Kirkus Review

The Last One's first review has arrived, and I'm thrilled. Thrilled and grateful.

“Oliva has written a book that is clever in the best sense: she is able to skewer reality show culture and dystopian tropes while never letting concept or critique become more important than a good yarn...”

— Kirkus Reviews: “The Last One”

PLA 2016

Announcing my first appearance as a my-debut-novel-is-almost-out-in-the-world author! The good people of the Public Library Association have invited me to their 2016 conference. I'll be heading to Denver on Thursday for an afternoon meet-and-greet at the Booklist booth and an early evening reception. So looking forward to meeting my fellow featured authors and, of course, our hosts and conference attendees. 

Aspen Words: How I Met My Agent

Here's a trip back in time to a piece I wrote shortly after selling THE LAST ONE. I've always loved reading and hearing authors' "How I Met My Agent" stories and am so pleased to share my own here:

“I knew I was going to be matched with some combination of top notch agents and editors for a pair of 15-minute meetings, but I did my best to keep my expectations low, reminding myself that I was at least one manuscript overhaul away from being ready to query literary agents...”

— Alexandra Oliva, “Dear Aspen Words”

Goodreads Giveaway

My publisher is kindly giving away fifty advance reader's editions of THE LAST ONE via Goodreads. Enter by March 31st for a chance to read the book months ahead of its publication date! Open to US readers only.