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Dana Mele

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Born

Bridgewater, NJ, The United States

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http://www.danamele.com

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Young Adult, Thriller, Horror

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July 2013

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Dana Mele is a Pushcart-nominated writer based in the upper Hudson Valley. A graduate of Wellesley College, Dana holds degrees in theatre, education, and law. Dana’s debut, PEOPLE LIKE US, was published in 2018 and shortlisted for the 2019 ITW Thriller Award for Best Young Adult Novel. A second YA thriller, SUMMER'S EDGE was published by Simon & Schuster in May 2022. ...more

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Average rating: 3.52 · 22,220 ratings · 3,446 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	People Like Us 3.51 avg rating — 18,942 ratings — published 2018 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer's Edge 3.55 avg rating — 3,190 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tragic Volume 1 by Dana Mele (Goodreads Author), Valentina Pinti (Illustrations) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mad Scientist Journal: Autumn 2016 by Dawn Vogel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeremy Zimmerman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Church Lieu it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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New Graphic Novel Announcement: Tragic, a Hamlet Retelling!

I am so thrilled to announce my next project and graphic novel debut, TRAGIC, a retelling of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

With stunning artwork by Valentina Pinti and colors by Chiara Di Francia, I’m really proud of this project! I’ve been waiting for a very long time to announce this one, and couldn’t be more excited.

Check it out on shelves Spring 2022, with more news to come!

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“Dance like no one is watching; email like it may one day be read aloud in a deposition.”
― Dana Mele, People Like Us

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“Does someone who does one bad thing, even one really bad thing,
deserve bad things to happen to them? Deserve to be murdered or framed
for murder?
I can’t wrap my head around whether I’m still allowed to remember
Todd the way I want to, as the brother I adored, or whether the shadow of
what he did has to darken and twist that forever.”
― Dana Mele, People Like Us

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“Six candles burning in the dark Find them fast before they spark One is in the living room One in the garden where the flowers bloom One on the boat that bobs on the lake One in the room where we sleep and wake One in the attic over your head One in the cellar where you’ll find one dead.”
― Dana Mele, Summer's Edge

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