Hi everyone! Today I’m extremely excited to have the opportunity to share with you the exclusive cover reveal for Marisa Reichardt’s 2016 debut novel, Underwater! Set to be published on January 12th, 2016, Underwater follows the life of seventeen-year-old Morgan who is suffering from agoraphobia in the wake of a horrific school shooting. I was taken with Underwater from the instant I first read the synopsis a number of months ago, and I’m honoured that Marisa has entrusted me with such a significant moment in her debut publishing experience. This cover was designed by the phenomenally talented Andrew Arnold, whose artistry could previously be seen on the equally lovely cover of Love Letters To The Dead by Ava Dellaira. Scroll down to see Underwater‘s cover and don’t forget to add it to your Goodreads shelves – This is one 2016 release that you will not want to miss!
About Marisa Reichardt
Marisa Reichardt is a Southern California native and high school writing instructor. She has a Master of Professional Writing degree from the University of Southern California and dual undergraduate degrees in literature and creative writing from UC San Diego. She spent her college years shucking oysters, waiting tables, and peddling swimwear. She has spent her post-grad years writing, tutoring, and teaching. She currently lives in Los Angeles and can usually be found huddled over her laptop in coffeehouses or swimming in the ocean.
Title Underwater
Author Marisa Reichardt
Pages N/A
Genre Young Adult, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
Publisher Farrar, Straus, & Giroux
To Be Published January 12th, 2016
Find It On Goodreads
In the aftermath of a deadly high school shooting, 17-year-old Morgan is an agoraphobic trapped in the apartment she shares with her mother and brother; When surfer boy Evan moves in next door, she has to face the life she’s been missing.
19 Responses
Oh wow, I love the blue! Now I’m even more excited about this one!
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WOW!! This is gorgeous and I LOVE the title treatment. Congrats Marisa on such a wonderful cover and how great that you could host this reveal on Jen’s blog which I love so very much!
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Oh WOWW!!! This is totally GORGEOUS!! The blues! The symbolism of the couch and all the water above it, hiding her!! I ADORE IT!!!
It’s gorgeous! So evocative. Can’t wait to read it.
Absolutely love, love, LOVE it, Marisa! Gorgeous cover…just gorgeous — I cannot wait to read UNDERWATER!
And a big woot! to Jen for showcasing our very first 2016 reveal, too!
Wow! What a tremendously beautiful cover. Beautiful and haunting. A masterpiece to introduce a masterpiece.
LOVE this cover!!! And I can’t wait to read the book!!
The cover is beautiful! Quite suggestive of the book content. Looking forward to January 2016!
Aunt Karen recently posted…Cover Reveal: Underwater by Marisa Reichardt
This is so INTERESTING. Not even knowing what the book is about, I would totally pick this one up if I saw it in a bookstore.
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Whoa!!!! Sooooo gorgeous! Congratulations Marisa!!! <3
Mystical wording and that kind of blue that slows you down and draws you in–yep, at a book show or a bookstore or somewhere virtual, I would pick that one. Congratulations, Marisa!
Love it!
To. Die. For.
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What an amazing cover!!
Thank you for the book cover love, everyone! It was one of the best days EVER. Thanks, Jen for hosting. And thanks, Andrew Arnold for this amazing cover design.
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Love the cover! Very striking. Congrats, Marisa!
Gorgeous cover, Marisa! Really makes you want to pick it up and read it! Congratulations! This is sooooo exciting for you!
I love the cover. Definitely on our future list of books to read!
I cannot wait Marissa! It looks great!