#Michelle Ruiz Keil

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Title: Summer in the City of Roses | Author: Michelle Ruiz Keil | Publisher: Soho Teen (2021)

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hi! do you have any recs about an orpheus and eurydice retelling? preferably wlw, but ok if not

if there isn't anything like that, do you have any tragedy recs? I enjoyed The Song of Achilles, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come, as well as They Both Died at The End.

also, you've recommended things to me twice now--thank you! I really appreciate it

I do! In MG, there's The Song of Us by Kate Fussner, in YA there's Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil and Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry, and in Adult there's Panpocalypse by Carley Moore!

Not a tragedy rec, but given you love reimaginings and dreamy, beautifully written sad YA, I think you'll love The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake. And ooh, for one I wouldn't necessarily have associated with the others but actually does fit, I love This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke.

It's my pleasure!

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Fabulist Fiction Chapbook/Novelette Contest

Cash Prize: $1,000 Entry Fee: $18 Application Deadline: 12/31/22 Genre: Fiction

A prize of $1,000, publication by Omnidawn Publishing, and 20 author copies is given annually for a work of fabulist fiction. Michelle Ruiz Keil will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of one or more stories or a novelette totaling 7,500 to 17,500 words with an $18 entry fee by December 31.

For more info - http://omnidawn.com

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“Honor what you’ve accomplished, whether it’s ten words or ten thousand.”

—Michelle Ruiz Keil is a writer and tarot reader with an eye for the enchanted and a way with animals. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, All of Us With Wings, called “…a transcendent journey” by the New York Times and “…a fantastical ode the Golden City’s post-punk era” by Entertainment Weekly, was released from Soho Teen in 2019.

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Summer in the City of Roses

By Michelle Ruiz Keil.

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Title: All of Us with Wings Author: Michelle Ruiz Keil Genres: Fantasy, LGBTQIA Pages: 360 Publisher: Soho Press Review Copy: ARC received Availability: June 18, 2019

Summary: Michelle Ruiz Keil’s YA fantasy debut about love, found family, and healing is an ode to post-punk San Francisco through the eyes of a Mexican-American girl.

Seventeen-year-old Xochi is alone in San Francisco, running from her painful past: the mother who abandoned her, the man who betrayed her. Then one day, she meets Pallas, a precocious twelve-year-old who lives with her rockstar family in one of the city’s storybook Victorians. Xochi accepts a position as Pallas’s live-in governess and quickly finds her place in their household, which is relaxed and happy despite the band’s larger-than-life fame.

But on the night of the Vernal Equinox, as a concert afterparty rages in the house below, Xochi and Pallas accidentally summon a pair of ancient creatures devoted to avenging the wrongs of Xochi’s adolescence. She would do anything to preserve her new life, but with the creatures determined to exact vengeance on those who’ve hurt her, no one is safe—not the family she’s chosen, nor the one she left behind.

Review: (Note: This book includes rape/sexual assault, domestic violence/intimate partner violence, drug use, and a budding romantic/sexual relationship between a 17-year-old girl and a 28-year-old man.)

Xochi, our heroine, is a bi, biracial Mexican-American girl who is trying to make a new life for herself in San Francisco. All of Us with Wings is a fascinating story about growing up, both for Xochi and Pallas. Xochi is on the cusp of adulthood, while Pallas is stepping into teenagerdom, and their growth affects how they relate to each other and the world around them. I enjoyed how their dynamic shifted throughout the novel, and their relationship was the one I was most invested in.

And there are a lot of relationships in this novel. All of Us with Wings throws us straight into the large, complicated, polyamorous family at Eris Gardens. The family is made up of members of the band and behind-the-scenes crew, and the people in their sprawling found-family are all adults except for Xochi and Pallas. The family members are, for the most part, distinct and interesting characters with different strengths and advice to offer Xochi as she heals from her past and navigates her present.

One of the many fun and striking things about All of Us with Wings was the sheer number of point-of-view characters. Xochi and Pallas are the primary POVs, but Peasblossom (a cat!) has his fair share of screen time and magical realism adventures. It was fun to turn the page and be surprised by whose head you’d be in next, and author Michelle Ruiz Keil did a great job of giving the many narrators different voices.

I loved the two creatures that Xochi and Pallas accidentally summoned. They felt equally childlike and dangerous, and there was no questioning their power as they went about trying to bring justice to the ones who had wronged Xochi. The magical realism as a whole made the 1980s-ish San Francisco setting even more interesting and generally helped to emphasize that new-old-magical-world feel of growing up.

Perhaps the only level on which this book did not work for me is the budding relationship between Xochi and Leviticus. While it was a contrast to the violations Xochi suffered at Evan’s hand, it still squicked me out. Xochi’s earlier kiss with Bubbles felt far less predatory since we didn’t get multiple POVs from Bubbles beforehand where she thought about Xochi’s attractiveness, plus she’s also closer in age to Xochi as she “barely” crossed Leviticus’s personal lower-age limit for lovers (which he, of course, breaks for Xochi). I understand the intent of the Xochi and Leviticus plot, but it left me dissatisfied and, honestly, disappointed in the rest of the Eris Gardens adults for their *shrug emoji* acceptance of what happened.

Recommendation: Get it soon. All of Us with Wings was a strong debut from author Michelle Ruiz Keil. The characters and world were memorable and interesting, and they worked together well to tell a solid coming-of-age story. While a personal squick soured one of the important plots of the story, it was an otherwise engaging read. I’m looking forward to the author’s next book.

