PURE by Julianna Baggott

Critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Julianna Baggott -- who also writes under the pen names Bridget Asher (The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted) and N.E. Bode (The Anybodies) -- has published more than 20 books, including novels for adults, younger readers, and collections of poetry. Her latest novel, HARRIET WOLF'S SEVENTH BOOK OF WONDERS, was published in August 2015. Her novel, PURE, was the first of a trilogy; and was a New York Times Notable Book of 2012, and received the ALA's Alex Award. For more, go to: www.pure-book.com. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Best American Poetry, Best Creative Nonfiction, Real Simple, on NPR.org, as well as read on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" and "Here and Now." Her novels have been book-pick selections by People Magazine's summer reading, Washington Post book-of-the-week, a Booksense selection, a Boston Herald Book Club selection, and a Kirkus Best Books of the Year list. Her novels have been published in over 50 overseas editions. She's a professor in the College of Motion Picture Arts at Florida State University and hold the Jenks Chair at The College of the Holy Cross. For more, visit www.juliannabaggott.com.