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YA author of EVERYTHING'S NOT FINE (a 2020 Kirkus Best YA About Finding Inner Strength) and ALL THE WALLS OF BELFAST. New YA book out Spring 2028.
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A new YA novel by Sarah J. Carlson is coming to captivate your hearts in Spring 2028! 😍 World rights to Play to My Heart, a young adult romance written by Sarah J. Carlson (All the Walls of Belfast and Everything’s Not Fine) acquired by editor Claire Bennet at Nimbus Publishing. Set in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, this dual-POV story follows Charlotte, an ocean activist with an unshakeable life plan, and Pollux, a teen actor filming his next movie on Charlotte’s family’s lobster fishing boat. After a chance encounter brings them together, the ugly realities of Pollux’s world threaten to rip everything apart.
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✨️ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ✨️ 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 Pub Date: 03.12.2019 👉🏽 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬! 📌 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥: 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 All the Walls of Belfast gives off Romeo and Juliet vibes but goes so much deeper. It definitely packs a punch with the themes explored by Carlson. Some of the trigger warnings worth mentioning would include: domestic violence, alcoholism and depression. I walked away learning more about the religious unrest in Belfast while completely falling for Danny and Fiona. What truly impressed me was the ingenious way Carlson touches on generational trauma that is digestible for a younger audience. While this one is technically considered YA, it reads well for adults. I am sure it will touch your heart as much as it did mine! Thank you @turnerpub for the gifted copy and the opportunity to review Carlson’s book! 🤗
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ALL THE WALLS OF BELFAST☂️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5 This book is a modern take on Romeo & Juliet, featuring star crossed lovers Fiona and Danny. It takes place in Belfast and is centered around the lasting impact of Northern Ireland’s violent past and The Troubles. I live in the USA so before I picked up this book I did not know a lot about the conflicts in Northern Ireland. Thankfully the author included information and set up the backdrop of Fiona and Danny’s story. Fiona spends the summer across the ocean from her home in Wisconsin, visiting her father in Belfast, where she meets Danny. The book alternates between both characters’ point of views. There was excellent character development and I was glad it did not have the same ending as Romeo & Juliet. I did not expect to have such an emotional connection with this book, but I did and I definitely recommend. #bookstagram #allthewallsofbelfast #reading
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"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." -St. Augustine 💚 This book always reminds me of my time traveling in the UK and Ireland 🙈 I can't wait to start traveling again 💚 #ya #yalit #yabooks #youngadultbooks #reading #read #bookaddict #bookstagram #bookish #bookreview #bookmarks #books #bookgasm #bookstagrammer #bookgeek #bookphotography #booknerd #booklove #booklover #bookrecommendations #bookworm #bookquotes #bookinstagram #bookaholic #biblophile
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☘️☘️My favorite day celebrating my favorite place☘️☘️ Happy St Patrick’s Day everyone! • • • • • #book #bookstagram #stpatricksday #bookstacks #paddysday #stpaddysday #happystpatricksday #ireland #fillyourheartwithireland #irelandreads #irish #irishbooks #holidays #whatiread #books #fiction #nonfiction #hardbackbooks #botm #reading #sallyrooney #normalpeople #saynothing #patrickraddenkeefe #loveandluck #jennaevanswelch #allthewallsofbelfast #sarahcarlson
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Stack your bookshelf with our annual local reading list suggestions. 📚 16 books, 3 poetry collections and 4 children's books — find them featured in the February issue and on madisonmagazine.com.⠀ ⠀ Photo 1 by @nikkihansenphoto; Photo 2 by @andiebehling #MadisonWI #ReadingList #Books #LocalBooks #BookList #BookSuggestions #MadMagReadingList
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[WRAP-UP] This wraps up our Promo Tour for EVERYTHING’S NOT FINE by @sjcarlsonauthor, one of Kirkus’s Best YA Books of 2020 About Finding Inner Strength. It’s about discovering resilience in the face of things you can’t control, and learning how to hate the addiction while loving the addict. Make sure to add it to your TBR! All the thanks to our hosts for their gorgeous features! ✨🥰. 📖*:·ﾟ✧📖*:·ﾟ✧📖*:·ﾟ Our winner for a paperback copy of Everything’s Not Fine is… @abookwormatheart 🥳💫 We’ll DM you! ⁣⁣⁣_________________ #everythingsnotfine #booksta #booklife #reading #booktour #bookblogging #bluebooks #bookgram #alwaysreading #booktours #bookblogging #bookblogger #newbooks
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Kibbi Linga Spills TruthCollision symbol liked your Tweet New Episode of Neurotic Nourishment: "Suicide, Silence, and What Comes Next." Words cannot express how incredibly honored I feel that R.R. Campbell -- also known as the brilliant Ryan Campbell -- chose to debut the the incredibly touching story about his father's suicide with me -- and yeah, on the podcast, too. That was cool, too. I'm not going to issue a trigger warning on this episode, because it's pretty clear that when the topic openly discusses suicide, some of you may feel triggered. Also, both Ryan and myself readily admit in the course of this episode that we spent a lot of time running from and avoiding our feelings about suicide and -- well, that wasn't super-helpful for our emotional and spiritual growth, either. I respect your right to make your own decision on whether or not this episode is right for you. But I'm not certain that I openly and fully advise avoiding that which has caused us pain in the past. For Ryan and I, we needed to go through the pain to come out of it intact. Link to episode in bio, and to learn more about Ryan's incredibly impressive resume of work -- if you're wondering how I convinced him it befriend me, it's because I'm an excellent fucking stalker -- be sure to check out all of Ryan's many accomplishments and social media sites. ryanrcampbell.com Twitter: @iamrrcampbell Instagram: @iamrrcampbell Facebook: facebook.com/iamrrcampbell #MentalHealthMatters #Writer #podcastersofinstagram #neuroticmommy #neuroticnourishmentpodcast #amwritingfiction #amwriting #ampodcasting #therapistsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #momlifebelike #parentinginapandemic #womenwhowrite #womenwhopodcast #freelancewriter #freelancenewbie #womenwhohustle #suicideawareness
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Passion for painting and parent problems fight for Rose’s attention—and future. Read Sarah J. Carlson’s “Everything’s Not Fine”today for only $0.99! • • • #bookstagram #everythingsnotfine #kindle
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INTL BookGiveaway! ✨📚 Tell us some of your favourite flowers? 🌺 🥰 In honour of Rose from Everything’s Not Fine by @sjcarlsonauthor! Today wraps up our Promo Tour for Everything’s Not Fine, one of Kirkus’s Best YA Books of 2020 About Finding Inner Strength, only 99 cents for a short time! This book is about discovering resilience in the face of things you can’t control, and learning how to hate the addiction while loving the addict. Make sure to add it to your TBR!
