![]() ![]() ![]() I did indeed write Bleeding Violet for NaNo, and the first draft is nothing like the finished book. I know that you started the novel as part of NaNoWriMo is 2005, but how much of the novel changed between that original draft and the final, published version?ĭia Reeves (DR): Acclaim, huh? I was wondering why people keep throwing flowers at my feet when I leave the house. The Brown Bookshelf (BBS): Your first novel, Bleeding Violet was published to great acclaim last year, and recently came out in paperback. In a second starred review, the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books stated, “Fans of Reeves’ first novel, Bleeding Violet (BCCB 3/10), will relish a second…glimpse at the deeply fascinating town of Portero and its bizarre, memorable residents.”įor the 23 rd day of Twenty-Eight Days Later, please welcome Dia Reeves! Simon and Schuster released Dia’s second novel, Slice of Cherry (Simon Pulse, 2011), earlier this year, and the novel has achieved just as much acclaim as Dia’s debut. ![]() Dia’s first novel, Bleeding Violet (Simon Pulse, 2010), received praise from all corners of the YA universe, with Booklist praising biracial main character, Hanna, for her “poignant, memorable voice.” In starred review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books noted that, “ is wonderfully baffling, and as lush, warm, and conflicted as Hanna herself.” ![]() Dia Reeves has only been on the literary scene for a little over a year, but she’s already a veteran author. ![]()
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