Radio Interview

Interview on Avid Reader with Sam Hankin, click here.

Video Interview with Ed Spicer

The Selective Collective Features 45 POUNDS!

The Selective Collective is a group of 5 blogs/7 bloggers who join to together to feature a book at the same time in a different way. Check out how they covered 45 POUNDS.

Diana and Sandie at Teen Lit Rocks did a review. 

Brittany at The Book Addict's Guide did an interview + giveaway. 

Tee at YA Crush hosted a thoughtful roundtable discussion. 

Kristina and Daphne at Gone Pecan cast the book for their Page to Screen feature. 

Candice from The Grown-Up YA did a hysterical look at wacky diets through the ages. 

I love how each of these posts take a facet of the book and explores it--the serious topics and undertones and the humor. Thank you, Selective Collective!

Literary Rambles Interview

Thanks to Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles for this interview!

A Book and a Chat

I sat down for a lovely chat with Barry to talk about 45 Pounds (more or less). You can catch it here.

Amazon Best Books of the Month--July

Amazon is featuring 45 Pounds (More OR Less) as one of the Best Teen Books of the Month for July. I'm in great company. Another pick is In the After by Demitria  Lunetta, another Class of 2k13 member. (FYI: In the After is an awesome book.)

45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS) Review on Shelf Awareness

YA Review on Shelf Awareness posted on May 15, 2013
STARRED Review on Shelf Awareness  posted on July 12, 2013
(Scroll down to read them.)
Twenty by Jenny Review

Thank you, Jennifer M. Brown!

Girl's Life Magazine Review

45 Pounds weighs in on body type over at GirlsLife.com. Check it out!

Finding the Right Fit: SLJ Interview

Jennifer M. Brown from School Library Journal interviews me for their Curriculum Connections newsletter. Thanks, Jennifer! There is also an audio clip attached of me talking about the book and reading an excerpt.

Denver Post Review

Read the review by Claire Martin here.

School Library Journal Review

BARSON, K. A. 45 Pounds (More or Less). 256p. Viking. July 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-78482-0. 
Gr 8-10–Sixteen-year-old Ann has a big problem. She has just two months to get into a bridesmaid dress for her Aunt Jackie’s wedding. She needs to lose 45 pounds, which would be hard enough without the complications of a new job, a cute boy, a mean group of girls, and blended families that leave her caught in the middle–and left out. Her mother is obsessive about her own weight and as the summer wears on, Ann begins to see just how troubled her families are. Telling the story in Ann’s wry, realistic voice, this debut author effectively captures society’s preoccupation with size and the resulting alienation of an overweight teen. With a chain-smoking grandmother whose language is peppered with “fat-ass,” relatives and friends who are slyly disparaging about her weight, and a mother who constantly prods her about dieting, the message could be heavy-handed. But Barson lightens the tone with almost cinematic humor, ensuring that even the most painful scenes have a slapstick edge. The ticking clock behind the wedding deadline gives the story real momentum, and while the ending is all nuptial jubilation, it is also a realistic summer’s end for Ann.–Martha Baden, Prescott Public Library, AZ

Kirkus Review

Read the Kirkus Review of 45 Pounds (More or Less) here.

Local Paper Interview

Monetta Harr from our local Jackson Citizen Patriot/M-Live interviewed me. Sam Gause took the pictures. You can read it here.

25 Things about Me

25 Things you might not know about me--from Me, My Shelf, and I. What I'm addicted to might surprise you.

In A Crowe's Nest: Origins of 45 POUNDS

Curious about the evolution of Ann's story in 45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS)? I spill all the deets at my agent's blog, A Crowe's Nest.

STARRED Review in VOYA

Big News! Another Book!

The following announcement was in Publisher's Marketplace today: 

45 POUNDS (More or Less) author K.A. Barson's untitled new novel, about a high school cosmetology student who has her entire life planned and under control, until everything falls apart and she has to learn to let go, listen, and appreciate her real friends, again to Sharyn November at Viking Children's, by Sara Crowe at Harvey Klinger (world). 

Thanks to Sara and Sharyn. I'm thrilled to be writing a second book for Viking! More details to come!

Class of 2k13 Blog Posts

I contribute to the Class of 2k13's blog. Click here if you'd like to read my posts.

The Compulsive Reader Interview

An interview from The Compulsive Reader. Thanks, Tirzah!