DEAR HANNA


 COMING AUG. 13, 2024


"Author Zoje Stage flourishes in creating layered, manipulative, and deranged characters!
- Chicago Book Review

"Zoje Stage has a knack for getting inside the dark minds of dangerous women and she does it in such interesting ways...[She] is a master at subtle deception, convincing us of one narrative while another plays out in between the lines. It's an exhilarating rush of horror as the reader catches up, realizes exactly what happened, and holds their breath over what might happen next."
- Scream Magazine

"Stage has become a popular voice in the space where psychological suspense and horror overlap, and readers have long clamored for a sequel to her debut novel, Baby Teeth. She has finally thoughtfully obliged with a stand-alone follow-up, a story that can be read either before or after that first book, with each informing the other...All will squirm uncomfortably and yet be unwilling to look away, furiously turning the pages until the final twist is revealed."
- Booklist

"Original, memorable, deftly crafted, horrifically chilling, Dear Hanna is a simply riveting read from start to finish."
- Midwest Book Review

"In this dark and disturbing tale, Zoje Stage explores gender inequalities and motherhood in a gritty intrusion into the mind of a "functioning" sociopath, leaving the reader with no choice but to root for her success."
- Mystery and Suspense Magazine

"Ms. Stage's ability to showcase the growth of a disturbed young woman as she tries to lead a normal, productive life is impressive...The fact that I care about Hanna almost as if she's a real person is a testament to Ms. Stage's skill at both storytelling and empathy in conveying this riveting tale of crime and suspense."
- Criminal Element

"Rare is a writer who produces a page-turner. More unusual is an author who does so book after book, yet Zoje Stage, a master novelist, has gifted fans another chilling read."
- Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

"Razor sharp and compulsively readable, Dear Hanna by Zoje Stage is a welcome visitation to one of the most memorable sociopaths in modern fiction. This is a book that sinks its claws in deep and doesn't relent until its final pages. Gripping, entertaining, and darkly delightful."
- FanFiAddict

"I called BABY TEETH 'a novel really worth thinking about,' and I think the same could be said of this sequel...[with] the steadily mounting dread perpetuated by Hanna's increasingly damaged actions...It almost feels as if Stage is leaving the window open to craft a portrait of a psychopath over a lifetime."
- BookReporter


COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS:

PITTSBURGH JEWISH CHRONICLE, Review/Interview
BOOKLIST, Review via RA for All
WRITERS DIGEST, Interview
THE NERD DAILY, Interview
MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, Review
CHICAGO BOOK REVIEW, Review
CRIMINAL ELEMENT, Review


MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE MAGAZINE, Review
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS, Review
READINGWITHJUL, Podcast Interview
JUNGLE RED WRITERS, Essay: Reading as a Writer
FanFiADDICT, Review
BOOKREPORTER, Review
HASTY BOOK LIST, Interview
LOCUS MAGAZINE, New Books 8/13/24
READER'S ENTERTAINMENT, Behind the Words w/ Zoje Stage
CAMPAIGN FOR THE AMERICAN READER, What Is Zoje Stage Reading?
DEBORAH KALB, Q&A
WOMEN WRITERS, WOMEN'S BOOKS, Zoje's Interview with Hanna
THE ARC PARTY, Podcast Interview
THE BOOK REVIEW CREW, Review
READING GLASSES (podcast), Most Anticipated Books for Aug. & Sept.
BOOKLIST, Review
READER'S ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE, Sneak Peek: Dear Hanna
THE ARC PARTY (podcast), 2024 Horror Preview Pt. 2 (Dear Hanna @ 45:22-48:47)
THE RAP SHEET, No Shelf Control This Summer (roundup)



"Oh, but this is a deliciously nasty piece of work. DEAR HANNA succeeds brilliantly on so many levels: as an ingenious follow-up to BABY TEETH, as a standalone thriller, and as one of the best, most squirm-inducing portraits of a deviant schemer this side of GONE GIRL. However, Stage never skimps on the humanity of her characters; impossibly, you'll feel for Hanna almost as much as you'll dread whatever she's capable of doing next…"
- Nat Cassidy 
author of Mary and Nestlings


"Once you get inside the head of this suburban whirlpool of psychological madness there is no escape until the shocking final pages."
- Daniel Kraus 
New York Times bestselling author of Whalefall


"The most unsettling child you've ever read about is all grown up. Just like our dear Hanna does with her beloved charcoals, Zoje Stage masterfully draws you into a story made up entirely of shades of gray. You won't know what to believe, you won't know who to pull for, and you won't put it down until the last page is turned." 
- Tony Wirt 
bestselling author of Just Stay Away


"Hanna is back! Filled with churning suspense, visceral tension, and a touch of endearing hilarity (for Hanna really does try so hard to be a good, in her own uniquely Hanna way), DEAR HANNA is an utterly satisfying revisitation of an unforgettably chilling character. Zoje Stage's storytelling is as sharp and unflinching as ever, and whether you're reuniting with Hanna or meeting her for
the first time, she's sure to get under your skin and stay there."
- Kathleen Willett
author of Mother of All Secrets and Anything for a Friend 



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