Hey, I'm Melanie Moore, and long before I wrote books, I read them all the time. You know how people are always trying to get kids to read? My lasting memory of my grandmother’s voice sounds like this: “Melanie, get your nose out of that book!”

She would be most delighted to see that I was right to keep my nose where it was, because on Nov. 3, 2026, Blackstone Publishing will release my first novel: Are You Staying, Mandy Boyle? Read more on my Books and Ideas page, or just preorder now from Amazon, B&N, Bookshop, or your favorite local bookstore.