Demetra Brodsky

Author of DIVE SMACK (2018) & The Juniper Sisters (coming May 2020) • Tor Teen/Macmillan

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Southern California Writers' Conference Guest Speaker

I'm so excited to be part of this Conference, and can't wait to talk about my journey to publication and what followed with all of you. #yougotthis #divesmack #nevergiveup

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Earlier Event: August 11
In Conversation with Gretchen McNeil
Later Event: October 6
MYSTERIOUS GALAXY YA AUTHOR PANEL

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Book on a floatie, or whatever. 😆⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #torteen #macmillan #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #bookaholic #igreads #divesmack#booksbooksbooks #yaauthor #bookcommunity #yaauthorsofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookpassion #alwaysreading #bookphoto #booksarelife #writers #yougotthis
Posted @withrepost • @pasadenalovesya We are less than 2 weeks away from #plya2019! We hope you’re all as excited as we are. The first panel of the day is Out of the Ashes, featuring @demebrodsky @diliclare @maryelmccoy @laurenmorrill with moderator @nmainardi_author. Get there early to get your tote bags and do some shopping at our @vromansbookstore pop up. #bookstagram #bookfun #pasadenalovesya #reading #youngadult #divesmack #demetrabrodsky #bookevents #yalit #pasadenaevents #authorevents #authorsigning #yaauthorsofinstagram #yaauthors #vromans #fun
I grew these pretty cherry tomatoes in a pot on my front patio. I’m only growing these and snacking peppers right now, and they have me pining for a proper garden. I have the space. Must. Make. It. Happen. … #growyourown #cherrytomatoes #patiogarden #gardenlove #yaauthorsofinstagram #growyourownveggies
Leaving this here for anyone that needs it today. ⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ ⁠ #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #writethedamnbook #booknerd #hotread #writers #youredoinggreat #teammonarch #booksbooksbook #nofear #bookgram #bookpassion #bookobsessed #divesmack #writers #yougotthis #motivationmonday #monday ⁠
Sunday bike ride with my boo. … #lovewhereyoulive #fun #beachcruiser #beachlife #beachcruiserbike #happy #yaauthorsofinstagram #instagood #sundayfunday #yaauthor #love #summer #iwanttoridemybicycle #notbookish #californialife
Back to Friday morning beach walks (gulp, running!) with one of my favorite people in this world! 💕 … #favorite #smile #instagood #filipinabeauty #greekgirl #tenyearfriendship #yaauthor #friendshipgoals #amplotting #yaauthorsofinstagram #beachlife #lucky #happy #spendtimewithfriends #friendsthatarefamily #fitnessbuddy #dimples
My husband and I got these temporary Romeo & Juliet tattoos at Shakespeare's Globe in London when we visited back in May and wore them until they were just specks of ink. Our daughter looked at us the first day and said, "You know both of those families are filled with assholes. It doesn't matter if you're a Montague or a Capulet." ⁠ So I responded as one might with, "O,speak to me no more; these words like daggers enter my ears" ⁠ And she said, "That's actually Hamlet." ⁠ Don't raise smart kids. That's the lesson here. ⁠🇬🇧⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #bookish #romeoandjuliet #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #bookaholic #divesmack #london #yaauthor #shakespearesglobe #yaauthorsofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookpassion #TBT #Thursday #writers #throwbackthursday #funny #booknerd
I love seeing my book in a library! ⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ ⁠ #bookish #librarylove #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #torteen #macmillan #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #bookaholic #igreads #divesmack#booksbooksbooks #yaauthor #bookcommunity #yaauthorsofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookpassion #alwaysreading #bookphoto #booksarelife #writers #yougotthis #carlsbadlibrary #librarians
