Today is June 12, which means it’s Loving Day. I talk about this day every year because it’s a day worth celebrating. On June 12, 1967, the US Supreme Court struck down all anti-miscenegation laws as unconstitutional in their ruling of Loving v. Virginia. These were laws that forbade interracial marriage, and the Supreme Court’s ruling allowed Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving to be legally married after their 9-year fight with the state of Virginia. It’s the Lovings’ legacy that is honored and remembered today, and they are the reason my husband and I have been happily married for … read the rest

My first real copy of COMPLICIT showed up in the mail yesterday. It’s always a thrill to see an idea that’s lived inside your head for so long become a thing. Oh, and it’s a beautiful thing. Kerri Resnick at St. Martin’s did such a gorgeous job with the cover design.

The arrival of this book also means June is here. Summer. Loving Day. Launch day. Children sleeping late and bounding around the house. Spring went by in a flash, and I have a feeling this month will, too. COMPLICIT officially … read the rest

I am both thrilled and thankful that the School Library Journal has given COMPLICIT its third starred review in their May issue. If you have a subscription, you can read the full review here. If not, here’s a snippet:

“Alternating between past and present, Kuehn sustains the tension through first-person narration and revealing flashbacks. Complicit ensnares readers from the first page with its surprising twists and revelations. Recommend it to fans of psychological thrillers.”

To celebrate such nice news and to share these pretty things I just received, I wanted to offer a bookmark and signed bookplate to anyone … read the rest

Brandy Colbert and I somehow met each other online last year. I don’t actually know how. I’m terrible at remembering things like that. But maybe when you have two wacky brown ladies who both live in California and like to read and write dark, twisty, contemporary YA stories, it’s destiny that they are going to end up being friends.

Not just friends, but also critique partners. I trust Brandy’s taste, and she has helped me immensely with my writing. I also take great joy in getting the chance to read her work. Her gorgeous debut novel, POINTE, is … read the rest