The new year brings a great debut novel by Rachel Lynn Solomon. Her contemporary YA book YOU'LL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE come out on Jan 2nd from Simon Pulse. Listen in as Rachel talks about her debut and the books that inspired her.

Episode Mentions:

* The Princess Diaries

* The Perks of Being a Wallflower

* Sarah Dessen

* Courtney Summers

* Lauren Oliver

* Fiction Press

* Even When You Lie To Me

* You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone

* Nirvana

* Divergent

* The Hunger Games

* The Midnights