When the World Tips Over

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment by Jandy Nelson, the New York Times bestselling author of I’ll Give You the Sun.

"I am fervently in love with this brave, funny, tender, exuberant beating heart of a book." – Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Welcome to Paradise Springs, Northern California – a hot, dusty, half-magical, wine-country town where there are so many grapes fermenting at one time, you get drunk from breathing the air; where devil winds blow so hard they whip your sense away. A town where every fairy tale you've ever read could be set ... and "home" to the family Falls.

When a strange, enigmatic, rainbow-haired girl shows up in their fantastical hometown, it sends the lives of Fall brothers Wynton and Miles and their sister Dizzy into tumult. With road trips, rivalries, family curses, love stories within love stories within love stories, and sorrows and joys passed from generation to generation, this is the intricate, luminous tale of a family’s complicated past and present. And only in telling their stories can they hope to rewrite their futures.

Jandy Nelson weaves an unforgettable tapestry of love, loss and magic realism in When the World Tips Over[…] Nelson’s lyrical writing has a folksy, dreamy quality in this rewarding and complex multigenerational epic. The Observer, YA Books of the Month
Featuring intricately interwoven love stories, curses, rivalries and misunderstandings, Nelson’s first book for ten years is a complex, seductive YA heartbreaker with a touch of magical realism. The Guardian
Jandy Nelson is a true virtuoso, and When the World Tips Over left me speechless. I am fervently in love with this brave, funny, tender, exuberant beating heart of a book. Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Jandy Nelson is a rare, explosive talent. Her prose is vivid, breathtaking, and drenched in passion, and her stories remind me why words can change the world. Tahereh Mafi, New York Times bestselling author of This Woven Kingdom
Jandy Nelson is an exceptional writer. She writes with a distinctive lyricism and clarity that makes every page of her books a pleasure to read – even the pages that will make you cry. Katherine Webber, bestselling author of Twin Crowns
You can hear the music in Jandy Nelson’s writing from the very first page. Her poetic style elevates her stories into something unforgettable. Lauren James, bestselling author of The Quiet at the End of the World
Utterly compelling… A delirious, intoxicating spell of a book, destined to end up on many important awards lists and to firmly lodge itself within many, many hearts. The Irish Times
When the World Tips Over is transcendently beautiful. It bursts with life and spills over with heartache and love. Nina LaCour, Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay
Sublime, intricate, and dazzling, When the World Tips Over kept opening and opening before me like a glorious map of treasures. Helena Fox, award-winning author of How It Feels to Float and The Quiet and the Loud
A whirlwind journey toward a profound and satisfying destination. Publishers Weekly
A family's past collides with its present in this joyful saga about Dizzy and her brothers, Wynton and Miles, which tells the love stories, joys, and sorrows of multiple generations. The Bookseller
An exuberant explosion of emotions and ideas. Bold, ambitious, expressive and intense... It is a marathon read which readers looking for good LGBTQIA+ representation, a fantastical plot, evocative imagery and tempestuous melodrama will enjoy. Books for Keeps
A splendid and complex tale... soul thrilling. School Library Journal
Achingly raw. Serendipity Books
Masterpiece! The Novel Neighbor
The story walks a tightrope between the real and the impossible, but like Nelson’s previous work, its heart lies in the absolutely genuine emotions of its characters. Lit Hub
A stunning and luminous love story bursting to be told. Armadillo Magazine
Lyrically written, with just the right dash of whimsy and quirk, this beautiful YA novel gave us all the feels. Powerful and tender. WRD Magazine
When the World Tips Over genuinely deserves a world of praise…definitely one of the best books I have ever read. Books Up North
I laughed, I cried, I was engrossed in the plot. It was a beautiful soap opera of a family drama...It just feels like so much love has gone into this book. Netgalley Reviewer
Perfectly encompasses what I think YA books are all about— comfort and heartbreak, identity and discovery, human connection and love… I can’t do this book justice. Jandy is BACK!! Netgalley Reviewer
This whimsical book, filled with magic, love, heartbreak and alllll the juicy family drama, did not disappoint. I was captivated and I could not stop reading! Netgalley Reviewer
An author who writes a compelling and emotional read like this is well worth the investment of time. Netgalley Reviewer
Jandy did it again, after almost 10 years since I'll Give You the Sun, she wrote another masterpiece. 5 stars. Netgalley Reviewer

Jandy Nelson’s debut, The Sky Is Everywhere, published to global critical acclaim in 2010 and has since been adapted into a film on Apple TV+. Her second novel, I'll Give You the Sun, was a New York Times Bestseller, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award and a Stonewall Honor, and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize; it has also been optioned for film by Warner Bros. Together, Sky and Sun have been translated into more than 38 languages and sold over a million copies worldwide. Jandy lives in San Francisco and is madly in love with California, and how it teeters on the edge of the continent. Follow Jandy on Twitter @jandynelson or

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