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Abigail Johnson was born in Pennsylvania. When she was twelve, her family traded in snowstorms for year-round summers and moved to Arizona. Abigail chronicled the entire cross-country road trip in a purple spiral-bound notebook that she still has, and has been writing ever since. She became a tetraplegic after breaking her neck in a car accident when she was seventeen but hasn’t let that stop her from bodysurfing in Mexico, writing and directing a high-school production of Cinderella, and riding roller coasters every chance she gets. She is the author of several young adult novels including If I Fix You and Every Other Weekend.

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bigail Johnson was born in Pennsylvania. When she was twelve, her family traded in snowstorms for year-round summers and moved to Arizona. Abigail chronicled the entire cross-country road trip in a purple spiral-bound notebook that she still has, and has been writing ever since. She became a tetraplegic after breaking her neck in a car accident when she was seventeen but hasn’t let that stop her from bodysurfing in Mexico, writing and directing a high-school production of Cinderella, and riding roller coasters every chance she gets. She is the author of several young adult novels including If I Fix You and Every Other Weekend.

Learn more on the ABOUT page.

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3 days only! Get 25% off preorders of EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY on BN.com *Premium and Rewards Members only. Offer ends September 8th. 🌸Link in my bio
Did you miss the last giveaway for an ARC of EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY? My publisher is giving away 10 copies right now on Goodreads (US & CA only). 🌸 Enter via the link in my bio 🌸 Eight years ago, Ethan and Rebecca met, two trouble-making kids sharing secrets and first kisses in a treehouse, until Ethan’s mom returned to take him away. Each and every visit, his only goodbye was a flower on Rebecca’s windowsill. Three years ago, Ethan left for the last time to take care of his mother, who’s struggled with addiction his whole life. Two years ago, Rebecca was in a car accident that killed her father. She’s been learning to navigate life as a wheelchair user ever since. Now, they discover if their hardships have torn them apart…or will bring them closer than ever. 🌸 December 5, 2023 @inkyardpress @harpercollinsch
Sending out ARCs of EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY 🌸😺🌸
I have a box of physical ARCs of EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY that I would love to send to people who can help spread the word by sharing reviews and/or posting about the book on social media. If that's you, and you live in the US, fill out the form in my bio and I'll send out ARCs until I run out.
We're getting closer... 😁😁😁
EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY is coming out in a few short months (it's available to pre-order everywhere and I've got links in my bio!) and today I get to share another blurb with you (and this one's going to be on the final cover!), this time from one of my absolute favorite authors ever, @lynnpainterbooks: 🌸 “Beautiful, emotional, thought-provoking—a book that changed me.” 🌸 —Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies 🌸 Swipe to see some of Lynn's other books and definitely go treat yourself to a title or two if you haven't. You won't regret it. And please consider pre-ordering EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY from your favorite retailer! 🌸 Want to learn more about EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY? Check out the links in my bio.
How cute is this floating wall bookshelf? It comes in dark and light wood, and you can add on to it to hold as many books as you like! This one can display five books so I hung all my contemporary YA titles including EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY. This exact shelf seems to be sold out, but I'll link a nearly identical one in my stories #bookshelf #shelfie
This story was too good not to post to my feed. Thank you so much @flowandfiction, for the early review of EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY!! 🌸Links in my bio to learn more about the book and pre-order #everytimeyougoaway #abigailjohnson #bookreview #arcreview #preorder
If you haven't preordered EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY yet (and I really hope you have!) maybe the incredible @erin_n_stewart (!!!) can help nudge you in the right direction. Here's what she has to say about the book: 🌸 “A perfect blend of heartache, healing and hope. EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY tackles tricky topics with candor and care while bringing to life characters that work their way into your heart and never let go.” 🌸 —Erin Stewart, author of THE WORDS WE KEEP and SCARS LIKE WINGS 🌸 🌼🌼🌼 Pre-order links in my bio🌼🌼🌼 EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY is my sixth book (I cannot believe that) and I'm grateful to have authors that I admire so much say such kind things about my book. All the 🤗🤗🤗 to you, Erin!
🌸 GIVEAWAY 🌸 Head over to Goodreads and enter the giveaway to win one of 10 ARCs of EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY (link in my bio). -Giveaway ends on July 30th -Open to US and CA only
