In this phone interview, Meli Mel chats with author Becky Albertalli as she is now in the Miami Book Festival. Becky couldn’t believe how her book became a big screen movie.
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it’s a little more complicated. He hasn’t told his family or friends that he’s gay, and he doesn’t know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing.