My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

This is an extraordinary debut by a striking new voice in YA fiction that left me in awe and moved beyond measure. 'My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and-of course-heart. 'At times poignant, bitter, and funny, this narrative captures unique voice that questions what it means to die-and to live.' - Booklist (starred review) Ultimately, she must choose between wanting to die or trying to convince Roman to live so they can discover the potential of their energy together. But as their suicide pact becomes more concrete, Aysel begins to question whether she really wants to go through with it. But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel's convinced she's found her solution-Roman, a teenage boy who's haunted by a family tragedy, is looking for a partner.Įven though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other's broken lives. There's only one problem: she's not sure she has the courage to do it alone.

With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness. Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. Greenburger Associates.A stunning novel about the transformative power of love, perfect for fans of 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

The Heart pact was made by Hotchkiss and Associates with Brenda Bowen at Sanford J. This is the first deal unveiled since Marc Evans was named the studio’s new Motion Picture Group president this week after Adam Goodman departed at the end of last month. “Aysel was a vessel for me to tackle questions about the demon of depression, grief, and the ultimate saving power of love and human connection,” the first-time writer told Interview magazine just before the book hit stands.Īnonymous Content’s Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta will produce the movie, and Paramount’s Peter Kang is the creative executive on the project. It joins other YA projects in development there including an adaptation of Fault In Our Stars author John Green’s first book Looking For Alaska, with Fault In Our Stars scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Warga is a 26-year-old Jordanian American from Cincinnati who wrote the novel after the death of a close friend to give voice to feelings of depression and isolation.

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga