"The entire anthology is strong, but there are a few showstoppers. Safi perfectly captures the angst and awkwardness of teen crushes and romance." — School Library Journal, Starred
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Careful— you are holding fresh ink. And not hot-off-the-press, still-drying-in-your-hands ink. Instead, you are holding twelve stories with endings that are still being written—whose next chapters are up to you.
Because these stories are meant to be read. And shared.
Thirteen of the most accomplished YA authors deliver a label-defying anthology that includes ten short stories, a graphic novel, and a one-act play about topics like gentrification, acceptance, untimely death, coming out, and poverty and ranging in genre from contemporary realistic fiction to adventure and romance. This collection will inspire you to break conventions, bend the rules, and color outside the lines. All you need is fresh ink.
AUTHORS INCLUDE: Schuyler Bailar, Melissa de la Cruz, Sara Farizan, Sharon G. Flake, Eric Gansworth, Malindo Lo, Walter Dean Myers, Daniel José Older, Thien Pham, Jason Reynolds, Aminah Mae Safi, Gene Luen Yang, Nicola Yoon
You can also find a reprint of the story over at The Voyage Journal, a YA literary magazine 📚💜
RETAILERS can find more sales and distribution info from the publisher here.
“Be Cool For Once”
A love story and one night in at a concert, inspired by some of my favorites.
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, because, come on. It re-invented the classic It Happened One Night trope.
An homage to Shirin and Khosrow, which is both an epic love poem and historical legend with many, many versions. Though, I'm partial to Nizami's. Most people consider this a story of what one person would do on behalf of the one they love. I think it's a story about how far we'll all go to avoid confronting our feelings. Partiuclarly when they're reciprocated.
Praise for Fresh Ink
"I absolutely love this mix of established and newer talents, and I'm really intrigued and excited by the mixed formats." — BookRiot
ALSO AVAILABLE BY AMINAH MAE SAFI
