Welcome to RED the Book!

58 real teenage lives, written by 58 real teenage girls

That's RED as in not pink...  

 
"After Red I was not the same. Red rocked, gave joy, inspired, and healed. This book is a revolution!" — Justine Kayumba, 16, New York
 

NEW!!!: Zoe Mendelson's important op-ed—on college financial-aid reform—in the Sunday LA TIMES

[[BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALE: brand-new hardcover REDs for $4.99 on Amazon]]

Reviews by teen critics (our favorite kind): Rebecca Gonzales in the Santa Fe New Mexican, Emma Machell in Lawrence Journal World & News, and Andrianna Pourchot in the News Tribune
First-time voter Amy Hunt on the Huffington Post
Q&A with "Future Celebrity Social Activist" Dani Cox in Diablo magazine
RED the Book on JVibe's Super Summer Reading List: "Red is so cool. I read it in about two days! I couldn't put it down." — Ariela Solomon, 14 Read Ariela's full review 
 
"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."
— Melissa Walker, who wrote the amazing Violet series. Read these!! 
 

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
  
FIVE STARS "Red is a revelation." — Time Out New York's Best of 2007 
 
Every one of RED's 58 authors has her own blog and profile here. Get to know these brave and talented writers! 
 

Recent and upcoming events:

"This is the best reading I've ever been to." - SMITHmag.net

"...an extraordinary reading, unlike any I've ever been to." - Hallmark Magazine

 
RED THE BOOK: THE TOUR is parked at home in New York. Watch this space for dates. See the full list of RED events
 
 

RED the Book: The Editor

Read Amy Goldwasser's latest blog entry or drop her an email
 
 

What the critics are saying...

"Unsparingly frank and perceptive, the essays in Red take on politics, pop culture, and body image. Long estimated and undervalued by society, [teenage girls] emerge as literature and society's great hope." - Vanity Fair
 
"I was stunned by the speed with which each of these stories pulled me in...funny, smart, dark, observant. If Red is any indication, then the kids are alright." - Salon
 
"The fifty-eight essays run the gamut--from laugh-out-loud funny to outrageous to heartrending. But each is astounding in its honesty and wisdom. The authors are complicated and real, with interests and concerns of immense scope. A surefire hit for girls and for everyone who thinks girls are interesting."- VOYA 
 
Red the Book is..."A must-have" in Teen Vogue; Newsweek's Book of the Week; Family Circle's Book of the Month; and "Brilliant/Highbrow" on New York Magazine's Approval Matrix.
 
 

What the authors are saying...

  • I'm a college girl now. What?

    I write to you now from the beautiful Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. I'm about nine to ten hours from home, where I grew up, where I've lived my whole ilfe, where most of my friends remain. Is it hard? Oh yeah, it's hard. And I've only been here two days! After my parents left on Friday, I spent time setting up my room, meeting with my CWS...
    Posted to amylicious! (Weblog) by amyh on 08-24-2008

  • In love and war

    Not careless feuds weaved jaggedly through, But sadness entrapped by a differing view That could be love’s plight to surface- lodged by abrasions. Emotions rumble and pang under doubt’s hesitations. Standards and roles muddy his lens So I’m bound by ideals and these cultural trends. And asserting my wrongs seems wholly impure When it hurts to stand...
    Posted to saml (Weblog) by saml on 08-20-2008

  • gmail certainly has a lot of spam recipes on hand

    I think I might possibly be a bit too taken with cycles, and things coming full circle, and chains of events, and. Well. You get the picture. Here are the current cycles in my life: Friday night, my good high school &c friends all came over and we stayed up all night and went to Waffle House at 6am because Dunkin' Donuts wasn't open yet...
    Posted to gmail is a tricksy thing (Weblog) by saskiab on 08-19-2008

  • A summer in pictures.

    Posted to amylicious! (Weblog) by amyh on 08-06-2008

  • This is what wizard rock does to me.

    It makes me believe in hope, love, magic, beauty, dreams. Yesterday (though it still feels like a today to me) I went to Bloomington, Indiana, with Michelle. We went for the Unlimited Enthusiasm Expo, with Math the Band, Uncle Monsterface, and Harry and the Potters (and an extra band, called Good Luck). I just finished writing my post-show e-mail to...
    Posted to amylicious! (Weblog) by amyh on 08-03-2008

See for yourself, meet the authors...

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“I just hope people don’t feel like this for the rest of their lives.”
— Sam Lewin

“Someone once said that I should kill myself I’m so fat. Not to my face, no, but they meant for me to hear it.”
— Amy Hunt