Secrets. They are the fuel of conversations, of trouble, of conflict, of novels.

That’s why when debut young adult author Holly Cupala reached out to me about her book TELL ME A SECRET (released last week!), I jumped on the chance to do a vlog interview with her. What did we talk about? Why, secrets of course! Why they are so compelling, why she was drawn to them for her novel and some of the best secrets in YA lit. Here it is with the description of her novel below!


It’s tough living in the shadow of a dead girl. . . .

In the five years since her bad-girl sister Xanda’s death, Miranda Mathison has wondered about the secret her sister took to the grave, and what really happened the night she died. Now, just as Miranda is on the cusp of her dreams—a best friend to unlock her sister’s world, a ticket to art school, and a boyfriend to fly her away from it all—Miranda has a secret all her own.

When two lines on a pregnancy test confirm her worst fears, Miranda is stripped of her former life. She must make a choice with tremendous consequences and finally face her sister’s demons and her own.

In this powerful debut novel, stunning new talent Holly Cupala illuminates the dark struggle of a girl who must let go of her past to find a way into her own future.