Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her family. She studied theater at Northwestern University, fell in love with her husband atop a Guatemalan volcano, and now spends her days surrounded by books and kids and chocolate. Her debut novel, Blood Water Paint, was longlisted for National Book Award and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Debut Award. Her debut picture book, Champ and Major, was a New York Times bestseller.
"What is art if not a sword? With We Are the Ashes, We Are the
Fire, Joy McCullough wields and strikes her sharp-edged, finely
honed blade. A fierce beauty.”—Elana K. Arnold, Printz Honoree and
National Book Award Finalist
★"Intense, unrelenting, and inspiring."—Kirkus, starred review
★"McCullough emphatically confronts the toll that sexual violence
takes and deftly questions who gets to control history’s
narrative."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
★"McCullough borrows judiciously from the headlines, and readers
will find her story all the more affecting because of its seemingly
eternal relevance."—Booklist, starred review
★"Unforgettable.... A must read."—SLC, starred review
"A meditation on the power of uncovering past heroines, especially
for young women who are looking for strength."—Bitch Magazine
"Ferociously honest, unequivocally feminist…. Appreciators of
Elana K. Arnold's Red Hood or Courtney Summers's Sadie should pick
up this title immediately."—Shelf Awareness
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2021
A Kirkus Best Book of 2021
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