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Amy Spalding

Goodreads Author

Born

in St. Louis, Missouri

November 10

Website

http://www.theamyspalding.com

Twitter

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Genre

Romance, Young Adult

Member Since

March 2012

URL

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Amy Spalding is the author of several novels, including the bestselling For Her Consideration, We Used to Be Friends and The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles), which was named a best book of 2018 by NPR, the Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, and more. She is a recipient of the 2023 Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for the authentic, funny, and diverse representation of the LGBTQ+ community in her books.

Amy grew up in St. Louis and now lives in Los Angeles. She has a B.A. in Advertising & Marketing Communications from Webster University and an M.A. in Media Studies from The New School. Amy studied longform improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

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Average rating: 3.68 · 24,824 ratings · 5,318 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	For Her Consideration (Out in Hollywood, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 5,912 ratings — published 2023 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summer of Jordi Perez 3.83 avg rating — 5,271 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reece Malcolm List 3.86 avg rating — 2,785 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Used to Be Friends 3.29 avg rating — 3,139 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kissing Ted Callahan 3.42 avg rating — 1,908 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At Her Service (Out in Hollywood, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 1,485 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Guy 3.22 avg rating — 1,167 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Boy Summer 3.53 avg rating — 849 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Her Terms (Out in Hollywood, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ink Is Thicker Than Water 3.67 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The day is finally here! Kissing Ted Callahan (And Other Guys) is here! Find it at your local indie or B&N! Or, hey, on Amazon! IndieBound? Sure!

If you’re in L.A., come to my launch party on Saturday, 4/11, at 5pm at Skylight Books!

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Out in Hollywood (4 books)
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“You think you know how you'll react to anything and then a boy shows up and kisses you, and some of that just vanishes.”
― Amy Spalding, The Reece Malcolm List

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“Normally it makes me really happy to see, not just that they’re in love but that love like that is possible. Right now, though, I just kind of want to throw water on them.”
― Amy Spalding, The Reece Malcolm List

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“He’s wearing a totally normal T-shirt from the mall or whatever, but it hangs on him like the shirt has fulfilled its sole mission in life.”
― Amy Spalding, The Reece Malcolm List

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