Press Coverage

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“The novel is an incredibly imaginative and reverential take on the decades of Black Canary canon, combined with an earnest voice that feels incredibly unique to Monir.” –ComicBook.com

Recommended by Danielle Paige in Glamour! “Alexandra Monir gives us a thrilling new take on this superhero and leaves us feeling empowered and ready to scream with joy. What better analogy for feminism and our current moment than a superhero whose superpower is her voice?” —Danielle Paige, theNew York Times best-selling author of the Dorothy Must Die series and Mera: Tidebreaker

A Facebook post from the official Harley Quinn account!

Recommended in the Goodreads Newsletter (also one of Goodreads’ most popular sci-fi/fantasy books of December 2020), com (“8 Amazing Novels about Superheroes”), PopSugar (“Books Everyone Will Be Talking About in December”),Refinery29 (“17 Great YA Books to Gift”), Brit + Co (“13 Page Turners for the Book Lovers on Your List”), iO9, and many others.

“In this new take on Black Canary’s origin story, Alexandra Monir gifts readers with a novel that’s just as thrilling as it is insightful. …Black Canary: Breaking Silence was truly a page-turner.” –Geeks of Color

“As a coming-of-age adventure crossed with a superhero origin story and dystopian fiction, it’s a quick, interesting read – one I certainly wish I’d had available as a young adult!” –Mugglenet (the #1 Wizarding World fan site)

“Breaking Silenceis one of those books that when I finished reading, I wanted to buy up pallets of the book and donate them to youth organizations around the world… If you are looking for a good read that has the depth and heart that makes superhero stories so enduring, pick up a copy of Black Canary: Breaking Silence.” –The Nerd Daily

“Well, now I need to read the others in this DC Icons series. A compelling story of resistance, oppression, politics, feminism, rebellion, and revolution. A good story about finding your voice!” –Teen Librarian Toolbox/School Library Journal

“Monir was super smart to reset Dinah’s story in this way and frame her struggle as one of rebellion against a Handmaid’s Tale-like oppressor; it’s a timely change that goes well with current societal issues and a story that incites a lot of fist-pumping moments. The theme of women using their voices as a way to fight the patriarchy is superb—and a nice tie-in to a superhero whose power is literally her voice.” –Forever Young Adult

“I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Breaking Silence… Read this book, add it to your booktalks, and get it into the hands of other readers.” –Mom Read It blog

“The intermingling of old and new DC heroes is artful; Dinah is a powerful protagonist, vibrating with a youthful rage and energy familiar to readers itching for revolution of any kind. Monir never shies away from her tale’s unfortunately pertinent sociopolitical implications, putting a refreshing spin on the feminist dystopia.” –Kirkus Reviews

“Black Canary: Breaking Silence may not be the origin story you expected – in all the best ways. Author Alexandra Monir reimagines Gotham City as a repressive dystopian nightmare and casts Dinah as the feminist heroine we’ve all been waiting for – and that she deserves to be seen as. A fast-paced, twisty adventure with just enough callbacks to the DC world we know to make this new version enticing, you’ll find Monir’s tale hard to put down.” –Culturess

“Alexandra Monir’s Black Canary: Breaking Silence is a fascinating rewrite of Dinah Lance as a high-school teen… a wonderful blend of YA dystopia and superheroes.” –The Tempest

“This prose origin story of superhero Black Canary will thrill you all the way through!” –Ms. Magazine

“The world-building in this book is phenomenal… this book is engaging, entertaining, and a great addition to the DC Icons line of books.” –Between the Shelves

“Monir’s origin story for the most powerful voice in the DC Universe is, at times, thrilling and exhilarating, while also being truly heartfelt and extremely personal.” –FanFi Addict

08.19.20 – NEWS – Publisher’s Weekly – The On-Sale Calendar: December 2020 Children’s Books

08.12.20 – REVIEW – Kirkus Reviews – BLACK CANARY: BREAKING SILENCE Book Review

07.23.20 – NEWS – Entertainment Weekly – First Look at BLACK CANARY: BREAKING SILENCE

07.16.20 – LIST – TOR.com – 8 Amazing Novels About Female Superheroes

06.08.20 – NEWS – Deadline – Alexandra Monir to Write First YA Novel About DC Superhero Black Canary

05.20.20 – LIST – SheReads – 18 Must-Read YA Books of 2020

05.10.20 – LIST – Travel + Leisure – 10 Books Your Kids Will Love During Quarantine

