15 - Gabriella Lepore on Writing Compelling Character-Focused Mysteries, Unpredictable Twists, and Using Romance to Raise the Stakes Keeping TABs

This week, we spoke with Gabriella Lepore, author of the YA mystery novels This Is Why We Lie and The Last One to Fall. Tune in to hear her talk about the books that inspire her, how she writes unpredictable twists, and how she writes character-focused mysteries that are fast-paced and unputdownable.



Pre-order Bad Like Us (out March 5th, 2024): https://bookshop.org/p/books/bad-like-us-original-gabriella-lepore/20071728?ean=9781335453877 



Check out Gabriella Lepore’s books at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=Lepore%2C%20Gabriella&searchType=author 



Purchase This Is Why We Lie: https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-is-why-we-lie-gabriella-lepore/15767351?ean=9781335418609 

Purchase The Last One to Fall:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-one-to-fall-gabriella-lepore/18073376?ean=9781335915863 



Purchase Secrets in Phoenix (Phoenix Holt, book 1) or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:

https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Phoenix-Holt-1/dp/1517426979

 

Purchase The Witches of the Glass Castle (The Witches of the Glass Castle, book 1) or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:

https://www.amazon.com/Witches-Glass-Castle-Gabriella-Lepore/dp/B09K22MCK6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697730997&sr=1-1 



Purchase Blackheath (The Blackheath Witches, book 1) or read it on Kindle Unlimited here: 

https://www.amazon.com/Blackheath-Witches-Book-1-ebook/dp/B019KFDWBY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3ATJPSL00HE01&keywords=blackheath+gabriella+lepore&qid=1697731103&s=books&sprefix=blackheath+gabriella+l%2Cstripbooks%2C752&sr=1-1 



Purchase How I Found You or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:

https://www.amazon.com/How-Found-You-Gabriella-Lepore-ebook/dp/B00J65HCZ6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OQLBQ09KWLIV&keywords=how+i+found+you+gabriella+lepore&qid=1697731148&s=books&sprefix=how+i+found+you+gabriella+le%2Cstripbooks%2C707&sr=1-1 



Purchase Evanescent or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:

https://www.amazon.com/Evanescent-Gabriella-Lepore-ebook/dp/B08272CV58/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35IKHSD5TMS0J&keywords=evanescent+gabriella+lepore&qid=1697731198&s=books&sprefix=evanescent+gabriella+le%2Cstripbooks%2C693&sr=1-1 



Purchase Friday’s List or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:

https://www.amazon.com/Fridays-List-Gabriella-Lepore/dp/154234915X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37W6C0N7HYJVQ&keywords=friday%27s+list+gabriella+lepore&qid=1697731226&s=books&sprefix=friday%27s+list+gabriella+lep%2Cstripbooks%2C697&sr=1-1 



Gabriella Lepore’s book recommendations:

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Check out at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1419515 



Tell Me What Really Happened by Chelsea Sedoti

Purchase: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tell-me-what-really-happened-chelsea-sedoti/1141459543?ean=9781492673057 



The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Check out at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1425193 



How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

Check out at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1454475 



Lily’s book rec:

The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti

Check out at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1385248 



Follow Gabriella Lepore on social media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabriellalepore_books/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@my_life_in_books?lang=en 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4814169.Gabriella_Lepore 



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