Veronica Roth is the bestselling author who rocked the YA world with the Divergent series. This April, she'll be on tour to promote her latest novel, The Fates Divide, the sequel to the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award nominee Carve the Mark. As she prepared for her trip, we asked her what books she'll pack along for the ride and how she'll include reading as part of her travel plans.
I like to travel light. I almost never check a bag, even on a two-week book tour. This is great for maneuvering around an airport, but not so great for reading. Most of the time, I am strictly analog about reading. Our brains process information differently when it’s on screens. For me, so much of remembering what happened in a book is about its physical location on the page and in the book itself. You don’t really get that with an ebook.
But I also want to be able to bring my favorite sneakers on tour, so I do read ebooks when I travel. I load them on my massive phone (a Pixel XL—the size is in the name) so I don’t have to carry an ereader. I also listen to audiobooks, but they carry the unfortunate risk of lulling me to sleep when I’m on an airplane. Not because they’re boring—because pretty much anything lulls me to sleep on an airplane.
Anyway, here are the reads I’m planning to bring on tour with me:
I’ve been looking forward to this read for a long time. It’s mostly because of going on writing dates with Laurie. “Do I need to explain why Nell wants to be the best? You wouldn’t ask a boy that question,” she said once, and it really stuck with me. Nell, Winner Take All’s main character, wants success because she wants it. And I want to read about that ambitious girl with the sharp edges.
I will recommend the Binti series to anyone who has ever liked science fiction. They’re quick reads, but packed into those pages is some seriously good world-building. Binti gets accepted to the most prestigious university in the galaxy, but going there means in some way betraying her people—and that’s just where the story starts. I am excited to finally see how it all ends!
This is another conclusion to a series, but if you haven’t read the Illuminae books, you’ve got to! This is the one volume I’ll bring in paper form because these books are like works of art. They are funny and clever, and despite their substantial length, they fly right by.
This is a bit of a cheat, but I’m very fortunate to be able to tour with two other authors, Somaiya Daud and Kara Thomas. In a way, their books are part of what I’m bringing on tour, even though I’ve already read them.
The worst part about this book was that it ended. It’s about Amani, who is kidnapped by her people’s conquerors, the Vathek, to be a body double for the half-Vathek princess. Any wrong move and she’s pretty much doomed. Amani is smart, observant, and a passionate lover of poetry. The world-building is lush and detailed. And the love story—oh my. Add this one to your Want-to-Read shelf, for sure.
Mirage will be available on August 31.
Kara Thomas is the author of the upcoming novel The Cheerleaders as well as Little Monsters and The Darkest Corners. These YA mystery-thrillers will take over your life and your mind until you finish them. All of Kara’s books are about thorny, complicated young women. I recommend all three books highly, if you haven’t gotten your hands on them yet.
The Cheerleaders will be available on July 31.
I think this is probably ambitious for book tour, but right around my third airport, I know I’ll be glad I planned ahead. Travel can be exhausting, so it’s good to remind myself why I do this job. Reading good books is one way to do that. Books are the best travel companions around.
The Fates Divide will be available in bookstores on April 10. Don't forget to add it to your Want-to-Read shelf!
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