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Gigi Griffis

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Gigi Griffis is a critically acclaimed author of novels for adults and teens, including We Are The Beasts, The Lioness, and And the Trees Stare Back (a JLG Gold Standard Selection).

She’s a sucker for little-known histories, “unlikable” female characters, and all things Europe. After almost ten years of semi-nomadic life, she now lives in Portugal with an opinionated Yorkie-mix named Luna and a collection of very nerdy books.

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I’m still here, but I am tired

First, a truth that makes me feel like I want to scream-cry: I haven’t sold a new project in two years. This fact is obscured by the truth that publishing a book takes about two years from sale to publication. So my latest book–And the Trees Stare Back–is less than a year old in everyone else’s minds. Behind the scenes, though, I’ve been trying to sell more projects (and stalling out). I wrote a p

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Average rating: 3.6 · 6,410 ratings · 1,204 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Empress 3.52 avg rating — 4,005 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wicked Unseen 3.70 avg rating — 1,270 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Are the Beasts 3.68 avg rating — 702 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And the Trees Stare Back 3.83 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lioness 4.12 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Italy: 100 Locals Tell You Where to Go, What to Eat, and How to Fit In 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And, Also, My Palms Are Sweaty: A memoir in sixty-four men 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Switzerland: 100 Locals Tell You Where to Go, What to Hike, & How to Fit In 2.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barcelona: 10 Locals Tell You Where to Go, What to Eat, and How to Fit In 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris: 10 Locals Tell You Where to Go, What to Eat, and How to Fit In 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)

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“believe there are things one never gets used to.”
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“If I had the Taser, Truck Nuts would be Electric Nuts”
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“True peace required the presence of justice, not just the absence of conflict.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Killing Moon

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message 2: by Gigi

Nov 20, 2012 06:45PM

Thanks!

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message 1: by L

Nov 20, 2012 08:17AM

Dear Gigi,
I would like to thank you for being my friend here on GoodReads, and for acepting the request. I would like to wish you all the very best with your novel and i look forward to reading and descovering your work.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x

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