Book Launch: "You're No Better" by Andrew Joseph White

The bestselling author of Hell Followed with Us and You Weren't Meant to Be Human discusses his new YA thriller

Join the Bards Alley booksellers at Reston Regional Library as we celebrate the release of local author Andrew Joseph White's latest YA novel!

Out October 27, You're No Better is a harrowing thriller and coming-of-age story, following 17-year-old Morgan Slaughter he reckons with his serial killer father's violent legacy. White will be in conversation with Bards Alley bookseller and indie author Alice Scott (You Are Not Your Bones and Lesser Misfortunes).

A book signing will follow with both authors' works available for purchase, including backlist. To preorder You're Not Better, call Bards Alley at (571) 459-2653 or go to our Square site here: bardsalley.square.site/product/you-re-no-better-by-andrew-joseph-white-signed-deluxe-pre-order-/7GVSPVMWKJW442XHX7IHII7J?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=11

Free registration is required through Reston Regional Library here: librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/17568144

ABOUT THE BOOK

Morgan Slaughter, a seventeen-year-old trans boy with autism, put his serial killer father in prison years ago. Despite that, everyone thinks Morgan will grow up to be just like his dad: including his volatile mother, the documentary crew following their family, and maybe himself.

Desperately, Morgan latches onto his father’s final victim—the only one who was never identified—hoping that if he unravels the mystery, he’ll finally prove he’s better than the man who hurt him. But this puts Morgan in the crosshairs of classmate Felicity Keating, who knows the truth about Morgan’s childhood—that he wasn’t just a witness to his father’s brutality, he was an accomplice. And if he doesn’t let them help with his investigation? They’ll tell everyone.

Forced to confront his past, Morgan’s ugly but carefully controlled world unravels. The film crew is manipulative. His mother’s temper spirals into malice, then violence. And Morgan and Felicity may be more tightly intertwined than either of them can stomach . . .

You're No Better is a gritty and unapologetic coming-of-age suspense about teens who grew up surrounded by cruelty and are clawing their way to adulthood the only way they know how.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andrew Joseph White is the bestselling author of Hell Followed with Us, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, Compound Fracture, and more. Born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, he received his MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University, and lives in Virginia with his wife and their cranky cat. Learn more at AndrewJosephWhite.com.