With all due respect to Beyonce, Metallica, and everyone else who went on tour in the summer of 2024, the biggest tour of that summer, on many levels, was Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which had her playing 149 shows in 51 cities to the tune (literally) of two billion dollars.
But since not every city got to host that tour, some Swifties had to take road trips to see their favorite singer.
Which is what Carson, Noemi, and Eleanor do in Stephanie Kate Strohm’s new romantic young adult coming of age novel 13 Days Of Summer (paperback, Kindle).
In the following email interview, Strohm discusses what inspired and influenced this story, including why it’s about Swift and not someone else with an equally fervent following.