Coming of Age Fiction

Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘N’ Roll Collide in Compulsively Addictive Crime Novel

The Last Verse is a tour de force second novel written by author Caroline Frost whose debut novel Shadows of Pecan Hollow (2022) set in East Texas won the Crook’s Corner Literary Prize and was nominated for additional awards. It is not hard to predict readers will welcome more from…

Linda HitchcockApril 17, 2024

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Jennifer Belle Talks New Hilarious and Wildly Shocking Coming-of-Age, “Swanna in Love”

How could one resist a novel called Swanna In Love? As with Jennifer Belle’s previous books, Going Down, High Maintenance, Little Stalker and The Seven Year Bitch, her wit and unforgettable voice hook the reader at once. We are swept into fourteen-year-old Swanna Swain’s first-person narration in this latest tale.…

Susan Shapiro BarashApril 17, 2024

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Spanning Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Contemporary, 6 Inspiring Coming-Of-Age Novels

Growing up is messy, complex and an emotional rollercoaster. Being a teenager often means you get increased freedom and agency, but that’s usually accompanied by difficult choices and new responsibilities. Navigating shifting priorities and emotions while staying true to yourself can definitely be challenging. The journey however is invaluable. Here…

Wyatt SemenukApril 11, 2024

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Literary Horror Stitches Together Girlhood, Swim Team and Mermaids

How far would you go to become who you were always meant to be? What if “who you were meant to be” was something entirely different, something inhuman? Chlorine (William Morrow) by Jade Song is a hilarious, haunting and deeply moving story of transformation and change — from childhood to…

Megan BeauregardMarch 26, 2024

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AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Propulsive Coming-of-Age Tale of Jewish Boy in 1970s NY

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! Adam Unrehearsed by Don Futterman (Wicked Son) Dear Reader, Long before I was a novelist, columnist, podcaster or education reformer, I was a public school kid in Flushing Queens. It was the 1970s. Unlike my parents, the…

AuthorBuzzNovember 13, 2023

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6 Enlightening Coming of Age Stories

Coming of age stories feel relatable because they're something that we all have lived through. Our experiences may vary, but everyone on Earth has lived their own version of a coming-of-age story. And that means that there are endless possibilities for narratives in this genre. Families, found families, chosen families,…

Wyatt SemenukNovember 8, 2023

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Character-Driven Drama Follows a Lifelong Search for Parental Love, Trust and Happiness

Jill Charlotte Thomas’ novel is a paean to the 1980s excess of Manhattan’s very rich: attending the opera in black tie, tea in the Palm Court at the Plaza, bellinis at Cipriani’s, shopping at Bergdorf’s, limousines, Verve Clicquot and oysters. It was a fine life for Morton Guthrie, a young…

Sherri DaleyNovember 8, 2023

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Slice of Life Novella Details Teen Girl’s Coming-of-Age in England

Seventeen isn’t an easy age — the idea of University looms over students’ heads, friendships grow more tense, and relationships are filled with expectations. For Aimee Larkson, all the stresses of being a teenager are coming to a head in her final year of 6th form. Aimee’s Dilemma is Tobi…

BookTribOctober 26, 2023

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Naming Names and Rewriting History: Why One Author Used Her Family’s Real Names in Her Novel

I grew up in a family of secrets that I wasn’t supposed to reveal. Of course, because they made such great stories, I did anyway, but I did it in fiction, writing about my parents, my sister, always changing their names, their appearances. “It’s no one’s business what goes on…

Caroline LeavittSeptember 15, 2023

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Modern Coming-of-Age Story About Passion, Art, Friendship and Social Justice

Remember tenth grade? Or maybe you’re there now. Or headed there soon. Whether you’re a jock, a nerd or a popular kid, you know the importance of finding your people and your passion — it’s essential to high school survival. Unfortunately, Hy Murphy has yet to find that all-important group…

Paige VigliaroloAugust 23, 2023

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Summer Stock Romance Alters a Young Woman in Latest from Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett, the Pulitzer Prize Finalist for The Dutch House, returns with Tom Lake (Harper), her latest tale to grip the heart and soul. Lara Nelson and her husband, Joe, are the owners of a cherry farm in Northern Michigan, where they have hunkered down during the pandemic with their…

Jodé MillmanAugust 1, 2023

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Late Father’s Story Gives Hero a Chance to Reinvent Himself After Deadly Incident

Following up on his first book, Hero of the Day? (which you will also want to read), author Henry D. Trett brings us Hero of Yesterday? (Belen Books). The sequel revisits his main character, David Alan Taylor, five years after the “incident” that was the focus of the first book. In book one, David…

Barbara WilkovJuly 13, 2023

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Exploration of People, Place and Identity in LGBTQ+ Coming of Age Novel

Jeffrey Dale Lofton’s stunning debut novel Red Clay Suzie (Post Hill Press) is a coming-of-age story about a gay, physically-misshapen young man growing up in the rural and segregated Georgia of the 1960s. A work of fiction inspired by his own childhood and set in his hometown of Warm Springs,…

Anne Eliot FeldmanJune 14, 2023

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Bittersweet Coming-of-Age Story Set at Summer Scout Camp

“The struggles in our life are what define us. Adversity molds us. A life of meaning comes from a life of suffering.” Not that Danny Novak had suffering in mind when he is hired to spend the summer working at an Oregon scouts camp in Mike McCoy’s touching tale, On…

Jim AlkonFebruary 20, 2023

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Deliciously Disturbing and Addictive Sequel to ‘River of Ashes’

Hardcore readers will understand when I say that every now and then we may stumble upon a book series that can only be described as literary crack. What happens on those occasions? Personally, I binge-read the series until I can’t see straight, obsess over the plot, characters, writing style, etcetera.…

Monique SnymanJanuary 31, 2023

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Timeless and Evocative Love Story Between Troubled Artist and Writer

When something hurts, it’s easy to access medical books, Google or physicians for the answers. When it comes to love, the prescriptions are not so simple. Peter Sarno does a masterful job of dissecting love to its barest roots and greatest pains in his complex novel, Visions of Johanna (PFP…

Jim AlkonDecember 9, 2022

Coming of Age Fiction

Jennifer Belle Talks New Hilarious and Wildly Shocking Coming-of-Age, “Swanna in Love”

Spanning Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Contemporary, 6 Inspiring Coming-Of-Age Novels

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Propulsive Coming-of-Age Tale of Jewish Boy in 1970s NY

6 Enlightening Coming of Age Stories

Character-Driven Drama Follows a Lifelong Search for Parental Love, Trust and Happiness

Slice of Life Novella Details Teen Girl’s Coming-of-Age in England

Naming Names and Rewriting History: Why One Author Used Her Family’s Real Names in Her Novel

Modern Coming-of-Age Story About Passion, Art, Friendship and Social Justice

Late Father’s Story Gives Hero a Chance to Reinvent Himself After Deadly Incident

Exploration of People, Place and Identity in LGBTQ+ Coming of Age Novel

Bittersweet Coming-of-Age Story Set at Summer Scout Camp

Timeless and Evocative Love Story Between Troubled Artist and Writer

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