Susane Colasanti

These are pages from an English textbook to be published in Ireland featuring an excerpt from KEEP HOLDING ON. What the publisher did with this cafeteria scene is beautiful. I was that girl eating lettuce sandwiches (or mayonnaise and mustard sandwiches when there wasn't any lettuce) for lunch, sitting alone or eating in the bathroom because I was too embarrassed to have anyone see. But the humiliation was worth it to be able to write a book that readers have told me saved their life.

Hear me when I tell you that no matter where you came from or what you have endured, your past does not have to define your future. You are the architect of your own destiny. The negative energy of the trauma you have survived can be converted into positive energy that can help other people feel less alone. There is beauty in this life of possibility...of finding a way to turn negative into positive, of creating your dream life because your life, right now, belongs to you, and you are the only one who can decide where you go from here. Much love xo

The most glittery NYC views ever. This is what it felt like before I moved to New York, imagining how it would feel to live here 💕💖

You know when you're so in love with a book and the whole time you're doing anything that isn't reading the book you just can't wait for when you get to go back to reading the book? I read a lot of good books, but few have even come close to the brilliance that is Lessons in Chemistry. Beautiful writing, intricate plot lines, characters you care about, on point perspectives (even Six-Thirty, who is a dog)...all of these elements combine to create a vibrant, magical potion that will go down in history as a catalyst of book obsession. Welcome to the revolution, indeed.