PRESS 
 

USA TODAY:
"The Queer YA Rom-Com You've Been Waiting For"

(4/1/2021)

THE NEW YORK TIMES:
"13 Y.A. Books To Add To Your Reading List"

(2/25/21)
 

BUZZFEED:
"21 Books That Bring Readers Comfort, Hope"

(10/24/20)
 

QUEERTY:
"Robbie Couch Talks Growing Up Gay In Small-Town USA" (2/28/21)

ABC 7 NEWS:
"Robbie Couch Debuts New LGBTQ+ Teen Novel" 

(4/6/21)

BUSTLE:

"The Best New Books To Read This April"

(3/31/20)

 

PRIDE:
"20 Queer Qs with Author Robbie Couch"

(2/19/21)

NEW DAY NORTHWEST:
"Talking Representation With Author Robbie Couch"(4/7/21)

 

JUST JARED:
"Meet 'The Sky Blues' Author With These Fun Facts"

(4/5/21)



reviews

“Couch's richly plotted first novel is a delight and an excellent contribution to the mainstreaming of LGBTQIA+ content. Add to the clever plot a clutch of appealing characters and you have an unqualified success." 
-Booklist

“Earnest, heartfelt, and sincerely moving. Robbie Couch writes with real honesty and compassion about love, family, and friendship in all their beautiful complexity.”
-Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda  

 

"Packed with twists, turns, and a whole lotta love, The Sky Blues tugged at my gay-from-the-Midwest heartstrings.”

-Tyler Oakley, New York Times best-selling author of Binge 

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“This story is so pure and filled with hope and a realism akin to Pen15 that I never wanted it to end. It almost made me  want to relive high school.”

-Kevin McHale, actor (“Glee”)   

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"The Sky Blues" has “memorable characters,” “believable plot twists,” and “vivid settings.”

-School Library Journal



podcasts 

THE PRIDE PODCAST (4/7/21)

THE QUEERTY PODCAST (4/2/21)
BIG GAY FICTION PODCAST (4/8/21)
WHAT BOOK HOOKED YOU? (4/1/21)
SUNSHINE STEVEN (4/6/21)