My super-smart-book-loving-utterly-gorgeous friend Michelle and I had a scrumptious dinner this weekend, followed by her handing back a bound copy of the first book I ever wrote back in 2012 so I can mark it up for a not-so-secret-now rewrite project. I’ll love her forever for keeping it in perfect condition, fully expecting that I’d become famous some day. I’m not. Clearly. But I ain’t dead yet either, so keep believing in me, sister. 🙌🏼📚❤️ … #bookish #friends #instagood #grapefruitcocktail #tenyearfriendship #authorsofinstagram #fun #friendshipgoals #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookfan #smile #adultfiction #totalbooknerd #bookgeek #bookishlove #bookphoto #bookpassion #bookobsessed #cocktails #dimples #writersofinstagram #beautiful #fortheloveofreading #bookpic #greekmythology #ginandjuice #lthoceanside #endofsummer #peoplethatinspireme
I did my own Mati ((Greek Evil Eye) manicure, and I’m feeling myself right now! 🇬🇷🇱🇷 … #puttingthebfatogooduse #demeter #greekamerican #yaauthor #greekmythology #nailartnewbie #bookish #yaauthorsofinstagram #love #bookstagram #fancynails #selfcare #takingappointments
The tourists are gone. Farewell. Adieu. Bon Voyage. Yasou. Auf Wiedersehen. Come again, or don’t, because this is our daily for the rest of the year. 🏝 🌊 … #locals #liveyourdream #glorious #carlsbadbeach #yaauthor #homesweethome #lucky #lovewhereyoulive #beachlife #sandiegonorthcounty #happy #instagood #yaauthorsofinstagram #housepoorheartrich #beachseasonforthelocals #yes #beach #touristseasonisover #thisisthelife #carlsbadlove #localsknow #namaste #vacationlifestyle #getthosenegativeions #happierathome
My funny, outspoken, and honest friend Ali took me out for a belated birthday dinner last night @karlstraussbeer and we laughed and laughed. To call her amazing would be too trite. She is that and so much more. It had way been too long, too many necessary and sometimes dumb things getting in the way of having some fun. Deadlines, work (my girl is a VP 🎉), weird bad brain anxiety shit, the normal life stuff. I’m so glad we made time to see each other. Thanks, babe! I missed you/us!❤️ Next stop, Mexico!! … #friends #friendshipgoals #upsanddowns #happy #femalevp #instagood #celebrate #nextstopmexico #yaauthor #girltime #yaauthorsofinstagram
Watermelon-Thyme Mimosas with my Ride-or-Die Buddy For Life And #1 critique partner @nikkikatz to celebrate first looks at the ARC of her new book THE KING’S QUESTIONER!! Coming 1/14/2020 from @swoonreads @macmillanusa —available for preorder now!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 … #bookish #bookaddict #yaauthorsofinstagram #igreads #instabooks #instareads #goodreads #bookfan #totalbooknerd #booknerdigans #booklove #swoonreads #bookaddiction #booksofinstagram #bookphoto #bookslover #bookpassion #bookobsessed #fortheloveofreading #happy #liftupyourfriends #mimosas #smile #fun #womenwhosupportwomen #rideordie #critiquepartners #newbook #friends
The book blogging community is the best! Check our this awesome, custom booksleeve by @magicallymadebyv 🔥 Thanks for loving my book and recommending it to others @edwardanddamon to others!! 🙌🏼 The title and the meaning of a Dive Smack were all meant as a metaphor for Theo Mackey’s life spiraling out of control! If you haven’t read it yet, I hope you’ll check it out. … 🔥❤️💧 Posted @withrepost @edwardanddamon Good evening all! Hope you’re having a great Saturday. 🥰 We went to visit some family today, so ours was nice and relaxing. qotd: What’s a book that surprised you? I still think about #divesmack even though it’s been awhile since I read it. It was a book that surprised me, but in a good way! I loved it so much. If you haven’t read it yet, you definitely should check it out. I highly recommend it. My gorgeous booksleeve was a custom made by @magicallymadebyv — Check out her shop for some great stuff. 💖
Red Sox vs. Padres at @petcoparkevents —I’m 100% #redsoxnation for life, being from Massachusetts, but it was hard not to feel a little sorry for the Padres (my local team) when they only lost the game to the Sox by one run (5-4). An amazing game, followed by an outstanding fireworks show. My man truly gets where I live and breathe. ⚾️ 💥 * * * * #takemeouttotheballgame #redsox #redsoxnation #redsoxfans #fun #love #massachusettsgirl #newyorkboy #padres #homerun #bestseatsever #thirdbaseseats #instagood #sandiegopadres #petcopark
