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Susan Metallo

@metallowrites.bsky.social

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YA Author, librarian, neurodivergent nerd girl. HEARTS ON THE TABLE - Coming Sept 22, 2026 from Candlewick REASONS TO HATE ME - a PW "Best YA Books of 2025"! susanmetallo.com/books ♾️ 🏳️‍🌈 she/her/hers susanmetallo.com/links

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Cover Reveal time!! So excited to share this YA historical romance with the world. :)

The cover of hearts on the table shows two girls, one in masculine attire and one in feminine attire arranged in a playing card format against a blue back drop. Text reads: As WWI rages, a 17- year-old English Feminist with a penchant for thrashing men at cards finds herself stranded on an enemy island and tangled in the last mess she'd ever expect: love. 9.22.26

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

My queer, neurodivergent, WWI Shakespearean rom com comes out in September and the cover is heeere!!! Full reveal on Wednesday, but here's a teaser... I cannot wait for this book to hit shelves; it makes me deliriously happy.

A book wrapped in white paper has a small portion peeled back, revealing the words "on the" in a fancy script font against a medium blue background. Text reads: Cover Reveal Wednesday! queer, neurodivergent rom-com + Shakespeare, Hearts on the Table 9.22.26

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I have such wonderful news to share. Over the weekend, Reasons to Hate Me received its first trade review...and it's a STAR from Publishers Weekly! 🤯🥹😭I'm so honored by this reviewer's kind words. See the whole review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781536240351

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I'm so excited to share that REASONS TO HATE ME was selected by the American Booksellers Association for Indies Introduce! I'm so honored and I can't stop happy-dancing! @americanbookseller.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Beside the cover of REASONS TO HATE ME, text reads: A Summer/Fall 2025 Kids Indies Introduce Pick! "Unflinchingly honest, uproarious, and sometimes gut-wrenching." --Lauren Pronger, Chapterhouse Books, Amarillo, TX.

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Imagine browsing your favorite indie bookstore's website and all of a sudden there's a book with your name on the cover 😍 @page1books.bsky.social

Page 1 Books Albuquerque webpage displays Reasons to Hate Me by Susan Metallo

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

It's COVER REVEAL TIME!! I love this design and I'm SO excited to see this book out in the world. 🙂 Preorder links are here: susanmetallo.com/books It's also up on Goodreads, so you can add to your "want to read" shelf! www.goodreads.com/.../22213316... Ahhh I love it so much!!!!!!!

The cover of Reasons to Hate Me shows a yellow cake with pink icing smashed against a teal background. Text around the cover reads: neurodivergent nerd girls; drama kid drama; power of the post; disability justice; ace love; BFF implosion; slut-shamer takedown

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