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Short Bio

Ann Fraistat is an author, playwright, and narrative designer. Her debut novel, What We Harvest, is a 2022 Bram Stoker finalist, an ABA Indies Introduce and Kids' Indie Next Pick, and a finalist for the Barnes & Noble YA 2022 Book Awards. A Place For Vanishing, her second book, is an instant USA Today bestseller.

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Extended Bio

Ann Fraistat is an author, playwright, and narrative designer. Her debut novel, What We Harvest, is a 2022 Bram Stoker finalist, an ABA Indies Introduce and Kids' Indie Next Pick, and a finalist for the Barnes & Noble YA 2022 Book Awards. A Place For Vanishing, her second book, is an instant USA Today bestseller.

 

Her co-author credits include plays such as Romeo & Juliet: Choose Your Own Ending, and alternate reality games sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Born and raised in Maryland, Ann has a B.A. in theatre and English from the University of Maryland and is a graduate of NYU’s Summer Publishing Institute. When not engrossed in fictional worlds on her laptop, she has worked on stages across the DC-area as an actor and director. Other loves include all things spooky, baking, and drinking as much tea as possible.

Books

what we harvest

YA SUPERNATURAL THRILLER

Delacorte Press | Release Date: 3.15.22

Cover Art: Marcela Bolívar

Designers: Alison Impey & Neil Swaab

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✦ Bram Stoker Finalist, 2022
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✦ B&N YA Book Award Shortlist, 2022
✦ Indies Introduce, Winter/Spring 2022
✦ Kids' Indie Next, February/March 2022
✦ YALSA 2023 Best Fiction for YA List
✦ YALSA 2023 Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers List
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Publishers Weekly Starred Review

For fans of Wilder Girls comes a nightmarish debut guaranteed to keep you up through the night, about an idyllic small town poisoned by its past, and one girl who must fight the strange disease that's slowly claiming everyone she loves.

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A PLACE FOR VANISHING

YA SUPERNATURAL THRILLER

Delacorte Press | Release Date: 1.16.24

Cover Art: Zoë Van Dijk

Designer: Trisha Previte

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​✦ An instant USA Today Bestseller! âœ¦

✭ Publishers Weekly Starred Review
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✭ Kirkus Starred Review
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✭ Bookpage Starred Review

A teen girl and her family return to her mother's childhood home, only to discover that the house's strange beauty may disguise a sinister past, in this contemporary gothic horror from the author of What We Harvest.

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