I did a lot of press after I released Advice I Ignored in 2019 and early 2020, but I kind of forgot about the book and let it all get buried after the pandemic-lockdown-quarantine years started. I didn’t want to think about how happy I’d been when I was 17 and I could still hug my friends.
At one point I even started joking to myself, “I’m giving up on getting better. I’ve decided to get worse.” And I did – because recovery isn’t a one-and-done process. I have to keep trying or I can really backslide. But I forgive myself for that; quarantine was hard and I was just trying to survive.
Anyway, here is some of that press. I’m trying to sift through the internet and find more of it, so stay tuned.
Press & Interviews
Five Minutes with Ruby Walker, Formerly Depressed Teen. with Leona Barr from Texas Lifestyle Magazine. January 10th, 2020.
Buda teen’s book offers insight into the mind of a depressed youth by Nicole Villalpando for the Austin American-Statesman, Dec 31st 2019
First-year Ruby Walker self-publishes first book by Maya Neufeld-Wall from the Trinitonian. November 6th, 2019. (Hey look! My college newspaper. I got a lot of awkward mental illness related clout on campus for this one, haha.)
Spotlight: Advice I Ignored by Ruby Walker. with What Is That Book About? April 24th, 2020.
Reviews
This Four-Star Review in Reading for Sanity Book Reviews by Mindy Sue. October 14th, 2020. (This one is really flattering overall, so thank you Mindy! But I can’t help feeling unsettled when people mention my queer identity alongside the legitimate content warnings for sexual trauma and self harm. It must be said: the so-called “inappropriate” homosexual content of this book is limited to one chaste, consensual kiss between two 12-year-old girls at a birthday party.)
Meagan Kimberly reviews Advice I Ignored: Stories and Wisdom From a Formerly Depressed Teenager by Ruby Walker. for Lesbrary. May 26th, 2020.
Self Care for Teens in “Advice I Ignored” by Ruby Walker – review by Keri from onemamasdailydrama.com.
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