"Henry has become a leading light in YA mystery." - Booklist
"April Henry’s crime dramas are consistently smart and satisfying.” - Kirkus
"Sure to delight fans of mystery, suspense, and a little horror."- School Library Journal
"Legendary mystery author Henry is back at it again" - Barnes & Noble blog
"Another one to add to the collection of Henry's fast-paced thrillers." - YALSA
"You can't go wrong with an April Henry book." - Teen Librarian Toolbox
"April Henry’s crime dramas are consistently smart and satisfying.” - Kirkus
"Sure to delight fans of mystery, suspense, and a little horror."- School Library Journal
"Legendary mystery author Henry is back at it again" - Barnes & Noble blog
"Another one to add to the collection of Henry's fast-paced thrillers." - YALSA
"You can't go wrong with an April Henry book." - Teen Librarian Toolbox
One-stop shopping for signed, personalized books
If you would like one of my books signed, and personalized, my neighborhood bookstore Annie Blooms now has a dedicated page: https://www.annieblooms.com/april-henry-signed-books.
Book launch for In The Blood at Powells Books
On the set of Hello Rose City
A third book set in the world of Girl, Stolen
Want to catch me on a podcast?
Check out interviews me on Book Flood, hosted by a librarian Tom Nixon. And I was also on Read the Room, a new podcast started by high schooler Grace Peacock. I filmed them back to back, and mixed things up by wearing a necklace for one. Also check out Shadows and Ink, BackStory and Plot Twist Radio,
I love to do school visits
School visits in Itasca, IL
Featured in Publishers Weekly
Tome Con in Georgia
School visits in Utah as well as Story Con
Stay Dead honored!
Stay Dead has been named to the 2026-2027 Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award list, the 2026-2027 Iowa Teen Award list, and Missouri's 2026-2027 Gateway Award list. It has also been named to Maine's North Star list, Texas' Taysha's list, and the California Department of Education Recommended list, and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. And it's a Young Teen Lit Top 10!
School visits in Dallas, Texas
School visits in Deer Park, Texas
What happens when you get too committed to research
School visits in the Sugar Land, Texas area
I have the best job in the world
Ideas for promoting a school visit to students
I love to do school visits
I have already visited two dozen schools this school year, and would love to add your school to the list! School visits are a great way to get students interested in reading and writing. For the 2022-23 school year, I visited 39 schools and spoke to thousands of students (and dozens of teachers and librarians).
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 book all my speaking engagements through TheBookingBiz.com.
I also love to go to teen book cons, literacy conferences, and to programs at libraries and for librarians.
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 book all my speaking engagements through TheBookingBiz.com.
I also love to go to teen book cons, literacy conferences, and to programs at libraries and for librarians.
How to feel like a rock star
Taking my Brazilian jiujitsu on the road
I love to do Brazilian jujitsu (think wrestling plus chokes plus joint locks) and try to roll at a local school whenever I do school visits. Every school has its own special way of doing things - and with luck I can pick up a trick or two to try at my regular schools in Portland.
The things I do for research!
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.
