The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things Resources

Want to learn about all Carolyn Mackler's books? Start here.

What do other teens think of Virginia? Find out here, and add your own opinion.

If you or somebody you know has been date raped—or if you'd just like to better understand date rape—this is a great place to start, and it has links to places you can contact for help if you need it.

Virginia flew from New York to Seattle alone, but Mackler took the same trip in a Toyota.

As opposed to, say, the Bookvirgin interview.

In which the "power YA triumvirate" of David Levithan, Carolyn Mackler, and Jay Asher sit down for a chat.

Teen librarian Dianna Leighton, of the Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library in Maine, reviews the novel.

Ani DiFranco started her own record label, Righteous Babe, when she was only eighteen, and has since recorded more than twenty solo albums. Check out a few of her songs—we especially love the funky studio version of "Both Hands."

Here's the Audible version, narrated by Johanna Parker.

Mackler was a bullied teenager and wrote about it for an anthology. Here she discusses the shame and lack of self-esteem bullying can cause.

Here's our lovely author.

Mackler and Jay Asher sign copies of their collaborative novel The Future of Us.