The Last Time We Say Goodbye

Cynthia Hand is the New York Times bestselling author of a number of young adult books, including the Unearthly trilogy, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, The Afterlife of Holly Chase, The How & The Why, and With You All the Way. She also writes the Lady Janie series with fellow authors Jodi Meadows and Brodi Ashton: My Lady Jane, My Plain Jane, My Calamity Jane, My Contrary Mary, My Imaginary Mary and My Salty Mary.

Julia Whelan is an author, screenwriter, lifelong actor and acclaimed audiobook narrator of more than 700 titles. Her performance of her own debut novel, the international bestseller My Oxford Year, garnered a SOVAS award and was released in August 2025 as a Netflix film. Her 2022 novel, Thank You for Listening, was a Best-of-the-Year pick at Amazon, Audible, and NPR as well as a Goodreads Choice Award nominee and winner of the Golden Poppy.