I can’t wait for @pasadenalovesya! … Posted @withrepost • @pasadenalovesya It’s time to meet @demebrodsky, author of DIVE SMACK. Below are 3 random facts about Demetra. She’s also graciously sent over a few pics to illustrate those facts. 😝⁣ ⁣ 1. I’m a first-generation Greek American. Both my parents are immigrants. (Pic 2)⁣ ⁣ (I went to northern Greece and Athens in May. Here I am at the Acropolis with a full heart.)⁣ ⁣ 2. I'm a Gryffindor. I’m also a Leo, so this makes sense. I’m a brave but sensitive lion-hearted gal. Deeply loyal to anyone who I consider a friend. But when crossed, I can be all gnashing teeth and claws or complete cold shoulder. Both in my own defense and the defense of people I love. I wear my heart on my sleeve, and because of that I don’t know a single person who has ever had to question where they stand with me, which is a blessing and curse. (Pic 3)⁣ ⁣ 3. DIVE SMACK is dedicated to Pumpkin, the monarch butterfly I saved from the brink of death. Team Monarch forever. (Pic 4)⁣ ⁣ Meet Demetra Brodsky and the rest of our authors on Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at #pasadenalovesya! #plya2019 #demetrabrodsky #bookstagram #reading #youngadult
A little day trip adventure before this girl is off to college. 🌞 … #onemoreweek #collegebound #newadventuresawait #futureoffilmisfemale #newchapter #newportbeach #yaauthorsofinstagram #holdyourbabiestight
buıɥʇʎɹǝʌǝ sı ǝʌıʇɔǝdsɹǝd … #trustyourinnervoice #fun #crystalball #yougotthis #yaauthorsofinstagram #silly #instagood #welcomeback #yaauthorlife #amrevising #ondeadline #takeabreak #perspective #you #me #perspectivequotes #perspectiveiseverything
This girl leaves for college in ten days. She got into 7 amazing film schools we couldn’t come close to affording so we waited to see if she’d get off the waitlist for a state school. She didn’t. We were devastated and had to readjust our thinking, our plan, our disappointment, and most of all our parental guilt. But—and this is for the parents and high schoolers out there—being the tenacious person that she is, my daughter appealed the decision and was granted that coveted admission 5 weeks ago. 5 weeks to get everything in order and pack. A situation where most families are given months to prepare, emotionally and logistically. And then, not one week following out elation, the school informed us they didn’t have room left in the dorms. Another dip in the rollercoaster ride, but we rallied and found her housing with other students off campus. The ups and downs and scrambling to process this would drive any person to the brink of being able to keep it together. If that weren’t crazy enough, the day after she learned she didn’t have housing, my publisher gave me line edits for my sophomore novel with a three-and-half week turnaround for a 400 page book, due 5 days before she leaves. I finished those edits yesterday with precious little time to spend with my daughter. But here’s the lesson. Don’t give up. Don’t take no for answer if you believe in what you have to offer. Don’t tell yourself you can’t do something before you try. And most of all (if you’re a people pleaser, the funny friend, or the shoulder others usually cry on) do not for one second feel an ounce of guilt for not being able to fully show up for others when you’re struggling to keep your own oxygen mask in place. * * * * #collegebound #motherdaughter #selfcare #nevergiveup #yougotthis #ondeadline #mentalhealth #letitgo #baller #amrevising #thefutureoffilmisfemale #calstate #love #summerbeforecollege #summer #breathe #highschoolseniors #yaauthorsofinstagram #believeinyourself #applyingforcollege #instagood #smile #forthestrongones #checkonyourstrongfriends #shelfie #bookstore #bookshelves
DIVE SMACK is the July subscription book for @the.book.drop and it’s so exciting to see my book in the hands of their subscribers. Thank you @the.book.drop and @mycornerforbooksand for these awesome photos. Enjoy the read. #yougotthis Want to subscribe? You can use the coupon code BOOKSAND offered by @mycornerforbooksand to save 10%. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 … Posted @withrepost • @mycornerforbooksand ☆Unboxing @the.book.drop August Young Adult* ⚜ Dive Smack by Demetra Brodsky -signed book plate -author letter -And a bonus a signed bookmark! •Swipe to read description. . . I haven't heard of this book but I'm looking forward to reading it. Just read the description, it sounds like my kind of thriller. Thank you to The Book Drop! Reason numero UNO why I love this subscription, they send out awesome books and it's always a blind date with a book. . Want to subscribe you can use my code BOOKSAND to save 10%. ⚜ Don't you just love finding out about books and authors old and new? -I find it exciting! ⚜ #thebookdrop #divesmack #booksharks #bookishfeature #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookworm #bookblogger #booklove #bibliophile #booksactually #bookblog #bookcommunity #bookishfeature #bookstagramfeature #torteen #booksubscription #booksubscriptions