When We Vanished
When We Vanished, a young adult thriller about four young people, a secretive research facility, and one very addictive snack food, is hitting the shelves on June 2, 2020!
Food & Fiction Writer
Alanna Peterson
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My background is in molecular biology and nutritional science, and I’ve been working for years on a series of food justice-focused YA thrillers.
I love learning new languages and finding patterns in words and numbers. I dream vividly and eat way too fast. I get overly excited about very random things, like watching crows fly past a full moon, or creating an elegant spreadsheet. And I love everything to do with food: growing it, chopping it, cooking it, eating it.
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On the Blog
The Quarantine Diaries: Week 3We've been in quarantine mode for 3 weeks now. The days still have a disconcerting sameness to them, but we've been trying for some semblance of normality. [read more]
How My Scientific Background Influenced My NovelsWhen I decided to write a novel where science played into the plot, I didn't want to revert to standard tropes. I wanted the science to feel real. [read more]
The Quarantine Diaries: Week 2Our second week in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic: lots of anxiety and irrational guilt, but also the coming of spring & some good eats. [read more]