Together, Apart

By: Erin A. Craig, Auriane Desombre, Erin Hahn, Bill Konigsberg, Rachael Lippincott, Brittney Morris, Sajni Patel, Natasha Preston, Jennifer Yen

Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer, Caroline Hewitt, Catherine Ho, Keylor Leigh, Nikki Massoud, Rachel Music

A collection of original contemporary love stories set during life in lockdown by some of today's most popular YA authors.

Erin Craig "delivers" on a story about a cute pizza delivery boy, Auriane Desombre captures a girl trying to impress her crush on TikTok, and Bill Konigsberg takes readers along on daily walks where every step brings two boys closer to love. There's roommates-to-enemies-to-something more from Rachael Lippincott, a tale of a girl with a mask-making business and her potentially famous crush from Erin Hahn, and a music-inspired meet cute from Sajni Patel. Brittney Morris sparks a connection with the help of two balcony herb gardens, Jennifer Yen writes an unconventional romance that starts with a fortune reading and a take-out order, and Natasha Preston steals hearts when a girl meets up with the boy next door in a storybook oak tree.

Romantic, realistic, sweet and uplifting, TOGETHER, APART is a collection of finding love in unexpected places during an unprecedented time . . . each with the one thing we all want: a guaranteed happy ending.

Stories:
"Love, Delivered" by Erin A. Craig - read by Caroline Hewitt
"The Socially Distant Dog-Walking Brigade" by Bill Konigsberg - read by Christopher Gebauer
"One Day" by Sajni Patel - read by Nikki Massoud
"The Rules of Comedy" by Auriane Desombre - read by Catherine Ho
"The New Boy Next Door" by Natasha Preston - read by Nikki Massoud
"Love With a Side of Fortune" by Jennifer Yen - read by Catherine Ho
"The Green Thumb War" by Brittney Morris - read by Cary Hite and Keylor Leigh
"Stuck With Her" by Rachael Lippincott - read by Caroline Hewitt
"Masked" by Erin Hahn - read by Rachel Music and Christopher Gebauer

Critic reviews

"From a cute pizza delivery boy to TikTok crushes, daily walks to a homemade mask business, Together, Apart offers a lovely look at what the pandemic experience is like for teens." --Book Riot

"The stories impeccably capture the teens’ fears, anger, and anxieties around the pandemic balanced by adorable meet-cutes and the sweetness of early getting-to-know-you attraction." --Kirkus Reviews

“Cleverly plotted, with sympathetic characters, the stories are a ray of sunshine in these dark days.” --Booklist

Love the LGBTQ, BIPOC, and mental health representation!

Overall, very cute characters and refreshing representation of LGBTQ, BIPOC, and mental health. I initially listened because I just finished Sajni Patel’s beautiful The Trouble With Hating You and needed more of her writing. I was disappointed to learn that this is the only other book from Patel on Audible but pleasantly surprised to see that that it was a collection of short stories. Love me some short stories. As someone who graduated in May 2020, some of the stories hit home especially hard (I was not prepared for that lol) but it made me feel valid in my experiences and was somehow just what I needed. It was struggle, heartache, and anxiety but it was balanced well with something so hopeful and pure: love.

Jaw Drop

This is the teen romance we've all needed this year. My only wish is that I'd read it sooner.

Beautiful Stories

Loved the book! The stories are sweet and remind of the 2020 times, beautiful stories

Nice Anthology

That was a cute Anthology about finding love in the times of Corona, I enjoyed most of the stories and here are my ratings:
Love , delivered : very cute story about the new girl and the cute delivery pizza guy I liked it sooo much so nice 5/5

The socially distant dog walking brigade: I was feeling so sick reading it and the story wasn't even good 0/5

One day: cute story about a girl and a boy and a shoe held hostage, So cute and nice but I didn't like the girl she seemed like a snob 3/5

The rules of comedy: I like the sibling relationship, but the story wasn't good 1.5/5

The new boy next door: seriously what the hell was that ? this made twilight looks like a masterpiece and even Bella have more self respect than this girl !! 1/5

Love with a side of fortune: Really cute and I liked how its related tobthe pendemic yet its not the whole story 4/5.

The green thumb war: sooo cute I liked it a lot and it made me like I was there with them .. I want to taste that lasagna LOL 4/5

Stuck with her: the story might be good but I don't like it as its between girls 1/5

Masked: omg that was sooooo cute I liked it a lot and its definitely a dream come true during quarantine 4.75/5


It's really worth a read and it's a fun light book considering the subject