Sara Kocek's Blog

Yesterday, during a casual conversation, someone asked me what my book was about. After I told him about the characters and plot, he looked at me without blinking and said, “Oh, so it’s about gay teen suicide?” While PROMISE ME SOMETHING has plenty of lighthearted moments, it also tackles some weighty subjects, including bullying, homophobia, […]

Welcome to my new feature, Deleted Scene, in which I blog about a scene that I deleted from my YA novel, Promise Me Something. In some cases, these deleted scenes were cut for good reason–many were so bad they made me laugh or cringe or want to hide under a rock in embarrassment. But the […]

It’s here! Today is the official release day for PROMISE ME SOMETHING. You can actually walk into bookstores around the country and buy my book! Here it is at the sunset valley B&N in Austin. This is a good feeling, people.  

With T-minus 5 days until the release of PROMISE ME SOMETHING, I’m thrilled to announce the Sara Squared Blog Tour, which kicks off today! It’s a joint blog tour with me and Sara Polsky, a contemporary YA debut author who has written a beautiful novel called THIS IS HOW I FIND HER about a teen whose [...]

Yesterday, during a casual conversation, someone asked me what my book was about. After I told him about the characters and plot, he looked at me without blinking and said, “Oh, so it’s about gay teen suicide?” While PROMISE ME SOMETHING has plenty of lighthearted moments, it also tackles some weighty subjects, including bullying, homophobia, [...]

Welcome to my new monthly feature, Deleted Scene, in which I blog about a scene that I deleted from my upcoming YA novel, Promise Me Something. In some cases, the deleted scenes I’ll share were cut for good reason–many were so bad they made me laugh or cringe or want to hide under a rock [...]

I am beyond excited to announce that my debut novel will be published in 2013 by Albert Whitman & Company. Here’s the blurb from Publisher’s Marketplace, making it official: Sara Kocek’s debut PROMISE ME SOMETHING, in which a high school student is trusted with a secret by the most hated girl in the class and [...]