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January 16, 2020
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Ask a local: what should I do, see, and eat in Messina, Italy?

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Today on the blog (gigigriffis.com): a conversatio Today on the blog (gigigriffis.com): a conversation with a friend that's giving me life even as the world burns. In case it gives you life too...
Have I mentioned that AND THE TREES STARE BACK is Have I mentioned that AND THE TREES STARE BACK is a JLG gold standard selection? According to their website, it's perfect for reluctant readers. "Keep your high school readers turning pages with the riveting mysteries and spellbinding adventures in this...category."
Over on the blog today: You can always feed some Over on the blog today: You can always feed someone. Musings on doing good in small ways by keeping people's bellies full. Full text at gigigriffis.com
They say love is a tempest— a thing that sweeps They say love is a tempest— a thing that sweeps you away overpowers renders you helpless. I cannot agree. Your love has not taken my power. It has revealed it, reveled in it, held it up to the light to say, “see, don’t you see?” “You are the tempest.” Happy birthday to the amazing @afoxinatree ❤️
Convincing you to read my books using popular tren Convincing you to read my books using popular trends & memes: WE ARE THE BEASTS: Historical girls would also choose the bear. THE LIONESS: The king kills your husband, so you turn pirate and spend ten years terrorizing said king. Very demure. Very mindful. THE WICKED UNSEEN: And the winner of the QAnon lookalike contest is...Past QAnon (aka the Satanic Panic). AND THE TREES STARE BACK: Vik’s anxiety at all times = moo deng panicking in the water.
Big news: #AndtheTreesStareBack is a @jrlibrarygui Big news: #AndtheTreesStareBack is a @jrlibraryguild Gold Standard Selection!
And the Trees Stare Back is climbing the most requ And the Trees Stare Back is climbing the most requested chart over on #netgalley. Come join the party 🎉
My latest essay is live on Crime Reads! My latest essay is live on Crime Reads!
Another fab review for We Are the Beasts, this tim Another fab review for We Are the Beasts, this time starred! Thanks to @shelf.awareness ❤️
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AND THE TREES STARE BACK is officially available o AND THE TREES STARE BACK is officially available on Netgalley! This incredibly personal book is my heart on the page and I hope you all love it as much as I do. DESCRIPTION: 1989, Soviet Estonia. In sixteen-year-old Vik’s village—and the cursed forest that looms beyond—danger is everywhere. Soldiers threaten those who so much as dream of dissent. The villagers’ words are sharp with accusations of witchcraft. And deep in the heart of the wood, a lantern-eyed spirit lies in wait to disappear those who wander too far past the trees. Vik knows because five years ago, she led her little sister Anna over that invisible line—and never saw her again. The only thing Vik has wished for since then is her sister’s safe return. So when Anna stumbles back through the tree line on the anniversary of her disappearance, it’s a miracle… Or is it a lie? As unsettling inconsistencies between this girl and the one who vanished reveal themselves, Vik starts to doubt whether this Anna is her Anna—or something else entirely. Whoever she is, one thing is clear: she was never meant to escape the trees. And unless Vik can uncover the secrets of the forest, it’s going to take her back. Rooted in real history with a speculative twist, the horrors of And The Trees Stare Back are the ones we already know: existing as a marginalized person under a hostile state. Raising powerful questions about whose humanity counts and how to survive if the governing body decides yours doesn't, this politically incisive folk-horror irresistibly explores ever-relevant legacies of activism and solidarity. #AndTheTreesStareBack #gigigriffis
My work here is done. "What kind of expectations My work here is done. "What kind of expectations are we setting on a book if you can't award it a five star for giving you space to safely unpack trauma without feeling as though you're being wrung through a machine? To the weirdo, witchy, gothic, horror, queer gxrlies, looking for something to entertain you, I'd say check this out."
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