03.07.20 – REVIEW – Affinity Magazine – “THE LIFE BELOW by Alexandra Monir is Out of this World”

03.03.20 – REVIEW – Hypable – THE LIFE BELOW Book Review

02.27.20 – LIST – Buzzfeed – 15 Brand-New Young Adult Novels That Are Just So, So Good

02.21.20 – REVIEW – Life Within the Pages – Book Review: THE LIFE BELOW

02.20.20 – REVIEW – Write, Read, Repeat – Book Review: THE LIFE BELOW

02.19.20 – LIST – Frolic – 15 New Books Featuring Kickass Heroines

02.17.20 – FEATURE – Epic Reads – Quiz: Would You Survive a YA Science Fiction Novel?

02.13.20 – LIST – Parade – 11 Romantic Books That Will Have You Believing in the Power of Love

02.11.20 – INTERVIEW – Writers Tell All – Q&A with Alexandra Monir

02.05.20 – NEWS – The Hollywood Reporter – Rights Report

02.03.20 – REVIEW – School Library Journal (Teen Librarian Toolbox) – Book Review: THE LIFE BELOW

02.03.20 – LIST – Hasty Book List – 12 Books Coming Out in February

01.31.20 – LIST – Gizmodo – All the Brand-New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Know About for February

01.16.20 – NEWS – Hypable – THE LIFE BELOW: Exclusive Excerpt

5.17.18 | INTERVIEW | Phoenix Comic Fest | Phoenix Comic Fest Interviews Alexandra Monir

4.16.18 | REVIEW | SciFi Chick | SciFi Book Review: THE FINAL SIX

3.27.18 | REVIEW | School Library Journal (Teen Librarian Toolbox) | Book Review: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

3.23.18 | REVIEW | B&N Teen Blog | 6 Reasons You Need to Read The Final Six

3.23.18 | INTERVIEW | Hypable | Alexandra Monir talks climate change, space travel and diverse characters in ‘The Final Six’

3.19.18 | OP-ED | YA Interrobang | Unlike the stakes in The Final Six, there’s still time for us to save our planet.

3.18.18 | INTERVIEW | Pick My YA | Beyond the Bio: Alexandra Monir

3.9.18 | LIST | Epic Reads | Get With the Times: 8 Books to Read After You See A Wrinkle in Time

3.8.18 | INTERVIEW | Adventures in YA Publishing | Alexandra Monir, author of The Final Six, on switching from Pantser to Plotter

3.7.18 | REVIEW | Here’s To Happy Endings | Blog Tour: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir – Review and Giveaway!

3.6.18 | GUEST POST | BookHounds | Guest Post: What is ALEXANDRA MONIR’S Secret?

3.6.18 | REVIEW | Paperback Paris | The Final Six, Alexandra Monir: Book Review

3.6.18 | REVIEW | Read. Drink. Repeat. | The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

3.5.18 | EXCERPT | Happy Ever After (USA Today) | Exclusive excerpt: ‘The Final Six’ by Alexandra Monir

3.5.18 | INTERVIEW | Jean Book Nerd | Alexandra Monir Author Interview

3.4.18 | INTERVIEW | BookCrushin’ | Blog Tour, Interview & Giveaway: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

3.4.18 | REVIEW | Just Me and My Blog Reviews | ARC Book Review-The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

3.4.18 | REVIEW | Blushing Bibliophile | Blog Tour: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

3.4.18 | REVIEW | Mind of a Book Dragon | Sneak Peek Sunday: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

3.3.18 | REVIEW | Jill’s Book Blog | Blog Tour: The Final Six

3.3.18 | REVIEW | Lisa Loves Literature | Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

3.3.18 | REVIEW | The Reading Life | Blog Tour: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir Review + Giveaway

3.2.18 | REVIEW | Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile | Book Review: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

3.1.18 | LIST | Hypable | Spring 2018 TV, movie, and book release dates: Here’s what to look out for!

3.1.18 | LIST | Syfy Wire | March’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Releases Are Out Of This World

3.1.18 | LIST | B&N Teen Blog | 33 of Our Most Anticipated March YA Novels

3.1.18 | INTERVIEW | YA Books Central | Author Chat with Alexandra Monir (The Final Six), Plus Giveaway!

