Olivia Gatwood

Jan 1, 2025 | publishersweekly.com | Elizabeth Acevedo |Mahogany L. Browne |Olivia Gatwood |James Robinson

Poet Browne (Vinyl Moon) delivers a mournful remembrance of those who died during the pandemic in this love letter to New York City and its resilient teen population as they adjust to a changed world. Beginning with “Chorus: Wild Fire,” Browne introduces best friends Electra and Hyacinth, two “Trini-to-the-bone” city girls who lament unkindness while bolstering their own benevolent attitudes in the face of world tragedy.

Nov 13, 2024 | time.com | Erin McMullen |Olivia Gatwood

These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. By Erin McMullenNovember 13, 2024 8:04 AM ESTAt the center of Olivia Gatwood’s Whoever You Are, Honey is Mitty, a young woman living out a quiet existence with an elderly roommate in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Jul 31, 2024 | zip06.com | Olivia Gatwood

Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood Poet Olivia Gatwood has given us a debut novel that is as odd and gripping as it is supple and honest. I was immediately swept into the seductive, dark, and mundane world of three completely different women who are mysterious and yet truly ordinary. Gatwood eloquently explores female connections, what makes us tick, and, essentially, what makes us human. I had to keep reading to know more about these women. Tonya, R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison

Jul 11, 2024 | booktrib.com | Paolo Bacigalupi |Tricia Levenseller |Olivia Gatwood |Chuck Tingle

Check out the celebrity book club picks for July 2024!Read with JennaAmidst the disappearances of young girls in a small Missouri town, an unlikely hero emerges — Patch, a local boy, saves the daughter of a wealthy family, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker’s All the Colors of the Dark is about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.

Jul 9, 2024 | lithub.com | Olivia Gatwood

It all started in the fluorescent food court at Winrock Mall in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Whitney and I were hunched over paper plates, licking school bus-yellow cheese from the center of our Hot Dogs on a Stick. “You’ll need new jeans,” she said, eyeing the zip-off cargo pants I’d stolen from my brother.