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2.13.19 | GUEST POST | Fierce Reads | 10 Fun Facts Emmy Laybourne Learned While Researching Ransacker

2.13.19 | NEWS | George School | Emmy Laybourne ’89 Pens New Book

2.1.19 | EXCERPT | Tor.com | Read an Excerpt from Emmy Laybourne’s Ransacker

1.29.19 | MENTION | Book Riot | New Releases and More for January 29, 2019

1.24.19 | ROUNDUP | Pique Beyond the Book | The Sequels We Can’t Wait for in 2019

1.1.19 | REVIEW | Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books | Book Review: Ransacker

11.15.18 | REVIEW | Booklist | Book Review: Ransacker

8.8.18 | ROUNDUP | Screen Rant | 15 YA Adaptations In Development (And 15 Possibilities)

7.3.18 | ROUNDUP | Wiki.ezvid.com | 10 Historical Fantasies That Will Alter Your Mind

6.20.18 | NEWS | Publishers Weekly | Fall 2018 Children’s Announcements: Publishers M-Q

5.23.18 | COVER REVEAL | Hypable | ‘Ransacker’ cover reveal promises adventure, danger, and romance

4.18.18 | EVENT | Bowling Green Daily News | SOKY Book Fest marks 20th year

3.8.18 | ROUNDUP | Refinery29 | The Best YA Books To Get Excited About

2.12.18 | COVER REVEAL | Bloody Disgusting | Cover Revealed for R.L. Stine Presented Anthology ‘Scream and Scream Again!’

1.10.18 | REVIEW | Wandering Guide Publishing | FAVORITE BOOK OF 2017 (BERSERKER)

12.13.17 | REVIEW | Teen Reads | Book Review: Berserker

10.29.17 | REVIEW | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | Northern frontier fantasy proves a worthy YA read

10.18.17 | REVIEW | The Fandom | Book Review: BERSERKER By Emmy Laybourne

10.5.17 | INTERVIEW | B&N Teen Blog | 18 Authors Discuss Piercings, Parents, and More in October’s YA Open Mic

10.4.17 | EVENT | Den of Geek | Den of Geek at New York Comic-Con 2017

9.11.17 | REVIEW | Publisher’s Weekly | Children’s Book Review: Berserker by Emmy Laybourne

8.17.17 | ROUNDUP | B&N Teen Blog | 5 YA Books You Shouldn’t Read on an Empty Stomach

8.5.17 | REVIEW | Reading Rants | Berserker by Emmy Laybourne

6.9.17 | NEWS | Publishers Weekly | The On-Sale Calendar: October 2017 Children’s Books

3.27.17 | ROUNDUP | TV Insider | 5 Young Adult Novels That Would Make Great TV Shows

3.13.17 | VIDEO | IZEAFest 2017 | Secret Weapon of Storytellers

2.2.17 | MENTION | Publishers Weekly | Fall 2017 Children’s Sneak Previews

1.25.17| REVIEW | Center for Teaching & Learning | Sweet by Emmy Laybourne

1.10.17 | COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT | Hypable | First Look: “Berserker by Emmy Laybourne Cover Reveal and Excerpt”

10.8.16 | INTERVIEW | Hachette Children’s Group (UK) | Emmy Laybourne, Author Spotlight with Graham Marks

4.25.16 | EXCLUSIVE (MOVIE NEWS) | Variety | ‘Monument 14’ Movie in Development, Sandy Widyanata Directing

2.4.16 | ROUNDUP | Outer Places | 28 Science Fiction Books Being Adapted Into Movies

12.8.15 | ROUNDUP | Bustle | The 30 Best YA Book Covers Of 2015

12.8.15 | ROUNDUP | Charlotte Observer | 10 best book series to binge-read with your teen

11.18.15 | ROUNDUP | NME | What’s Next After The Hunger Games? – 17 Young Adult Fiction Series That Could Soon Take Over The Box Office

11.7.15 | REVIEW | The Young Folks | Read of the Week: ‘Sweet’ by Emmy Laybourne

10.26.15 MENTION | Slate Magazine | R. L. Stine on the Goosebumps Movie and How Horror for Adults Is Different From Horror for Kids

9.22.15 | MENTION | Playbill | Onstage & Backstage: How Did An Audience Member Get Glinda’s Wand at Wicked?

9.14.15 | MENTION | Playbill | Onstage & Backstage: Which Legendary Composer Did Barbara Cook Swear At During Rehearsals?

7.26.15 | REVIEW | Toronto Public Library | Book of the Week: Sweet by Emmy Laybourne

7.10.15 | SPEECH (Video) | TEDx Talks | Digital Natives Must Be Creatives by Emmy Laybourne (TEDxGeorgeSchool)

7.9.15 | REVIEW | Women Write About Comics | Cruise to Lose: Sweet by Emmy Laybourne

6.20.15 | ROUNDUP | Justine Magazine | Sizzling Summer Looks From Books (Sweet)

6.19.15 | ROUNDUP | B&N Teen Blog | 20 YAs That Kept Us Up All Night

6.10.15 | REVIEW | The Split (Podcast) | Episode 33: Monument 14 (Emmy Laybourne) Book Review

6.5.15 | MENTION | The Young Folks | BookCon 2015

6.3.15 | ROUNDUP | Bustle | 15 Of June 2015’s Best YA Books, Because Your ‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation’ Essay Should Totally Be Filled With Novels

6.3.15 | REVIEW | Novel Novice | Sweet by Emmy Laybourne

6.2.15 | GUEST POST | Bustle | 5 YA Books That Get Real About Body Diversity, Because It’s More Important To Talk About Than Ever

6/2/15 | ROUNDUP | B&N Teen Blog | New Releases: Weird Science, Crazy Love, and a Photo Booth Delorean

6.1.15 | INTERVIEW | Hypable | Interview: Emmy Laybourne discusses the sticky subjects of ‘Sweet’

6.1.15 | ROUNDUP | B&N Teen Blog | 40 YA Books You Need On Your Summer Reading List

5.22.15 | INTERVIEW | The Young Folks | Blog Tour: Sweet by Emmy Laybourne + Giveaway

5.18.15 | ROUNDUP | B&N Teen Blog | 7 YA Books You Can Read in One (Awesome) Day

4.30.15 | EVENT | The Hippo | Like Writers’ Day, for free. Inaugural Derry Author Fest features Emmy Laybourne

4.22.15 | ROUNDUP | B&N Teen Blog | Visit the American West With These 7 YAs

3.31.15 | ROUNDUP | Bookish | Five Authors Pick Their Favorite Pranksters in Literature

3.11.15 | REVIEW | Kirkus Reviews | Kirkus Review: Sweet

2.25.15 | INTERVIEW | Mike Malone’s Books & Beer Podcast | Books & Beer, Episode 6, with guest Emmy Laybourne

11.28.14 | INTERVIEW | YALSA – The Hub | 2014 Teens’ Top Ten: An Interview with Emmy Laybourne

11.13.14 | FEATURE | The Mt. Laurel Sun | One Book, One School author visits Lenape High School

9.15.14 | COVER REVEAL | Hypable | Cover reveal: ‘Sweet,’ plus Interview with Emmy Laybourne

8.14.14 | ROUNDUP | TBO | Like ‘The Giver?’ Try these other dystopian books

8.7.14 | MENTION | Publishers Weekly | Macmillan Ramps Up ‘Fierce Reads’

7.11.14 INTERVIEW (RADIO) | WAMC: The Roundtable | Emmy Laybourne – Monument 14: Savage Drift

6.7.14 | ROUNDUP (MOVIE NEWS) | E! News | Lunar Chronicles, The Night Circus and More Young Adult Novels With Movies in the Works

4.30.14 | Guest Post | The Children’s Book Review | Young Adult Books With Emmy Laybourne Author Of Monument 14

4.25.14 | ROUNDUP | USA Today | What will be the next big YA subgenre?

4.23.14 | ROUNDUP | Bookish | What will be the next big YA subgenre?

4.8.14 | TRAILER REVEAL | The Guardian | Monument 14: Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne

12.30.13 | GUEST POST | Dear Teen Me | Dear Teen Me from author Emmy Laybourne

10.18.13 | COVER REVEAL | Happy Ever After (USA Today) | Cover reveal: ‘Monument 14: Savage Drift’ by Emmy Laybourne

5.2.13 | REVIEW | Teen Reads | Review: Monument 14: Sky on Fire

4.16.13 | REVIEW | The Guardian | Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne (Review)

12.13.12 | MOVIE NEWS | Hypable  | ‘Monument 14’ by Emmy Laybourne set to be adapted by Brad Peyton

12.12.12 | MOVIE NEWS | Deadline Hollywood | Brad Peyton To Write, Direct ‘Monument 14’ For Reel FX And Strange Weather

8.18.12 | REVIEW | Teen Reads | Review: Monument 14

8.1.12 | INTERVIEW | Young Entertainment Magazine | YA Author Interview – An interview with Emmy Laybourne, author of MONUMENT 14

7.15.12 | REVIEW | New York Times Book Review | Big Box: ‘Monument 14’ and ‘No Safety in Numbers’

7.14.12 | REVIEW | Common Sense Media | Monument 14

7.13.12 | REVIEW | New York Times | Sunday Book Review: ‘Monument 14’ and ‘No Safety in Numbers’

7.11.12 | REVIEW | A Great Good Place for Books | Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne; reviewed by Edward D.

6.14.12 | INTERVIEW | Huffington Post | Monument 14 Is a Post-Apocalyptic Wild Ride About Survival

6.14.12 | MENTION | WAMC – The Roundtable | Emmy Laybourne – Monument 14

6.13.12 | REVIEW | School Library Journal (Teen Librarian Toolbox) | Book Review: Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne

6.12.12 | GUEST POST | Writer’s Digest | 7 Things I’ve Learned So Far, by Emmy Laybourne

6.9.12 | REVIEW | Desert News | Book review: ‘Monument 14’ is action-packed apocalyptic excitement

5.23.12 | REVIEW | Kirkus Reviews | Kirkus Review: Monument 14

4.23.12 | REVIEW | Publishers Weekly | Monument 14, Starred Review

7.21.00 | FEATURE | Variety | Emmy Laybourne

10.11.99 | FEATURE | The Observer | Meet Emmy Laybourne, Daughter of Cable-TV Royalty