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Updates & Interviews
Sometimes, people are nice enough to ask me to talk about stuff. When that happens, I post it here.
Q & A with Publishers Weekly
Conversation with Iyana Jones on the story behind the writing of There Goes The Neighborhood (March 8, 2023)
Turn The Page - Syosset Public Library Podcast
“We spoke to talked to author Jade Adia about THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD, a love letter to communities of color and a darkly funny and thrilling exploration of the destructive forces of gentrification” (March 9, 2023)
Cover Reveal with We Need Diverse Books
Exclusive Q&A + excerpt from THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD (May 26, 2022)
Interview with Elnora Gunter
“The Place that Made Me: Jade Adia” (Jan 12, 2022)
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
is a Indie’s Introduce
Winter/Spring 2023 pick!
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“Fun yet insightful, like if Scooby Doo and the gang had to solve a mystery in a neighborhood dealing with gentrification. I loved the initiative shown by the characters to do everything in their power to stay together.”
- Earl Dizon, Green Bean Books, Portland, OR
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“There Goes the Neighborhood does so many things well that it’s hard to blurb! A group of best friends fight back against the gentrification of their South LA neighborhood; Rhea’s fresh, funny voice serves as the perfect counterbalance for this often-stressful and infuriating story. With plenty of organic representation (including disability, neurodiversity, and LGBTQIA+), folks of every stripe will feel seen. If Matthew Desmond’s Evicted were novelized as a YA murder mystery with a great sense of humor (...yes, as unlikely as that sounds!), it would probably be this book!”
- Tory Hall, Chapters Books & Gifts, Seward, NE
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“A solid story that takes its central conflict seriously but still has a sense of humor, There Goes the Neighborhood gets creative with solving the problem of gentrification, thanks to Rhea’s genius — and dangerous — plan. It leans more mystery than I expected, with a harrowing and satisfying ending. Rhea is a brilliant mastermind.”
- Gabriella Crivilare, Prairie Fox Books, Ottawa, IL
