Interview: Nic Stone Talks Writing, Reactions, And The Title Of Her Next Book

Nic Stone opens up about reader interactions, talks about new projects on the horizon, and more in our exclusive interview! Nic Stone burst on to the YA book scene just last year with Dear Martin, the powerful story of a young black man named Justyce navigating racial tensions in his nearly all-white prep school by […]

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Read An Excerpt From Nic Stone’s ODD ONE OUT

Courtney meets Rae in a new look at ODD ONE OUT! Nic Stone is back this fall with her follow-up to the amazing Dear Martin! Her second book, Odd One Out, takes place in the Atlanta area and follows two lifelong friends– one gay, one straight– who fall for the same girl. A new excerpt […]

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Cover Reveal: ODD ONE OUT By Nic Stone

ODD ONE OUT takes on sexual identity as a guy-girl best friend duo fall for the same girl. Nic Stone made a serious impression with her debut novel, Dear Martin, which follows a black student named Justyce as the racial biases he faces every day morph into something real and deadly. Now the author is […]

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DEAR MARTIN Author Nic Stone Reveals New Book Title, Character Names

A new book deal just revealed the title of Nic Stone’s next novel!  Nic Stone‘s Dear Martin is headed to bookshelves in the United Kingdom and there’s some big news that comes with it! The novel, which follows a young man’s struggle to live by the words of Martin Luther King Jr. as he faces […]

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Book Review: DEAR MARTIN by Nic Stone

DEAR MARTIN, Nic Stone’s debut novel, gives a fresh perspective to the race issues prevalent in the United States today. The main character of Nic Stone‘s debut novel Dear Martin is a seventeen-year-old black male named Justyce McAllister. Justyce is from a rough part of Atlanta. On the surface, Justyce and I have very little […]