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Sophie Gonzales (born 1992) is an Australian author known for writing young adult queer romantic comedies.[1][2] She grew up in Whyalla South Australia and lives in Adelaide, Australia.[3][4] She graduated from the University of Adelaide, and works as a psychologist.[5][6] Her novel Only Mostly Devastated is a contemporary, queer re-imagining of Grease.[7][8] Her novel The Law of Inertia, an LGBT mystery novel, was published in 2018 and addressed mental health issues including depression, anxiety and suicide.[4]

Sophie Gonzales
Born	09-26-1992 (age 28) Whyalla, South Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Author and Psychologist
Years active	2018 - Present
Notable work	The Law of Inertia Only Mostly Devastated Perfect on Paper If This Gets Out

Bibliography

• The Law of Inertia (2018, Chicago Review Press)
• Only Mostly Devastated (2020, Wednesday Books)
• Perfect on Paper (2021, Wednesday Books)
• If This Gets Out - co-written with Cale Dietrich (2021, Wednesday Books)
• Never Ever Getting Back Together (2022, Wednesday Books)
• Careful What You Wish For (2023, Wednesday Books)

Critical reception

Cosmopolitan called Only Mostly Devastated- a queer retelling of the popular film Grease- one of the "17 LGBTQ+ Books Everyone Needs to Read ASAP" in March 2020, and the American Booksellers Association placed it on their Spring 2020 Kids’ Indie Next List.[9][10] The Junior Library Guild also made it a Gold Standard Selection.[11]

Only Mostly Devastated was a semi-finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards in the category of Best Young Adult fiction.[12] It was also listed as a finalist in the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance's Southern Book Prize,[13] and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Fiction in 2021.[14]

References

External links

• Personal website

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