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This Is Not a Love Letter, by award-winning author Kim Purcell, is a both intimate and immediate love story examining race, loss, and mental health in small town America.  Every Friday since they started dating, Chris has written Jessie a love letter. Then, days before graduation, popular, attractive, college-bound Chris vanishes. Now Jessie is writing Chris a letter of her own to tell him everything that’s happening while he’s gone. Jessie searches for answers. The police think he's run away, but she doesn't believe it. He disappeared while going for a run along the river—the same place where some boys beat him up just three weeks ago. Chris is one of the only black kids in a depressed paper mill town, and Jessie is terrified of what might have happened. As the police investigate, Jessie and others speak up about the harassment Chris experienced and the danger he could be in. There are people in Jessie's town who are infuriated by the suggestion that a boy like Chris would be a target of violence. They threaten Jessie, and smear Chris’s character. As tensions escalate, Jessie must face her own fear and guilt. What really happened to Chris? Tender and unflinching, This Is Not a Love Letter is an emotionally devastating examination of love, life, and the ties that bind, and what happens to those left behind when they break. 

This Is Not a Love Letter, by award-winning author Kim Purcell, is a both intimate and immediate love story examining race, loss, and mental health in small town America.  Every Friday since they started dating, Chris has written Jessie a love letter. Then, days before graduation, popular, attractive, college-bound Chris vanishes. Now Jessie is writing Chris a letter of her own to tell him everything that’s happening while he’s gone. Jessie searches for answers. The police think he's run away, but she doesn't believe it. He disappeared while going for a run along the river—the same place where some boys beat him up just three weeks ago. Chris is one of the only black kids in a depressed paper mill town, and Jessie is terrified of what might have happened. As the police investigate, Jessie and others speak up about the harassment Chris experienced and the danger he could be in. There are people in Jessie's town who are infuriated by the suggestion that a boy like Chris would be a target of violence. They threaten Jessie, and smear Chris’s character. As tensions escalate, Jessie must face her own fear and guilt. What really happened to Chris? Tender and unflinching, This Is Not a Love Letter is an emotionally devastating examination of love, life, and the ties that bind, and what happens to those left behind when they break.

Kim Purcell, "THIS IS NOT A LOVE LETTER"

Award winning Kim Purcell first grew excited by writing by penning a novel in 5th grade, that she admits was not very good. Over the years she honed her craft to produce the novel TRAFFFICKED (2013,) which shines a spotlight on human trafficking of vulnerable teens. Her current novel, THIS IS NOT A LOVE LETTER (2018,) focuses on an interracial love affair, disability, bullying, and a possible hate crime. Purcell enjoys yoga, hanging with her kids and teaching writing. Every day she tries not to embarrass her daughters. http://kimpurcell.com/Radio host and author Laura Moe spent most of her working life as a librarian and English teacher in central and Southeastern Ohio, but has recently moved to Seattle where she writes full-time. Moe is the author of YA novels PARALLEL LINES (Fat Cats, 2015) and BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA (Merit Press, 2016, ) named by the New York Public Library as one the Best Books for Teens in 2016 and a Top Pick for VOYA. She is owned by a spoiled white cat and is working on a sequel to BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA. https://www.lauramoebooks.com/This is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network LLC

Award winning Kim Purcell first grew excited by writing by penning a novel in 5th grade, that she admits was not very good. Over the years she honed her craft to produce the novel TRAFFFICKED (2013,) which shines a spotlight on human trafficking of vulnerable teens. Her current novel, THIS IS NOT A LOVE LETTER (2018,) focuses on an interracial love affair, disability, bullying, and a possible hate crime. Purcell enjoys yoga, hanging with her kids and teaching writing. Every day she tries not to embarrass her daughters. <a href="http://kimpurcell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://kimpurcell.com/</a> Radio host and author Laura Moe spent most of her working life as a librarian and English teacher in central and Southeastern Ohio, but has recently moved to Seattle where she writes full-time. Moe is the author of YA novels PARALLEL LINES (Fat Cats, 2015) and BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA (Merit Press, 2016, ) named by the New York Public Library as one the Best Books for Teens in 2016 and a Top Pick for VOYA. She is owned by a spoiled white cat and is working on a sequel to BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA. <a href="https://www.lauramoebooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lauramoebooks.com/</a> This is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network LLC

Award Winning YA Author KIM Purcell Discusses THIS IS NOT A LOVE LETTER

YA author Kim Purcell drops by for a chat about her debut book "TRAFFICKED", a story about a girl from Moldova who becomes a modern-day slave in America. "Stranded in a foreign land with false documents, no money, and nobody who can help her, Hannah must find a way to save herself from her status as a modern-day slave before she loses the one thing she has left: her life..."Sounds interesting...

YA author Kim Purcell drops by for a chat about her debut book "TRAFFICKED", a story about a girl from Moldova who becomes a modern-day slave in America. "Stranded in a foreign land with false documents, no money, and nobody who can help her, Hannah must find a way to save herself from her status as a modern-day slave before she loses the one thing she has left: her life..." Sounds interesting...

A Book and a Chat with Kim Purcell