Tia Williams Discusses New YA Novel "Audre & Bash Are Just Friends"

Introducing "Audre & Bash Are Just Friends"

• 📚 Best-selling author Tia Williams introduces her new young adult rom-com, "Audre & Bash Are Just Friends."
• 🎯 This coming-of-age story follows Audrey, a fan favorite from Williams' previous novel "Seven Days in June."

Audrey's Character and New Adventure

• 💡 In "Seven Days in June," Audrey was a 12-year-old precocious girl with a side hustle in therapy for classmates.
• 🚀 Now 16, Audrey hires Bash, a handsome and cool new guy, to be her "fun consultant" for the summer.
• 🎭 Their dynamic involves Audrey learning to have fun while Bash helps her navigate this new experience.

Parallel Themes and Teen Struggles

• 💔 Both Audrey and Bash are dealing with difficult relationships with their parents and mental health issues.
• 🎓 They also face the daunting question of "what do we do after senior year?"
• ✨ The novel balances the frothy, exciting feelings of new love with the tougher aspects of being a teenager.

Audrey's Self-Help Book for Teens

• ✍️ Audrey is writing a self-help book for teens aimed at helping them flourish on a "dying planet."
• 😅 Humorous advice includes practical tips like wearing nude panties under light-colored dresses and not dismissing attractive loners who offer wisdom.