To all my fans, friends, supporters, invalids: What can I say? I’m disappointed that Fox decided against putting Delirium on-air, and I know how disappointed you must be, too. I can’t speak to the reasons for their decision, so instead I will speak to the positive (however difficult it might be for me to look on the bright side). From the beginning, I have been awed by the incredible depth and breadth of support for this TV series, and for my books. I’ve been blown away by the actors’ participation, by the community that emerged online to lend encouragement and enthusiasm, by the numerous expressions of love, optimism, and care. Yesterday, after receiving the news, I was deluged with messages on twitter and facebook, encouraging me to keep the faith, to keep writing, to keep believing that something better is right around the corner. With fans and readers like you, it’s easy to keep the faith. How could I not? Thank you for loving my books and for loving the series. Fortunately, the world of Delirium doesn’t live or die based on this decision. It is alive, extant, a breathing, evolving part of everyone who has read and connected to it. Remember. They cannot take it from us. :) So onward we go. I’m going to continue writing, touring, doing my thing. Today I’m in beautiful Grand Cayman, taking refuge in the sun, and taking refuge in the support of my fans. PLEASE COME SEE ME TONIGHT at Books & Books!

dear readers,

Hello and thanks for checking out my website! Here’s some information about me:

I was born in Queens and raised in Westchester, New York, in a small town very similar to the one depicted in Before I Fall. My parents are both literature professors, and from a very early age, my sister and I were encouraged to make up stories, draw, paint, dance around in costumes, and essentially spend much of our time living imaginatively. Our house was old and full of art and towers and towers of books, and that’s still the kind of house I like best.

I started writing as a way of extending my love of reading; when I read a book I loved, I would continue to write sequels for it (I was inadvertently a fan fic writer, before “fan fiction” was even a term!). Later on, I began working on my own stories, and keeping company with a lot of imaginary friends.

I pursued literature and philosophy at the University of Chicago, and then moved back to New York to attend NYU’s MFA program in creative writing. I simultaneously began working at Penguin Books, in a young adult division called Razorbill, and while there, I started work on Before I Fall. I left in 2009 to pursue writing full-time, and now I happily work in my pajamas every day.





I have a variety of interests apart from writing, including reading, cooking, traveling, dancing, running, and making up weird songs. Some of my favorite things are: being cozy; fires; autumn; fuzzy slippers; very high heels; great wine; dark chocolate; ketchup; pasta. Things I hate: practical shoes, liars, and bananas. I divide my time between Brooklyn, upstate New York, and various hotel rooms.