April 24, 2013

White Lines by Jennifer Banash Trailer Premiere!

White Lines WHITE LINES was released April 4th.  You may recall my review - I said that it was "was an intense read.  It'll suck you into the 1980's New York club scene and make you feel like you're living it even if, like me, you weren't born until it was over.  I kept my fingers crossed that somehow, someway there would be a happy ending.  Somehow, someway.  And the ending of WHITE LINES was a relief, a release of all the tension of the novel, healing.  Cat had a tough past, lives a rough present, but she's still got a future.  And a future is the essence of Young Adult."

The author, Jennifer Banash, generously shared a little about how WHITE LINES came about.  After all, it is a noticeable departure from her earlier YA novels!
White Lines was a story I wanted to tell for a long, long time. Partially based on my own adolescence as a club kid in Manhattan, I worked on a draft of this novel in what felt like secrecy. At the time of its conception, I was finishing up a three-book series called The Elite that detailed the lives of a group of rich kids on NYC's Upper East Side, and a girl from a small town who infiltrates their circle. Although that world was one that I knew something about, it wasn't the story I wanted to tell anymore. I was restless, the way all writers are when there's a story trapped inside us, yearning to get out. So I worked on White LInes late at night, in the early mornings before I would get up to go to my day job as a high school English teacher, on weekends when the sun shone brightly outside my window. Slowly, over the course of three years, Cat's own story emerged from the seeds of my misguided youth, caught fire, and took over, the intensity of her world burning my hands as I tore the pages from the printer one by one. I didn't know if the book would sell, if it would ever make it out into the world to see the light of day. All I knew was that I was writing something that felt true to me, that felt right. And that, for once, was enough.


Without any further ado, here's the trailer! You might want to come up with something to say about it, because I have two signed hardcovers to giveaway!



To win, just comment below letting me know why you want to read WHITE LINES or what you liked best about the trailer. Make sure to leave an email address so I can contact you if you're the winner. US and Canada only; must be older than 13 to win. Contest ends in two weeks.

16 comments:

  1. White Lines looks pretty dang good! There's really not enough books set in the 80's.
    -Meagan
    (meagan7890@gmail.com)

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    1. I think they're becoming a bit of a trend, so you're in luck!

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  2. This sounds really good! I haven't heard much about it actually, but I'm curious about it now. Thanks for sharing. :) I'm not entering the giveaway as I'm from the UK, but thank you!

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    1. Glad I could whet your appetite. And be sure to come back soon - I have a contest open to the UK coming soon!

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  3. Before the book came out, I had seen it everywhere and the I just really liked the storyline, so I was anticipating the book release for a while. I REALLY liked Pee Wee on the book trailer. It was totally unexpected and I like it :)

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    1. Oops forgot to put my email (gaby891 AT YAHOO DOT COM)

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    2. Unexpected Pee Wee Herman is the best.

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  4. This sounds awesome! Love the trailer too (can't believe there is a Pee Wee PSA on cocaine! :D) I already have a copy so I won't enter the giveaway, but very cool post, thanks for sharing!

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    1. You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the trailer.

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  5. I am interested in the 80's setting, and the trailer makes me want to pick this up now. Thanks for the chance!

    twistingthelens@gmail.com

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  6. It certainly brings back memories! I would love to read the book. Thanks.

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  7. I like that there is a small trend for 80s/90s books in YA. I'm an 80s baby so I can relate to books written around the time that I was a teen. Thanks for the chance to win.

    Erin D.
    Erin(.)dubrock(@)comcast(.)net

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  8. I love the trailer! I haven't read many books set in the 80s, so this would be new to me. Plus I think this sounds like an intense and very emotional story and those are my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win :)

    letty1614(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  9. I would love to read a book set in the 80s scene. It was slightly before my time, and I think I'd rather enjoy it. neyaney(at)gmail.com

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