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Interview with Michelle Ruiz Keil, Author of All Of Us With Wings at YA Shelf

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Book Review: All of Us With Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil

Genre: YA Fantasy

Rating: 3.5/5

Book Review:

This book was all over the place. I couldn’t keep myself focused well enough to know what was going on half the time, but that could be me. I could have had a complicated time with it.

I do have the say, I love the mythology, world and edginess of this book. That was so different from what I’m used to, and I liked it. It was so atmospheric and intriguing. And the setting is San Francisco! I live some hours away from that city, so it’s cool to read about a place I’m familiar with!

However, I didn’t love parts of it, and I wasn’t a huge fan of the characters. I don’t know why, but I couldn’t connect with any of them. I wish I could, but maybe I should give it a try later on.

I really wanted to love this book, but I only liked aspects of it. Which is okay. Not everything is for me.

But you may love it! So please give it a try!

By the way, isn’t that cover gorgeous??

#all of us with wings #Michelle Ruiz keil #book review

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37 Gorgeous Illustrated Book Covers Featuring People of Color

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New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (July 6th, 2021)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Where it All Lands by Jennie Wexler 

If You, Then Me by Yvonne Woon

Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson

What We Devour by Linsey Miller 

The Girl in the Headlines by Hannah Jayne 

Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil

New Sequels: 

The Queen Will Betray You (Kingdoms of Sand and Sky #2) by Sarah Henning

Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow #3) by Rainbow Rowell

Second Helpings (Jessica Darling #2) by Megan McCafferty (This is a reprint)

Happy reading!

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Hii, I know you've answered a lot of asks for Greek mythology, but do you have any that are more based in realism? Or at least semi realistic with only a bit of godly stuff sprinkled in? Thanks!

Sure! K. Ancrum’s Icarus is coming up next month, Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil is Magical Realism set in Portland, and in Middle Grade, The Song of Us by Kate Fussner.  

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Fabulist Fiction Chapbook/ Novelette contest

Judge: Michelle Ruiz Keil

Dates: November 6th – December 6th 2022

Basic guidelines: Submit one or more stories with non-realistic elements totaling 7,500 to 17,500 words.

The winner of the annual Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction Chapbook / Novelette Contest wins a $1,000 prize, publication of the perfect bound pocket series chapbook / novelette with a full color cover by Omnidawn, 20 free copies of the winning chapbook / novelette, and extensive publicity through social media, our subscriber lists and more.

For more info - https://omnidawn.submittable.com/submit

#submissions #chapbook #contest #chapbook contests #novel #novella #fiction #fiction contests

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So often, we think we want to write one thing, but our subconscious knows better. If something in your work in progress isn’t working, look for the story beneath the story—THAT is the path to work that is unique and alive—and everything you need is already in your manuscript! Go back and note anything that feels the slightest bit off. Ask yourself, what is the REAL story here? What does that character REALLY want? Even if this takes the plot in a new direction, follow the breadcrumbs. Trust yourself! Trust the story!

Michelle Ruiz Keil is a writer and tarot reader with an eye for the enchanted and a way with animals. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, All of Us With Wings, called “…a transcendent journey” by the New York Times and “…a fantastical ode the Golden City’s post-punk era” by Entertainment Weekly, was released from Soho Teen in 2019.

Has a story you've written ever gone in a completely different direction than you intended it to go? Let Michelle know, or thank her for her Camp Care Package!

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Hi!! I saw your post and I'm really interested in how you would interpret and recommend books of this vibe!! A field overlooking the ocean, the sun is bright and sunny but it's warm not scorching. You can hear the light laughter of friends and/or family(either by blood or by finding them). You close your eyes and you know everything is going to be alright. (The books doesn't have to follow this! I want to know books that give you this feeling!!)

Okay, I don't really have specific reasoning for any of these, but these are the books that come to mind!

Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds

You Have a Match by Emma Lord

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

Counting Down With You by Tashie Bhuiyan

Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil

As If On Cue by Marisa Kanter

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September 15-October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month! Check out this list of fantastic Latinx and Hispanic Young Adult Authors! Find our shelf on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/56651068-mvml-ya?shelf=latinx-authors

Full list of authors under the cut. Our Goodreads list is updated monthly so check back soon for more authors!

Elizabeth Acevedo

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Adam Silvera

Zoraida Córdova

Ibi Zoboi

Gabby Rivera

Tehlor Kay Mejia

Jenny Torres Sanchez

Meg Medina

Maika Moulite

Samantha Mabry

Daniel José Older

Alexandra Villasante

Anna-Marie McLemore

Lucas Rocha

Lilliam Rivera

Matt de la Pena

Kami Garcia

Ann Aguirre

Sandra Cisneros

Esmeralda Santiago

Alex Sanchez

Michelle Ruiz Keil

Erika L. Sánchez

Natalia Sylvester

Patrick Flores-Scott

Laura Pohl

Melissa de la Cruz

Matt Mendez

Francisco X. Stork

Marie Marquardt

Mark Oshiro

Lily Anderson

Francesca Flores

Sofia Quintero

Courtney Alameda

Lygia Day Peñaflor

Adi Alsaid

Fred Aceves

Maya Motayne

Tony Medina

Natasha Diaz

Mia Garcia

Goldy Moldavsky

Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Romina Garber

Jennifer de Leon

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