Sophie Gonzales (born 1992) is an Australian author known for writing

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queer romantic comedies. She grew up in

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and lives in Adelaide, Australia. She graduated from the

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, and works as a psychologist. Her novel ''Only Mostly Devastated'' is a contemporary, queer re-imagining of Grease. Her novel ''The Law of Inertia'', an LGBT mystery novel, was published in 2018 and addressed mental health issues including depression, anxiety and suicide.

Bibliography

* ''The Law of Inertia'' (2018, Chicago Review Press) * ''Only Mostly Devastated'' (2020, Wednesday Books) * ''Perfect on Paper'' (2021, Wednesday Books) * ''If This Gets Out'' - co-written with Cale Dietrich (2021, Wednesday Books) * ''Never Ever Getting Back Together'' (2022, Wednesday Books) * ''Careful What You Wish For'' (2023, Wednesday Books)

Critical reception

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called ''Only Mostly Devastated''- a queer retelling of the popular film Grease- one of the "17 LGBTQ+ Books Everyone Needs to Read ASAP" in March 2020, and the

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placed it on their Spring 2020 Kids’ Indie Next List. The Junior Library Guild also made it a Gold Standard Selection. ''Only Mostly Devastated'' was a semi-finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards in the category of Best Young Adult fiction. It was also listed as a finalist in the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance's

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, and shortlisted for the

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for Older Fiction in 2021.

References

External links

Personal website
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