Love & Profanity

Here are forty short, brilliant, and unforgettable true stories from writers famous and on-the-rise. Here is the intensity of daily life. Here are transformative moments arising from the mundane. Here are strange and surprising tales that tap into universal truths. Here are teenagers in full splendor and horror. Here they are, bursting with love and profanity.

For ages 14+.

*Short nonfiction stories about the experience of being a teenager

*Includes more than 40 writers

*The authors include a National Book Award winner, several well-known YA authors, authors of books and stories for adults, and some rising stars in literature

*Literary nonfiction that will appeal to a wide range of readers