 INTL TOUR-WIDE BOOKGIVEAWAY 1 x reader will win a paperback copy of Everything's Not Fine! HOW TO ENTER
🎨 Follow@sjcarlsonauthor, @turnerpub & @mtmctours.
🎨 Like & leave a comment. 
EXTRA ENTRIES 🥀 Tag friends in different comments! 🥀 Share this post via stories tagging mtmctours & sjcarlsonauthor so they can count your entry. 🥀 Visit the #EverythingsNotFineMTMC hashtag for more chances to win! 
Ends January 14th at 11:59 PM EST. Winner announced here on our account. (Not associated with Instagram) #EverythingsNotFine #bookgram #igreads #igbooks #beautifulbooks #rusticlifestyle #bookpages #yabooks #yalit #contemporarybooks #booklove #bookcommunity #booknerdigans #beautifulbooks #alwaysreading
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Intl Giveaway + Tour! ✨ Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing another amazing tour and giveaway! Thank you to @mtmctours for having me! QOTD: what’s your favorite YA book? Addiction is something that’s very hard for me to read but it’s so important. That’s why I’m so excited to spotlight Everything's Not Fine by @sjcarlsonauthor, one of Kirkus’s Best YA Books of 2020 About Finding Inner Strength, only 99 cents for a short time! Everything’s Not Fine is about discovering resilience in the face of things you can’t control, and learning how to hate the addiction while loving the addict. Make sure to add it to your TBR! INTL TOUR-WIDE GIVEAWAY One reader will win a paperback copy of Everything's Not Fine! HOW TO ENTER - Follow me, @sjcarlsonauthor, @turnerpub & @mtmctours - Like & leave a comment ADDITIONAL ENTRIES - Tag friends in different comments! - Share this post via stories tagging mtmctours & sjcarlsonauthor so they can count your entry. - Visit the #EverythingsNotFineMTMC hashtag from Jan 4th-10th for more chances to win! Ends January 14th at 11:59 PM EST. Winner announced on MTMC Tours' account. (Not affiliated/endorsed by Instagram) #EverythingsNotFine #mtmctours #bookstagram #yabooks #booklover #currentlyreading #booknerd #readersofinstagram
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✨Today I'm excited to spotlight Everything's Not Fine by @sjcarlsonauthor, one of Kirkus’s Best YA Books of 2020 About Finding Inner Strength, only 99 cents for a short time! ✨Everything’s Not Fine is about discovering resilience in the face of things you can’t control, and learning how to hate the addiction while loving the addict. Make sure to add it to your TBR! ✨INTL TOUR-WIDE GIVEAWAY One reader will win a paperback copy of Everything's Not Fine! ✨HOW TO ENTER - Follow me, @sjcarlsonauthor, @turnerpub & @mtmctours - Like & leave a comment ✨ADDITIONAL ENTRIES - Tag friends in different comments! - Share this post via stories tagging mtmctours & sjcarlsonauthor so they can count your entry. - Visit the #EverythingsNotFineMTMC hashtag from Jan 4th-10th for more chances to win! Ends January 14th at 11:59 PM EST. Winner announced on MTMC Tours' account. (Not affiliated/endorsed by Instagram) ✨Seventeen-year-old Rose Hemmersbach aspires to break out of small town Sparta, Wisconsin and achieve her artistic dreams at Belwyn School for the Arts after she graduates. Painting is Rose’s escape from her annoying younger siblings and her family’s one rule: ignore the elephant in the room, because talking about it makes it real. That is, until the day Rose finds her mother dying on the kitchen floor of a heroin overdose. Kneeling beside her, Rose pleads with the universe to find a heartbeat. She does – but when her mother is taken to the hospital, the troubles are just beginning. Rose and her dad are left to pick up the pieces. Now all that matters are her siblings. Rose doesn’t have room to do her schoolwork, let alone pick up a paintbrush. Until Rose is forced to do the homecoming mural with Rafa, a new senior at Sparta High. Rose and Rafa don’t have an ounce of school spirit between them, but Rose discovers her brain still has room to paint. As Rose fights to hold everything together, and her dreams of the future start to slip from her grasp, she must face the question of what happens when – if – her mom comes home again. And if, deep down, if Rose even wants her to. #EverythingsNotFine #mtmctours #booktours #bookstacks #readingforpleasure
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