3.1.18 | INTERVIEW | Bibliobuli YA | Curbing curiosities, or an interview with Alexandra Monir author of The Final Six (and a giveaway)

3.1.18 | REVIEW | Savings in Seconds | The Final Six by Alexandra Monir – US Giveaway Ends 3/14

2.28.18 | LIST | Hypable | YA book releases March 2018: Here’s what’s on our to-read list this month

2.28.18 | REVIEW | Phannie The Ginger Bookworm | The Final Six by Alexandra Monir – Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway

2.28.18 | REVIEW | KissinBlue Karen | Blog Tour: THE FINAL SIX by Alexandra Monir #Giveaway

2.26.18 | INTERVIEW | Pink Polka Dot Books | Welcome to the FFBC: THE FINAL SIX by Alexandra Monir – Interview & Giveaway!!

2.26.18 | INTERVIEW | The YA Book Traveler | THE FINAL SIX by Alexandra Monir {Book Trailer, Interview & Giveaway!} #OwnVoices

2.23.18 | LIST | Bustle | 14 YA Books Coming Out Later This Year That You Can Start Reading Right Now

2.22.18 | PRINT | Seventeen Magazine | Spring Reads (Mar/April Issue)

2.22.18 | SNEAK PEEK | Epic Reads | The 16 Most Anticipated YA Books to Read in March

2.22.18 | SNEAK PEEK | Epic Reads | Read the First 4 Chapters of The Final Six

2.8.18 | LIST | Book Riot | Ultra Violet YA: The 2018 Pantone Color of the Year and Young Adult Covers

2.6.18 | TRAILER REVEAL | Hypable | ‘The Final Six’: Check out the new out-of-this-world book trailer!

1.26.18 | LIST | YA Interrobang | List of the Week: Most Anticipated 2018 YA Books

1.24.18 | INTERVIEW (VIDEO) | Kayhan Life | Author Alexandra Monir Writes Sci-Fi Book With Iranian-American Female Lead

1.21.18 | REVIEW | New York Journal of Books | Book Review: The Final Six

1.18.18 | LIST | BookBub | 15 Books Coming Out in 2018 That Already Have Adaptation Deals

1.3.18 | NEWS | BookBub | The Biggest Teen Books for Adults Coming in 2018

1.2.18 | LIST | Epic Reads | 17 YA Books That You Should Celebrate National Science Fiction Day With

12.22.17 | EVENTS | Epic Reads | Winter 2018 Epic Reads Meetup Tour Dates

12.21.17 | LIST | Epic Reads | 28 Books to Save Your Gift Cards For!

12.19.17 | NEWS | School Library Journal | New and Forthcoming YA and MG to Know About

11.6.17 | GUEST POST | The Once & Future Podcast | The Idea That Intimidates You: Guest Post by Alexandra Monir

11.1.17 | NEWS | Bustle | Alexandra Monir’s ‘The Final Six’ Is a YA Sci-Fi Adventure That Imagines Life After Earth — EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT

10.10.17 | INTERVIEW | Bookish | 13 YA Authors Share the Book that Inspired Them to Become a Writer

10.6.17 | NEWS | Publishers Weekly | The On-Sale Calendar: March 2018 Children’s Books

7.28.17 | COVER REVEAL | Variety | First Look: Cover of Alexandra Monir’s Next YA Novel ‘The Final Six’

7.3.17 | NEWS | YA Interrobang | What new YA covers hit the web this week? (July 3)

6.26.17 | COVER REVEAL | Epic Reads | The Official List of Harper’s Winter 2018 YA Cover Reveals

6.3.17 | LIST | Underlined | 11 Books to Fill Your Big Little Lies Void

5.17.17 | LIST | Medium: Book Advice | The 100 Best Time-Travel Romance Novels

1.8.17 | INTERVIEW | Kayhan Life | Novelist Alexandra Monir Releases Murder Mystery, Has Film in Development with Sony Pictures

1.4.17 | REVIEW | TeenReads | The Girl in the Picture (Review)

12.7.17 | INTERVIEW | AOL Entertainment | The girl behind ‘The Girl in the Picture’

12.1.16 | REVIEW | Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books  | The Girl in the Picture by Alexandra Monir (Review)

11.15.16 | EVENTS | AdWeek / GalleyCat | Literary Events This Week: Alexandra Monir and The Harvard Lampoon

11.15.16 | NEWS | BN Teen Blog | New Releases: Psychopaths, Amnesiacs, and Boys in the Woods

11.10.16 | ESSAY | YA Interrobang | The Three-Dimensional Character: Alexandra Monir talks NaNoWriMo

