All the Love Under the Vast Sky

About the book

Twelve short stories in verse by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the highs and lows of love–romantic, platonic, familial, and self-love.

Love can be many things–all-consuming, fleeting, vengeful, selfless, toxic, uplifting, and always, a core part of the teen experience that leaves an indelible mark. This enchanting, genre-crossing anthology delivers something for every listener with unique characters, global settings, and a dazzling mixture of myth, historical, speculative, and contemporary fiction.

With each moment, get swept away by unexpected love blooming between two princes from enemy Mesoamerican nations in the 15th century, who’d rather make music rather than war; cheer for a timid bearded lady who was shunned by her family and runs away to find belonging and safety at the circus during the 1800s; experience the heartbreak of saying goodbye to a beloved pet; breathlessly watch a myth unfold as a siren bound to the water falls in love with a winged forest spirit, their love seemingly impossible from the start. Root for a girl who emerges from grief and battles with chronic pain to discover how to love herself and life again.

Love is complicated, and this anthology embraces the messiness and the joy of all kinds of love. Contributors include:

Alexandra Alessandri
David Bowles
Melanie Crowder
Margarita Engle
Eric Gansworth
Robin Gow
Mariama Lockington
Laura Ruby
Padma Venkatraman
Jasmine Warga
Charles Waters
Kip Wilson

Edited by Kip Wilson
Cover design by Kaitlin Yang
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
ISBN: 978-0593625279
Ages: Teen/Young Adult
Release Date: January 14, 2025

Available in: Hardback, eBook, and Unabridged Audio

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Praise for All the Love Under the Vast Sky

“Great for readers interested in bite-size bits of love and an admiration for the many ways it transpires.”—Booklist. Read review here.

“An all star list of poets including David Bowles, Margarita Engle, and Padma Venkatraman tackle the subject in forms that are flowing and expansive, short and staccato, and everything in between. Quick, big hearted, and well curated, this is an anthology of stories about love, but not love stories.”—School Library Journal. Read the review here.

“Alexandra Alessandri deftly handles chronic pain and grief as they haunt a Colombian American girl with fibromyalgia, whose new job leads to community in “Kaleidoscope”… Love wins in this enjoyable, well-executed anthology.”—Kirkus Reviews. Read review here.

“Poetic language builds each story: in the heartbreaking but hopeful “Kaleidoscope,” for instance, Alexandra Alessandri writes, “I can learn to find beauty in the ashes, / to choose joy in the hard places, / to make art from broken pieces.” Each entry stands strongly on its own, while the collection creates a compelling picture of the many dimensions of love.”—Sylvia Vardell, The Horn Book. Read more here.