‘[Reinhardt] is a new voice bursting out…To be found under mounds of clothes in teenager’s rooms across the country this summer’.

– Big Issue

‘I promise you’ll fall in love with River Dean, even though he's a faker, a stalker, a non-driver, a bad dancer, a bad friend and a co-dependent mess. He’s funny and he’s true. His heart is smashed six different ways and he’s trying to mend it with tacos and lies – but isn’t that true of all of us?’

– E. Lockhart, New York Times-bestselling author of We Were Liars

'A smart and poignant coming-of-age story about the awkward mistakes of adolescence’.

– The Sun

‘A heartfelt tale that elevates truth over passion and friends over lovers. Reinhardt keeps it real. Much respect.’

– Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

‘A sharp-witted, hilarious, and addicting novel about being lost and discovering your best self. Highly recommended!’

– Adam Silvera, New York Times-bestselling author of More Happy Than Not

‘Oh, how I love a novel where the hero ties himself up, Houdini style, and dives into his own predicament. Once again Dana Reinhardt has written a charming, compassionate, very clever comedy, and this one reminds us how a big lie can reveal the truth.’

– Laura McNeal, author of Dark Water, National Book Award Finalist

‘Tell Us Something True is hope, it is humanity, it is original, funny, wrenching, real, and intelligently surprising.’

– Beth Kephart, author of Small Damages, Going Over, and This Is the Story of You

‘When you start reading a Dana Reinhardt book, it’s like discovering a new friend. By the time you’ve turned the final page it’s like saying goodbye to your best friend, and I can think of nothing better to ask of a writer.’

– Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief