Marisa Calin, author portrait

Marisa Calin

Marisa Calin is an actress, screenwriter, and novelist. She grew up in Bath, England, and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Her debut novel for Young Adults, Between You & Me, was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012. Between You & Me was also selected for the American Library Associations’s 2013 Rainbow Book List and as a Kobo dazzling debut. She is the narrator of numerous audiobooks. She also wrote, produced, and appeared in A Million Happy Nows, a character-driven feature film released in 2017. She lives in New York City.

Books for LGBTQIA+ History Month

For LGBTQIA+ History Month in October, we’re celebrating the shared history of individuals within the community and the importance of the activists who have fought for their rights and the rights of others. We acknowledge the varying and diverse experiences within the LGBTQIA+ community that have shaped history and have led the way for those

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