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Description

Inspired by the real psychology study popularized by the New York Times and its “Modern Love” column, this contemporary YA is perfect for fans of Eleanor and Park.

Two random strangers. Two secrets. Thirty-six questions to make them fall in love.

Hildy and Paul each have their own reasons for joining the university psychology study that asks the simple question: Can love be engineered?

The study consists of 36 questions, ranging from “What is your most terrible memory?” to “When did you last sing to yourself?” By the time Hildy and Paul have made it to the end of the questionnaire, they’ve laughed and cried and lied and thrown things and run away and come back and driven each other almost crazy. They’ve also each discovered the painful secret the other was trying so hard to hide. But have they fallen in love?

Told in the language of modern romance — texting, Q&A, IM — and punctuated by Paul’s sketches, this clever high-concept YA is full of humor and heart. As soon as you’ve finished reading, you’ll be searching for your own stranger to ask the 36 questions. Maybe you’ll even fall in love.

Rights have sold in 19 territories!

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Praise

"Realistic, lively and hilarious, the ongoing discussions make this book easily accessible. The gradual revelations of the events of their lives provide depth that will resonate with most readers of contemporary YA fiction. An intriguing premise and quirky, oddly endearing characters make this book a joy to read." —Atlantic Books Today
"[A] meet-cute story that offers lots of laughs and a message about looking past appearances to make a connection." —Publishers Weekly
"A good concept with smart characterization." —Kirkus Reviews
"I'm completely obsessed with this book. Filled with some of the wittiest, most authentic dialogue between two strangers I've ever read, Grant's 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You is one part true romance, one part grit and compassion, and one part sass. If there is a more modern, more relevant YA story than this one out there, I've yet to see it!"
—Jill MacKenzie, author of Spin the Sky
"A fun, fast-paced read with real heart. I was laughing on page one and had fallen head over heels for Hildy and Paul by the end of the first chapter. There's only one question: when should I read this phenomenal book? And there's one answer: right now."
—Stephanie Kate Strohm, author of It's Not Me, It's You
"Full of heart, humor, and the occasional flying fish, 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You is an absolute delight. I dare you not to fall in love with this book!"
—Rachel Bateman, author of Someone Else's Summer
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In the News

To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This

More than 20 years ago, the psychologist Arthur Aron succeeded in making two strangers fall in love in his laboratory. Last summer, I applied his technique in my own life, which is how I found myself standing on a bridge at midnight, staring into a man’s eyes for exactly four minutes. Let me explain. Earlier in the evening, that man had said: “I suspect, given a few commonalities, you could fall in love with anyone. If so, how do you choose someone?” He was a university acquaintance I occasionally ran into at the climbing gym and had thought, “What if?” I had gotten a glimpse into his days on Instagram. But this was the first time we had hung out one-on-one.
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Exclusive cover reveal: ‘36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You’ by Vicki Grant

“To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This” went viral as soon as it hit the internet, and author Vicki Grant couldn’t resist putting her spin on it. The story: Hildy and Paul each have their own reasons for joining the psychology study that asks the simple question: Can love be engineered? The study consists of 36 questions, ranging from “What is your most terrible memory?” to “When did you last sing to yourself?” By the time Hildy and Paul have made it to the end of the questionnaire, they’ve laughed and cried and lied and thrown things and run away and come back and driven each other almost crazy. They’ve also each discovered the painful secret the other was trying so hard to hide. But have they fallen in love?
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36 Questions in 17 Languages (and Counting)

Vicki Grant, who lives in Nova Scotia, had written 14 YA and middle grade books, most published by Orca, without making much of a splash outside her native Canada. Then she hit upon love, and a plot for her 15th novel, which should raise her profile considerably—in Canada and all around the world. Rights to 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You, a romantic comedy that explores whether there’s a scientific way to fall in love, have sold into 17 foreign territories, months before the book’s publication. That will happen in October, when Running Press releases the book in the U.S. and Canada.
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