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I had the privilege of reviewing two wonderful middle grade novels in The New York Times Book Review (Sunday, June 19, 2022 edition). Click below to read them.
Young, Gifted and Searching for a Sense of Self: 'Golden Ticket' by Kate Egan and 'In the Key of Us' by Mariama J. Lockington
Thanks to Philip Womack of The Spectator for this lovely review of ASTRID SEES ALL: "...acutely elegant... elegiac but unsentimental... a seductive evocation of a lost world... a charming Bildungsroman... Standiford makes you want to be there: roaches, martinis and all."
One of my reasons for writing ASTRID was to try to capture the particular atmosphere of New York City in the 1980s, so this acknowledgement is special to me. And I'm thrilled to see my book in this stellar company!
"It's 1980s Manhattan—so why not do drugs and make mistakes?... A dark story full of parties and psychic abilities and the glamorous decay that is growing up." - Jenny Singer
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