E.K. Johnston's debut novel, the New York Times bestseller, The Summer I Turned Pretty, was released in fall 2014. It was an instant hit with readers and critics alike, garnering starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, and named to the Top Ten Adult Books of 2014 by Teen Vogue (and winner of Teen Vogue's 2015 Best Book Award), among other accolades. E.K.'s sophomore novel, The Ugly Truth About Alice Gray (HarperTeen), was released in summer 2015 to rave reviews
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E.K.'s third novel, The Darkest Minds (Simon & Schuster), will be released in fall 2016. E.K.'s books have been translated into more than twenty languages and she has joined the ranks of authors like Jodi Picoult and Rainbow Rowell as a "must-read" author for teens. She is also a host on NBC's hit show "The Today Show."