After Life by Gayle Forman — full book breakdown including genre, page count, audiobook length and narrator, publisher’s synopsis, content notes, author bio, and additional reader notes. Includes direct links to Goodreads, The Storygraph, and featured book lists. Everything you need to know before you read.
After Life
Gayle Forman
Overview: After Life by Gayle Forman
After Life by Gayle Forman is a standout read featured on Slay the Page. Explore the genre, page count, audiobook length and narrator, synopsis, content notes, publisher details, and author background before you dive in. Selected as the Good Morning America (GMA) Book Club young adult (YA) pick for January 2025, this powerful novel is not to be missed.
Book Details: After Life by Gayle Forman
Genre: Young Adult (YA)
Page Count: 272 Pages (Hardcover)
Audiobook Length: 6 Hours, 36 Minutes
Narrator: Gail Shalan, Jade Wheeler, Andrew J. Andersen
Publisher: Quill Tree Books (HarperCollins Publishers)
Publication Date: January 7, 2025
Selected By: GMA YA Book Club (January 2025)
Get More Info: Goodreads | The Storygraph
Publisher’s Description of After Life by Gayle Forman
One spring afternoon after school, Amber arrives home on her bike. It’s just another perfectly normal day. But when Amber’s mom sees her, she screams.
Because Amber died seven years ago, hit by a car while on the very same bicycle she’s inexplicably riding now.
This return doesn’t only impact Amber. Her sister, Melissa, now seven years older, must be a new kind of sibling to Amber. Amber’s estranged parents are battling over her. And the changes ripple farther and farther out: Amber’s friends, boyfriend, and even people she met only once have been deeply affected by her life and death. In the midst of everyone’s turmoil, Amber is struggling with herself. What kind of person was she? How and why was she given this second chance?
This magnificent tour de force by acclaimed author Gayle Forman brilliantly explores the porous veil between life and death, examines the impact that one person can have on the world, and celebrates life in all its beautiful complexity.
After Life by Gayle Forman is published by Quill Tree Books (HarperCollins Publishers).
Content Notes: After Life by Gayle Forman
After Life by Gayle Forman includes content that may be sensitive, emotional, or potentially triggering for some readers, including themes of death, grief, and the loss of a child. For more detailed information, reader-submitted content notes are available on The StoryGraph.
Who After Life by Gayle Forman Is Perfect For
After Life by Gayle Forman is perfect for readers who love heartfelt young adult fiction with a speculative edge. It’s a great pick for fans of emotional family dynamics, life-after-death twists, and stories that explore grief and second chances. If you’re drawn to books like If I Stay, Before I Fall, or They Both Die at the End, this one will stay with you.
About the Author: Gayle Forman
Award-winning author and journalist Gayle Forman (she/her/hers) has written several bestselling novels, including those in the Just One Day series, Where She Went, and the #1 New York Times bestseller If I Stay, which has been translated into more than forty languages and was adapted into a major motion picture. Her first middle grade novel, Frankie & Bug, was a New York Times best children’s book of the year. Her second middle grade novel Not Nothing has been hailed as a “masterpiece” and the “book we all need at the time we all need it.”
After Life by Gayle Forman, her 13th published novel, comes out in January of 2025. A former journalist, Gayle’s work has appeared in The New York Times, People, Elle, Time, Seventeen and more. A fierce advocate for children, Gayle is one of the founding members of Authors Against Book Bans. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family (Gayle Forman, 2025).
Learn more about Gayle Forman’s books, biography, and latest releases on her official website.
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