Cover art by Noah Camp, design by Hana Nakamura.

Cover art by Noah Camp, design by Hana Nakamura.

FRESH

A hilarious and vulnerable coming-of-age story about the thrilling new experience--and missteps--of a girl's freshman year of college.

Some students enter their freshman year of college knowing exactly what they want to do with their lives. Elliot McHugh is not one of those people. But picking a major is the last thing on Elliot's mind when she's too busy experiencing all that college has to offer--from dancing all night at off-campus parties, to testing her RA Rose's patience, to making new friends, to having the best sex one can have on a twin-sized dorm room bed. But she may not be ready for the fallout when reality hits. When the sex she's having isn't that great. When finals creep up and smack her right in the face. Or when her roommate's boyfriend turns out to be the biggest a-hole. Elliot may make epic mistakes, but if she's honest with herself (and with you, dear reader), she may just find the person she wants to be. And maybe even fall in love in the process . . . Well, maybe.

FACTS ABOUT FRESH:

  • GENRE(s): LGBTQ+, Comedy, Romance, College

  • PUBLISHER: Abrams Books

  • AGES: 15+ (Older Young Adult or New Adult)

  • SETTING: Emerson College in Boston, MA

  • RETELLING: Fresh was loosely inspired by Emma by Jane Austen. (See also: Clueless)

  • QUEER REP: The main character is bisexual and many of her friends are queer. A wlw romance is featured as well.

  • DISABILITY REP: Elliot has diagnosed ADHD.

  • CONTENT WARNING: I want you to be informed with your reading choices, so please take care that while it is a comedy, Fresh depicts: drinking, drug use, profanity, sex, and one scene with sexual assault involving groping.

  • FORTHCOMING EDITIONS: Danish language edition from Palatium Books, and a Russian language edition from Eksmo.

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THE FRESH AUDIOBOOK

Winner of the Earphones Award from Audiofile Magazine!

What people are saying about Fresh

β€œA sex-positive romp through freshman college life.”
— Publishers Weekly
β€œThis delightfully modern take on a classic story is both fun and funny, sexy and sex positive.”
— Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay
β€œA new classic for a new generation.”
— Danielle Paige, New York Times bestselling author of Dorothy Must Die
β€œSome stories get you hooked by the end of the first paragraph and Fresh certainly is one of them.”
— The Nerd Daily
β€œUnabashedly sex-positive and queer. A fresh, funny, college-set, coming-of-age tale.”
— Kirkus Reviews
β€œI couldn’t stop reading! I was dying to know if Elliot would have a happy ending.”
— Abigail Hing Wen, New York Times bestselling author of Loveboat, Taipei
β€œThe best part? Our intrepid narrator, Elliot McHugh: messy, imperfect, sincere, hilarious, and warmβ€”a character you will miss long after the book is over.”
— Veronica Roth, New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series