About the Author

Emily X.R. Pan is the New York Times bestselling author of THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER, which won the APALA Honor Award and the Walter Honor Award. It was also a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and featured on over a dozen best-of-the-year lists, among other accolades. Emily co-created the FORESHADOW anthology, teaches creative writing, and lives on Lenape land (in the New York City area). Find her on Twitter and Instagram: @exrpan.

Reviews

Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor. This is a very special book
*John Green, bestselling author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN*

Magic and mourning, love and loss, secrets kept and secrets revealed all illuminate Emily X.R. Pan's inventive and heart-wrenching debut
*Gayle Forman, author of IF I STAY*

This book mesmerized me from page one. With its lyrical writing and heartbreakingly real protagonist, The Astonishing Colour of After provides a poignant reminder of grief's power and the transcendence of love. Haunting at every turn, this is a glorious debut
*Renee Ahdieh, New York Times bestselling author of THE WRATH AND THE DAWN*

'This beautiful, magical journey into the heart of grief made my heart take flight'
*Holly Black, author of THE CRUEL PRINCE*

'This is a beautiful, often lyrical account of remembering and mourning a loved one; a book that will stay with you'
*The Irish Times*

'Delicate and thought-provoking way . . . a work of art'
*Rachel Meier, Waterstones Bookseller*

This is one of the most emotional YA books I've ever read. From the very first page, I knew it would be special to me. [...] This is unlike any other story and one I would massively recommend for its portrayal of grief.
*Read by Jess (blog)*