about ashley
Ashley Woodfolk has loved reading and writing for as long as she can remember. She started reading at age five, writing poetry and stories at age seven, and after majoring in English, worked in children's book publishing for over a decade. Now a full-time mom and writer, Ashley lives in a sunny Brooklyn apartment with her cute husband, her cuter dog, and the cutest kid in the world and she spends her days (and nights) writing. She is the author of ten books including The Beauty That Remains, When You Were Everything, Blackout, Nothing Burns As Bright As You and the Flyy Girls Series.
books
We've lost everything...and found ourselves.
Autumn always knew exactly who she was: a talented artist and a loyal friend. Shay was defined by two things: her bond with her twin sister, Sasha, and her love of music. And Logan has always turned to writing love songs when his real love life was a little less than perfect.
But when tragedy strikes each of them, somehow music is no longer enough. Now Logan is a guy who can't stop watching vlogs of his dead ex-boyfriend. Shay is a music blogger who's struggling to keep it together. And Autumn sends messages that she knows can never be answered.
Despite the odds, one band's music will reunite them and prove that after grief, beauty thrives in the people left behind.
Two girls. One wild and reckless day. Years of tumultuous history unspooling like a thin, fraying string in the hours after they set a fire.
They were best friends. Until they became more. Their affections grew. Until the blurry lines became dangerous.
Over the course of a single day, the depth of their past, the confusion of their present, and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. And the girls will learn that hearts, like flames, aren’t so easily tamed.
It starts with a fire.
How will it end?
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
A first meeting. Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the beginning of something new.
When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight.
Beloved authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—celebrate the beauty of six couples and the unforgettable magic that can be found on a sweltering starry night in the city.
An exciting collaboration between Ashley Woodfolk and actress Lexi Underwood!
When Jordyn Jones transfers to Edgewood High, it's her opportunity to forget everything that happened at her old school.
Except it's the very first day, and somehow everyone already seems to know who she is. Though Jordyn soon finds a group of friends, and she even starts talking to Izaiah, a soccer star who shares her love of art, her new start is threatened when an anonymous podcast begins revealing humiliating secrets about Edgewood students…and Jordyn’s secret might be next.
Meet the Flyy Girls.
The group of girls who seem like they can get away with anything. Veteran author Ashley Woodfolk pens a gorgeous and dynamic series of four Harlem high-schoolers, each facing a crossroads of friendship, family, and love.
You can't rewrite the past, but you can always choose to start again.
It's been twenty-seven days since Cleo and Layla's friendship imploded. Nearly a month since Cleo realized they'll never be besties again.
Now Cleo wants to erase every memory, good or bad, that tethers her to her ex-best friend. But pretending Layla doesn't exist isn't as easy as Cleo hoped. Despite budding friendships with other classmates--and a raging crush on a gorgeous boy named Dom--Cleo and Layla’s turbulent past comes back to haunt them.
Alternating between time lines of Then and Now, When You Were Everything blends past and present into an emotional story about the beauty of self-forgiveness, the promise of new beginnings, and the courage it takes to remain open to love.
A collection of essays inspired by the life and quotations of former first lady Michelle Obama.
Essays of bullying, heartbreak, racism, and confidence, Ashley taps into her own past and shares those stories that made her who she is today as she seamlessly weaves in parallel experiences that both she and Mrs. Obama have faced in their separate childhoods as well as their adult lives.
Open, searing, and honest, these are stories readers will feel seen with. Readers who are growing and learning as they move forward through life's triumphs and pitfalls will undoubtedly gravitate to and find comfort within its pages.
Love will keep you warm.
As the city grinds to a halt, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life. But will they be able to make it happen, in spite of the storm?
No one is prepared for this whiteout. But then, we can’t always prepare for the magical moments that change everything.
From the bestselling, award-winning, all-star authors who brought us Blackout—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—comes another novel of Black teen love, each relationship within as unique and sparkling as Southern snowflakes.
At the beach, everyone has beach hair.
From two bestselling creators comes a lyrical and heartfelt picture book about a multiracial family’s trip to the beach that’s an ode to family, community, diversity, and—most importantly—fabulous beach hair!
praise
“An ambitious debut from a writer to watch.”
“An emotional inferno and Woodfolk’s best book yet.”
“Woodfolk has a way of making words sing and burst with light.”
“Ashley Woodfolk is a virtuoso. Consider my breath fully taken.”
contact
Serious business?
Contact my agent: Beth Phelan at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency.
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upcoming events
BEACH HAIR Launch Party
Books Are Magic
122 Montague Street Brooklyn NY
Sunday, June 2 • 11 AM
Come celebrate the launch of BEACH HAIR with author Ashley Woodfolk and illustrator Nina Mata.
BEACH HAIR Storytime with the author & illustrator!
WORD Bookstore
29 McWilliams Pl Jersey City, NJ
Saturday, June 15 • 11 AM
