"After Red I was not the same. Red rocked, gave joy, inspired, and healed. This book is a revolution!" — Justine Kayumba, 16, New York
"I can't rave enough, so I won't go on. I'll just say that this book
will break your heart, ignite your passions, make you want to sing and
dance and celebrate all teenage girls and how freaking smart and
insightful they are."
RED the Book: the Videos
Please select a RED author (below the video player) to see her read at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, NYC:
Or watch these authors and more on
RED's brand-new YouTube channel!RED THE BOOK: THE NEWS, THE ELECTION
"This is the best reading I've ever been to." -
SMITHmag.net
•A particularly wonderful
blog on RED, featuring
Sam Lewin and
Jordyn Turney
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Listen to Carey Dunne, Elizabeth Metzger, Olive Panter, and
Maya Popa on WOR's The Joey Reynolds Show.
RED THE BOOK: THE TOUR is parked at home in New York. For now. Invite us out, and we just might take you up on it. Eyes on more readings and writing workshops in New York, Chicago, working on Boston. Watch this space for dates.
See the full list of RED events
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