MK Pagano writes stories about messy girls, mayhem, and murder. Learn more ORDER NOW GIRLS WHO BURN is out July 16, 2024 from Penguin Teen in the US, and July 18, 2024 from Hachette in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and more!
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Girls Who Burn

My debut YA thriller GIRLS WHO BURN is out now from Penguin Teen in the US, and Hachette in the UK and Australia!

Eighteen-year-old Addie Blackwood regrets nothing more than one horrible, mistake-filled night last summer. Hours after she hurled the worst words she could think of at her sister, Fiona was found dead at the bottom of a ravine.

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In the early morning of November 6th, like so many others I know, I woke up around 3 AM with a pit of dread in my stomach. Go back to...

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I told myself I was going to be less on social media lately, but truth be told, I’m always telling myself that, and I always get sucked back in. Whether...

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All the questions people keep asking me since my book came out — and my answers!

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