Becky Albertalli

I am a psychologist. That's my training. ”

I actually don't know much about Jaclyn Moriarty's process or where her stories come from or who inspired her characters. I just know that reading her books feels like sitting with friends. Her characters feel alive. ”

As a psychologist, I'm painstakingly careful not to borrow my clients' stories for my fiction - but in a general sense, I'm very much inspired by all the teenagers I've been lucky enough to know and work with. ”

There are so many different environmental factors for just how safe it is for a kid to come out. ”