Anna-Marie McLemore: Difference between revisions

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Their fourth novel, ''Blanca & Roja'', is a Latinx retelling of Swan Lake<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/blanca-roja-by-anna-marie-mclemore-is-the-latinx-swan-lake-retelling-youve-always-wanted-cover-excerpt-8026725|title=This New YA Book Is A Latinx 'Swan Lake' With Feuding Sisters — & You Can Start Reading Now|last=Trombetta|first=Sadie|work=Bustle|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref> and Snow White, about two sisters who fall in love with a boy who can turn into a bear and a nonbinary teen who can turn into a cygnet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-250-16271-7|title=Children's Book Review: Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore. Feiwel and Friends, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-250-16271-7|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref> It was published by Feiwel and Friends in 2018. ''Blanca & Roja'' received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/anna-marie-mclemore/blanca-amp-roja/|title=BLANCA & ROJA by Anna-Marie McLemore|work=Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> School Library Journal,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=blanca--roja|title=Blanca & Roja|work=School Library Journal|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> and Booklist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Blanca-Roja-AnnaMarie-McLemore/pid=9694150|title=Blanca & Roja, by Anna-Marie McLemore|work= Booklist Online|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> as well. School Library Journal named ''Blanca & Roja'' a best book of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slj.com/?page=best-books-2018|title=School Library Journal|website=www.slj.com|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref>

Their fifth novel, ''Dark and Deepest Red'', is a split-timeline story based on the fairytale ''The Red Shoes'', set in 1518 Strasbourg and 2018.~~<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dotlocal.org/anne-marie/|title=Anne Marie|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>~~ The book was published in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/68749682-dark-and-deepest-red|title=Dark and Deepest Red|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> It was while creating this novel that McLemore realised they are nonbinary.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LaAnnaMarie|number=1217070068871450629|title=I figured out #IAmNonbinary in the middle of DARK AND DEEPEST RED’s production process. Which meant realizing why I related gender-wise not only to Lala & Rosella, the brown girls of my Latinx heart, but also to medieval trans boy apprentice Alifair & science nerd boy Emil|date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

Their fifth novel, ''Dark and Deepest Red'', is a split-timeline story based on the fairytale ''The Red Shoes'', set in 1518 Strasbourg and 2018. The book was published in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/68749682-dark-and-deepest-red|title=Dark and Deepest Red|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> It was while creating this novel that McLemore realised they are nonbinary.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LaAnnaMarie|number=1217070068871450629|title=I figured out #IAmNonbinary in the middle of DARK AND DEEPEST RED’s production process. Which meant realizing why I related gender-wise not only to Lala & Rosella, the brown girls of my Latinx heart, but also to medieval trans boy apprentice Alifair & science nerd boy Emil|date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

Their sixth novel, ''Miss Meteor'', is about two girls attempting to change their town's future while they participate in a talent competition. It's their first co-written novel, together with author Tehlor Kay Mejia, and will be published by HarperCollins in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/76750-rights-report-week-of-may-1-2018.html|title=Rights Report: Week of May 1, 2018|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref>

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Their novels have been translated into Turkish, Italian, and Spanish.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

They have also written several short stories and non-fiction essays for anthologies that were published with Ambush Books, Harlequin Teen, Candlewick Press, Simon Pulse, Soho Teen, and Algonquin Young Readers.

They have also written several short stories and non-fiction essays for anthologies that were published with Ambush Books, Harlequin Teen, Candlewick Press, Simon Pulse, Soho Teen, and Algonquin Young Readers.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

== Bibliography ==