Live from the Afterlife

By Sarah Lariviere

Set in an alternate America that feels dangerously close to our own, a ghost, the boy she loves, and their friends pick up the pieces of a shattered rebellion--turning from violence to art. Fierce, fast-moving, and full of heart, it's Feed meets Severance meets Fahrenheit 451.

The first time Gigi Durant and her renegade theater group tried to take down America's Favorite Dictator, it ended in the murder of Max Bowl--her raunchy, loudmouthed, beloved best friend. Now Gigi is dead, shot for performing Shakespeare. But if the police state that's taken over their city--all of America, really--thought silencing her would end the rebellion, they were wrong. Because Gigi is still tethered to her story, her ghost lingering in the consciousness of Axl Fischer, her old love. And she's not giving up.

This time, the revolution isn't about burning down, it's about building up. This time, the troupe is determined to subvert the dictator's propaganda not with weapons, but with pirate broadcasts and satire sharp enough to shred the lies. This time, with Axl leading the fight, and Gigi driving the mission from beyond, the group risks everything to defend dangerous beliefs: that voices can't be silenced, and that when art refuses to die, freedom will prevail.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593479998
• ISBN13: 9780593479995
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher