Parisa Akhbari

YA writer & therapist. JUST ANOTHER EPIC LOVE POEM coming 3/12/24 (@penguinteen) Rep: @qnrisawesome. she/her 🏳️‍🌈♿️✍🏽

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There’s been a sharp increase in reported levels of stress, anxiety, & fear from queer teens in regards to the election. As such, WNDB is committing to send care packages to LGBTQIA+ youth programs and resource centers, with care package items curated to support mental health.

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.@BookRiot includes @parisawrites's JUST ANOTHER EPIC LOVE POEM in their round of up of New Queer BIPOC Books: https://t.co/s0I6R2ISuX

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Writers' Voices chats with @parisawrites, author of JUST ANOTHER EPIC LOVE POEM: https://t.co/Ts4cgOQmBS

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.@sljournal recommends @ParisaWrites JUST ANOTHER EPIC LOVE POEM in their review, calling it “[A] tenderly written novel… A love affair among poetry, Iranian culture, and teenage angst is happily fused in Akhbari’s debut.” –School Library Journal

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Need some ideas for what to read this #Pride? 🌈📚

There’s been an absolute windfall of exciting queer releases in 2024 alone—so many more than we could possibly list in one post!—but we wanted to make sure to get at least a few of them on your #TBR!

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Everyone should be able to see themselves reflected in the books they read. Curated by our professional #librarians, find books in this list that reflect on the LGBTQI+ experience along with titles about #pride tolerance, and diversity: https://t.co/9AVKMt8GRr 🏳️‍🌈📚 #ReadWithPride

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Enter to win a stack of amazing reads from Penguin Teen for #AANHPIHeritageMonth, including books from @atangwrites, @erinbwriting, and @ParisaWrites! 📚

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May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander month. Here are 45 book recs for your shelf, including reads from @MelissadelaCruz, @ParisaWrites, @staceyleeauthor, and more! 📚 #AANHPIHeritageMonth

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Young readers' editor @lrsimeon recommends JUST ANOTHER EPIC LOVE POEM by @parisawrites on the Fully Booked Takeover 🚨🎙🎧 https://t.co/53TcaQYNF0 @penguinteen

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For @TeenVogue, JUST ANOTHER EPIC LOVE POEM author @ParisaWrites explores growing up as a queer Iranian American who attended Catholic school: https://t.co/5yUarpumBu

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[Parisa Akhbari @ParisaWrites]

Thank you @shereadsdotcom for the feature on their April cover, just in time for National Poetry Month! Find an interview and several Epic-Love-themed book lists in their April issue🌷 #shereads #authorinterview https://t.co/zHpOpQaSt4

[Parisa Akhbari @ParisaWrites]

I wrote an article for @TeenVogue about growing up Iranian American in Catholic school, and it's up today! 🙀 read about the real experiences that inspired the writing of my big messy queer Catholic school feelings book below. #TeenVogue #writinglife
https://t.co/inVxK5ocdx

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Next weekend! 🎉 hope to see you there! #bookfest

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thanks to @ParisaWrites for extra therapy this week. this book quite literally ruined me in so many ways. tears shed constantly especially towards the end. i will be yelling at the rooftops telling people to read this book until the end of time!!!

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@dawnschafers Ahh I’m so happy you enjoyed it!🥹 thanks for spreading the word!💗

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.@ParisaWrites joins Kris Clink's @WritingTablePC to discuss her YA novel JUST ANOTHER EPIC LOVE POEM: https://t.co/jEtAZVY5od

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@HubbyRiley Thanks so much for recommending!🥹💗🌈

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@HubbyRiley @ADK_Kelsey Yay!🥰 (and sorry 😂)