10.5.16 | INTERVIEW | YA Books Central | Author Chat with Alexandra Monir (The Girl in the Picture)

7.15.16 | NEWS | Publishers Weekly | Fall 2016 Children’s Announcements: Publishers N-R

5.18.16 | NEWS | Gersh Books | Alexandra Monir’s THE FINAL SIX Heats Up

5.17.16 | NEWS | Deadline | ‘The Final Six’ Scores HarperCollins Book Deal After Sony Pickup

5.12.16 | NEWS | The Tracking Board | {Exclusive} HarperCollins Wins “The Final Six” Publishing Rights Following Sony’s Preemptive Buy

5.11.16 | NEWS | Hollywood News Source | Sony Pictures Acquired Film Rights of Alexandra Monir’s ‘The Final Six’

5.9.16 | ESSAY | The Huffington Post (HuffPost) | Smiling in the Face of Adversity: The Paula Hickey Story

5.6.16 | NEWS | Deadline | Sony Lands Alexandra Monir Novel ‘The Final Six’ Based On Partial Manuscript

5.6.16 | NEWS | Yahoo! Entertainment | Sony Lands Alexandra Monir Novel ‘The Final Six’ Based On Partial Manuscript

5.6.16 | NEWS | io9 | YA Science Fiction Thriller The Final Six Has a Movie Deal and the Book Isn’t Even Finished Yet

12/10/15 | COVER REVEAL | USA Today | Exclusive Cover Reveal: ‘The Girl in the Picture’ by Alexandra Monir (Plus Interview!)

4/6/15 | INTERVIEW (AUDIO) | WYSO | Book Nook: Suspicion, by Alexandra Monir

2/25/15 | INTERVIEW | Books Inc. | Author Interview with Jessica Brody and Alexandra Monir + Giveaway!

1/7/15 | REVIEW | School Library Journal | Book Review: Suspicion by Alexandra Monir

1/4/15 | REVIEW | Seattle PI | Book Review: ‘Suspicion’ a Young Adult Fiction by Alexandra Monir

12/17/14 | INTERVIEW (AUDIO)| Blog Talk Radio | Recording Artist & Author Alexandra Monir talks #Suspicion on #ConversationsLIVE

12/16/14 | INTERVIEW | Publishers Weekly | A Torch Song for ‘Suspicion’: YA Author Gets in Tune with Her Past

12/9/14 | INTERVIEW | Glitter Magazine | Author Crush Friday: Alexandra Monir

12/5/14 | SONG REVEAL | USA Today | Exclusive song reveal for ‘Suspicion’ by Alexandra Monir

11/18/14 | LIST (GUEST POST) | The Huffington Post (HuffPost) | My Top Five Mystery Reads

10/28/14 | REVIEW | GERM Magazine | Review: Suspicion by Alexandra Monir

5/22/13 | ESSAY | The Huffington Post (HuffPost) | A Mentor Is a Girl’s Best Friend

5/6/13 | REVIEW | J-14 Magazine | J-14 Book Club: Timeless by Alexandra Monir

3/28/13 | NEWS (PHOTOS) | Publishers Weekly | Photo Essay: NYC Teen Authors Festival

3/18/13 | ESSAY | The Huffington Post (HuffPost) | The Phenomenon of Paranormal YA

2/28/13 | ESSAY | The Huffington Post (HuffPost) | Time Travel and Goal-Setting Go Together Like PB&J

2/14/13 | ESSAY | The Huffington Post (HuffPost) | Love-Hating Valentine’s Day

2/12/13 | LIST (GUEST POST) | The Huffington Post (HuffPost) | My Top Five Teen Reads

10/18/12 | NEWS | Publishers Weekly | In Brief: October 18

6/13/12 | NEWS | Publishers Weekly | Fall 2012 Children’s Announcements: Publishers N-R

5/3/12 | INTERVIEW | 20SomethingReads | 20 Questions: A Day in the Life of…Alexandra Monir

9/9/11 | INTERVIEW | TeenReads | Alexandra Monir: 10 Random Things About Me

9/5/11 | NEWS | The Huffington Post (HuffPost) | For Alexandra Monir, Book Is Just The Beginning

6/8/11 | NEWS | PAAIA | For Alexandra Monir: Book Is Just The Beginning

2/21/11 | NEWS | Publishers Weekly | Spring 2011 Children’s Announcements: R-S

12/9/10 | NEWS | Just Jared Jr. | JJJ Read: ‘Timeless’ By Alexandra Monir