My first novel I WANNA BE YOUR JOEY RAMONE will be published by MTV Books in JULY 2008. Here's what it is about:

A raw, edgy, emotional novel about growing up punk and living to tell.

The Clash. Social Distortion. Dead Kennedys. Patti Smith. The Ramones. Punk rock is in Emily Black’s blood. Her mother, Louisa, hit the road to follow the incendiary music scene when Emily was four months old and never came back.
Now Emily’s all grown up with a punk band of her own, determined to find the tune that will bring her mother home. Because if Louisa really is following the music, shouldn’t it lead her right back to Emily?

Get a sneak peek of the first chapter on my website: http://www.stephaniekuehnert.com

Here is what people are already saying about IWBYJR:
“A wonderfully written and evocative story of a mother and daughter, parted by circumstance and joined by music. I heartily recommend it.” - Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, The Bedroom Secrets of Master Chefs, and other fine literature.


“Stephanie Kuehnert has written a sucker-punch of a novel, raw and surprising and visceral, and like the best novelists who write about music, she’ll convince you that a soul can indeed by saved by rock and roll." - John McNally, author of Troublemakers, The Book of Ralph, America’s Report Card, and editor of numerous anthologies.

Also, read the MTV Authors blog at: http://www.mtvbooks.blogspot.com (read less)

My first novel I WANNA BE YOUR JOEY RAMONE will be published by MTV Books in JULY 2008. Here's what it is about:

A raw, edgy, emotional novel about growing up punk and living to tell.

The Clash. Social Distortion. Dead Kennedys. Patti Smith. The Ramones. Punk rock is in Emily Black’s blood. Her mother, Louisa, hit the road to follow the incendiary music scene when Emily was four months old and never came back.
Now Emily’s all grown up with a punk band of her own, determined to find the tu... (read more)