Nina LaCour – författare

»Ett glimrande lyckopiller, en hyllning till kärleken i alla dess former.« | Boklus

»Det här är helt klart en bok som många tonåringar borde läsa, för att få en förståelse för att det är okej att vara sig själv och att vi är olika.« | Bokraden

Mark och Kate har gått i samma klass i ett helt år, men har ändå aldrig pratat med varandra tills de en kväll råkar springa på varandra på stan. Det är Pride-festival och Mark har lämnat tryggheten i den lugna förorten för att bege sig ut i den glittrande stadsnatten. Kate har precis missat chansen att träffa den person som hon på avstånd är förälskad i. Och Mark är samtidigt kär i sin bästa vän Ryan. Mark och Kate vet ännu inte hur nära de ska komma att stå varandra, hur stark deras vänskap ska bli en vänskap större än någon annan. Du känner mig så väl är en stormande berättelse om glädje och sorg, om den bittra första kärleken och den stora vänskapen, berättad ur Marks och Kates parallella synvinklar. En bok om att bli vuxen och om den stora, okända framtiden.

DAVID LEVITHAN är en av de största amerikanska ungdomsboksförfattarna, med bästsäljande böcker som Ibland bara måste man, Världens viktigaste kyss och Jag, En. Han bor i New York.  

NINA LACOUR är den prisbelönta amerikanska författaren bakom Inte vem som helst och Jag går dit du går. Hon är bosatt i Oakland, Kalifornien.

»Ger ett starkt budskap om acceptans, samtidigt som den lyfter viktiga frågor. Charmig, mysig och gripande. Ett måste att läsa, och jag rekommenderar den varmt.« Betyg 8 av 10 | Petras Bokblogg

»Det finns säkert tjugo ställen i boken jag märkt ut med små post-it lappar för att ett stycke bara var alldeles för perfekt, eller för att jag bara inte kunde släppa en specifik mening.« | Aldrig bara ord

»Levithan och LaCour borde helt klar göra fler samarbeten.« Betyg 4 av 5 | Marklars book

»Den här boken har karaktärer som du kommer att vilja besöka om och om igen. Och ni får ursäkta, men nu måste jag gå och rekommendera den till alla jag känner!« | Oh So Fictional  

»David Levithans och Nina LaCours skiftande perspektiv träffar mitt i prick, och tillsammans håller de denna varmhjärtade historia i rörelse.« | Kirkus Reviews »En bok som alla borde läsa!« | TeenReads  

»En rörande, realistisk berättelse om vänskap, den första kärleken och glittret och glädjen under en pridestival. Rekommenderas starkt!« | Delightful Book Reviews

"A MASTERPIECE that stands as an EXCEPTIONAL work of historical fiction...This character-driven beauty is an immersive, heartfelt TRIUMPH. It is a fantastic MUST-READ that will resonate deeply with fans of Alice Walker and Brit Bennett." -Booklist (STARRED review)"SWEEPING and PROFOUND." -People (MOST ANTICIPATED) Featured on NPR'S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED From BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING author Nina LaCour comes a GORGEOUS FAMILY STORY about self-discovery and love in all forms, inspired by the author's Creole roots New Orleans, 1944. Odette has always been one of the Honore sisters, glamorous and admired in their Creole community. But while Odette's older sisters are content to be wives and mothers, Odette has always wanted something else. It is only with her beloved cousin, Delphine, that Odette can tell her secret: she is in love with a woman, and she longs to be an artist. Delphine has a secret lover, too, a white man. In the hidden garden they've discovered, Odette and Delphine can dream of futures full of passion and freedom.But five years later, Odette's life is nothing like what she'd planned. She's a widowed mother, living in Los Angeles, and she and Delphine, who is passing as white, have spiraled away from each other. When Delphine reaches a breaking point, Odette must make a shattering choice to try to hold her family together.Profound and expansive, a story of love and longing, art and motherhood, friendship and desire, Meet Me in the Garden is a decades-spanning tour de force, inspired by the author's family and tracing the history of the Great Migration.

FROM BESTSELLING AND PRINTZ-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR NINA LACOUR, PERFECT FOR READERS OF WRITERS AND LOVERS“A study of complex, modern love…Expertly illuminates the trauma that Sara and Emilie are both wrestling with, as well as their hope and healing…Lingers like a perfectly mixed cocktail.” —San Francisco Chronicle“A Carol for our times.” —Harper’s BazaarSara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, leaving behind the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern, yearning for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena.The morning Emilie and Sara first meet at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. But soon Sara's old life catches up to her, upending everything she thought she wanted, just as Emilie has finally gained her own sense of purpose. Will their love be more powerful than their pasts?At once exquisite and expansive, astonishing in its humanity and heart, Yerba Buena is a testament to the healing qualities of a shared meal, a perfectly crafted drink, a space we claim for ourselves. Nina LaCour’s adult debut novel is a love story for our time.

"Full of sensory details, vivid characters, and moment after moment of gorgeously rendered ordinary life, this audiobook is a queer must-listen." -AudioFileThis program is masterfully narrated by award-winning "Golden Voice" narrator Julia Whelan.Yerba Buena is the debut adult novel by the bestselling and award-winning YA author Nina LaCour, following two women on a star-crossed journey toward each other.A Most Anticipated Book (Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, The Washington Post, Vulture, NBC News, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Electric Lit, BookRiot, Bustle, Goodreads, LGBTQ Reads, Autostraddle, Veranda Magazine, The Lesbian Review, and more)“A love story for our time.”—Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics "This book is a precious thing."—Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of One Last StopWhen Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, she leaves behind the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern, yearning for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena and embarks on an affair with the married owner.The morning Emilie and Sara first meet at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. But the damage both women carry, and the choices they have made, pulls them apart again and again. When Sara''s old life catches up to her, upending everything she thought she wanted just as Emilie has finally gained her own sense of purpose, they must decide if their love is more powerful than their pasts.At once exquisite and expansive, astonishing in its humanity and heart, Yerba Buena is a love story for our time and a propulsive journey through the lives of two women trying to find somewhere, or someone, to call home.A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

A special edition of the critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ romance, now with bonus material from bestselling authors Nina LaCour and David Levithan.You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time.Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really?Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed.That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way.When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other -- and how, in a very short time, they will know each other better than any of the people who are supposed to know them more.Told in alternating points of view by Nina LaCour, author of Watch Over Me, We Are Okay, Hold Still, and The Disenchantments, and David Levithan, author of Every Day and co-author of Nick and Norah''s Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green).A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books