buzz for the sky blues
Barnes & Noble
2022 Young-Adult Book of the Year nominee
Junior Library Guild
2021 Junior Library Guild Selection
USA Today
"'The Queer YA Rom-Com You've Been Waiting For"
(4/1/2021)
New York Times
"13 YA Books to Add to Your Reading List"
(2/25/21)
BuzzFeed
"21 Books That Bring Readers Comfort & Hope"
(4/1/2021)
Just Jared
"Meet 'The Sky Blues' Author With These Fun Facts"
(4/5/21)
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.com
"20 Queer Qs with Author Robbie Couch"
(2/19/21)
New Day Northwest
"Talking Representation With Author Robbie Couch"
(4/7/21)
reviews OF SKY
“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
"Packed with twists, turns, and a whole lotta love, The Sky Blues tugged at my gay-from-the-Midwest heartstrings.”
-Tyler Oakley
“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
The Sky Blues has “memorable characters,” “believable plot twists,” and “vivid settings.”
-School Library Journal
buzz for BLAINE FOR THE WIN
USA Today
"'Legally Blonde'-inspired queer rom-com novel 'Blaine for the Win' is a win for LGBTQ youth"
(4/10/22)
BuzzFeed
"Our Top Picks of Fantastic Books Releasing This April"
(4/7/2022)
Just Jared
"Author Robbie Couch Talks New Novel 'Blaine for the Win,' a Queer Rom-Com Inspired by 'Legally Blonde'"
Business Insider
"The Most Anticipated YA Books Coming Out This Spring"
(4/1/22)
Pop Sugar
"YA Books to Get Lost in This Year"
(4/6/2022)
Barnes & Noble
"Our Most Anticipated YA Book Releases of April 2022"
(3/23/22)
Nerd Daily
"Must-Have 2022 Queer Book Releases"
(1/4/22)
Goodreads
"Very Buzzy YA Books to Read This Season"
(3/8/22)
Paste Magazine
"The Most Anticipated Books of 2022"
(1/6/22)
reviews OF BLAINE
“Packed with empowering and relatable moments, with the perfect balance of humor and heart."
-Rachael Lippincott
“Robbie Couch has gifted us with an irresistible, lion-hearted rom-com about love, inspiration, and toxic queer optics."
-Adam Sass
“A wonderful novel about the importance of being yourself. Blaine and his fun-loving powerhouse circle of friends had me cheering for them the whole time. I'd love for Blaine!"
-Loan Le
“A good read with a clear message about authenticity."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Couch has written an engaging novel with likable characters and a clever plot that requires only a slight suspension of disbelief on the part of the reader. An altogether winning read."
-Booklist
podcast APPEARANCES
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)
Gay Men's Brotherhood (2021)