!!! @jfkillsdarlings made one of her incredible book dresses for #everytimeyougoaway!! 😍😭🥹😍 📸 & 👗@jfkillsdarlings A beautifully told story of two teens navigating the transition from youth to adulthood while working through past traumas and sorting out how to reach for their own versions of happiness. Ethan’s committed to the caretaking of his substance abusing mother. Rebecca’s committed to being the perfect daughter to her emotionally distant mother, following a tragic accident that killed her father and paralyzed her lower body. The pair has a lot to work through, both of them defaulting to ensuring others don’t see their pain, even if that means deferring their dreams and avoiding supportive, personal connections that will ultimately enrich their lives. With sharp, evocative prose, Johnson shows how two “broken” souls might ultimately be the perfect person to push the other toward the life they truly want, one full of artistic creation, supportive friendships, and maybe even a few perfect kisses in the rain. I loved the visual metaphors woven throughout the book. Flowers left on a windowsill. Jewellery remade. Murals in a treehouse. I also loved that the characters weren’t made into one-dimensional heroic martyrs, despite their profoundly difficult circumstances. They make mistakes. They get mad and say unkind things. They let secrets fester long past the point of healthiness. In other words, they act like real teenagers. They also grow, and learn, and become, such that the thread of “before” and “now” that weaves through the book expands in meaning with each successive chapter. An emotionally rich dual coming-of-age story, told with a fully dimensional supporting cast, an unforgettable cat, gorgeous imagery, and a beautifully authentic, resonant narrative voice. . For the design: I knew the second I saw this cover that I wanted to do a dress. I kept the shape fairly simple, allowing for the details to pop. They’re paper on the cover, converted to felt on the dress. It took a bit of trial and error to sort out how much of the detail to reproduce. The human figures got too literal, but in the end, the cat stayed.
*LAST DAY* to save 50-70% off all my audio books on audible, including pre-orders for EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY!!! ▶️ LINK IN MY BIO! #audiobook #everytimeyougoaway #everyotherweekend #girlontherun #evenififall #thefirsttoknow #ififixyou #abigailjohnson #audible
Pre-order the audiobook for EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY currently HALF-OFF on Audible right now! Go grab it now before it goes back to full price! [LINK IN BIO] **This sale is only for active US Premium Plus members, and it’s only available/visible on Audible.com, not the app.
*LAST DAY TO ENTER* Goodreads is giving away 10 ARCs of EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY. The giveaway ends tonight!! 🎁 Link in bio
I'm sharing the full "Dear Reader" letter included in EVERY YOU GO AWAY. This was originally only going to be included in the ARCs, but I'm so thankful that my publisher suggested adding it into the finished copies as well. Swipe to read the full letter (it's also posted on my website in my latest blog post), and don't forget to pre-order your copy today (Link in my bio). #dearreader #authornote #everytimeyougoaway #abigailjohnson #yabooks #disabilitybooks #disability #wheelchairuser #wheelchairgirl #spinalcordinjury #disabilityawareness #preorder #contemporaryya #booksofinstagram
The early reviews for EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY are coming in and I'm thrilled! 📸 @willowjs_bookshelf ✨️ARC REVIEW✨️ #predictivetext "I painted a mural in my tree house of..." 🌸 ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ 🌸 By: @abigailjohnsonya Pub date: December 5th, 2023 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read this if you... 🌸 enjoy a story with real heart and authenticity 🌸 are okay with reading about tough issues 🌸 believe in second chances What I loved: 🌸 Wow - to say I enjoyed this book is an understatement. This is such a beautiful, coming-of-age story that follows the lives of two teens, Rebecca and Ethan, as they move from youth to adulthood. I loved seeing not only their relationship develop but also their own personalities. Johnson paints each of their past traumas and current desires in a way that makes you feel as though you're right by each of their sides. While there is a lot that each of them are battling, from Rebecca's emotionally distant mother, her father being killed in a car accident, and learning she is paralyzed from the waist down to Ethan's substance-abusing mother and unstable upbringing, both continue to choose each other day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year. What wasn't my favorite: 🌸 I don't know how I keep getting this lucky, but I'm not going to complain. There weren't really any specific details that made me feel differently about this book. I think Johnson did an excellent job all around. If anything, I found myself wanting more - more details, more character development, etc. I wish there was more of a backstory given on Rebecca's parent's past and Ethan's mom's past. I think sharing more of Rebecca and Ethan's individual experiences with their parents would have made the story that much stronger, too. Credit: 🌸 Thank you to @netgalley and @inkyardpress for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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