"Henry has become a leading light in YA mystery." - Booklist
"April Henry’s crime dramas are consistently smart and satisfying.” - Kirkus
"A must-have for YA mystery-thriller collections." - School Library Journal
"April Henry’s crime dramas are consistently smart and satisfying.” - Kirkus
"A must-have for YA mystery-thriller collections." - School Library Journal
Welcome to my little corner of the Internet. I'm a New York Times bestselling author who loves kung fu, Brazilian jujitsu, and all things salty.
I love to do school visits
|
School visits are a great way to get students interested in reading and writing.
I love to visit schools and share with students the joys of reading, writing, and research. I also talk about the vital importance of tenacity. To learn more, check out my school visit page. I am excited to announce that I am now booking all my speaking engagements through TheBookingBiz.com. And the good folks at my publisher have put together a teacher's guide for my books (which can be used with Common Core state standards). You can get it here. |
The things I do for research!
Now certified in Wilderness Medicine
I spent 16 hours this weekend learning how to deal with cuts (all the way up to amputations), sprains, broken bones, heat illness, dislocations, burns, frostbite, spinal injuries, head injuries... all complete with moaning (or eerily silent) patients complete with fake blood and bruises. I am now certified in Wilderness Medicine. (I'm also exhausted!) It's going to make the book I'm writing in the next six months so much better!
I got to pick my favorite YA for Nylon magazine
Nylon magazine asked 10 YA authors to each name their favorite YA. This was my pick.
The Lonely Dead coming January 29, 2019!
For Adele, the dead aren’t really dead. She can see them and even talk to them. But she’s spent years denying her gift. When she encounters her ex best friend Tori in a shallow grave in the woods and realizes that Tori is actually dead -- that gift turns into a curse. Without an alibi, Adele becomes the prime suspect in Tori’s murder. She must work with Tori’s ghost to find the real killer. But what if the killer finds Adele fir
This book comes out January 29! I will be touring to launch the book - check back later this fall for the places and dates.
This book comes out January 29! I will be touring to launch the book - check back later this fall for the places and dates.
International Literacy Association in Austin
Thrillerfest in New York City! (or how I got to meet George RR Martin)
Launch Pad Astronomy Camp
Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival
Known by most authors simply as "Rochester," this is an amazing event with over 2,000 teens in attendance. It was bittersweet this year, because its founder, Stephanie Curcio Squicciarini, died this spring. While I was at the event, I even met a girl, Savannah T., who the same exact name as the main character in The White Van, which will come out August 2019.
4th strip in BJJ!
You have no idea how PROUD I am of this fourth stripe in Brazilian jiujitsu. It literally takes me more time to get a stripe than it does to write a book. It is so much work, especially since my partners are usually 20-40 years younger than me. And most of them are guys, which often means they weigh more and always means they have more muscles.
I have never been a natural athlete. PE was the only reason I didn't graduate with a 4.0 in high school. (Just say the words "round robin tennis" or "creative movement" to make me start feeling sick.) But a kickboxing class I took years ago led to kajukenbo. And kanjukenbo led to kung fu, which lead to BJJ (which is like wrestling, plus joint locks and chokes).
BJJ is the funnest, hardest thing I do.
I have never been a natural athlete. PE was the only reason I didn't graduate with a 4.0 in high school. (Just say the words "round robin tennis" or "creative movement" to make me start feeling sick.) But a kickboxing class I took years ago led to kajukenbo. And kanjukenbo led to kung fu, which lead to BJJ (which is like wrestling, plus joint locks and chokes).
BJJ is the funnest, hardest thing I do.
Want a personalized, signed book?
Want a signed, personalized copy of one of my books? Contact my neighborhood book store, Annie Bloom's Books at 503-246-0053, and tell them what you want - signature only or a personalized greeting to a particular person. They will contact me and I will come in to sign them.
Best Note Ever from a Middle School Teacher
Just wanted to let you know for a 3rd year in a row you are making my life easy – and creating a bunch of new readers. I am still lucky enough to teach an advanced reading class along with my Intensive class and across the board your books are the motivators. Here is one of the book projects done by one of my 7th graders! I can’t keep enough copies of your books on my shelf. |
|
The Girl I Used to Be receives more honors
The Girl I Used to Be has been named:
|
|
