Life in Outer Space

A young adult romantic comedy about a movie geek and the dream girl he refuses to fall in love with.

Sam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s fine with that. He loves horror movies, hanging out with his nerdy friends and playing World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls.

Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life. So Sam is determined to ignore her, except that Camilla has a life of her own – and she’s decided he’s going to be part of it ...

Boy meets girl. Boy tries to lose girl. Or does he?

Life in Outer Space is Melissa Keil’s first brilliantly sweet and funny YA novel. It was the inaugural winner of the Ampersand Prize, Hardie Grant Children's Publishing award for debut authors. This special edition of the beloved #LoveOzYA rom-com includes a bonus new chapter!

About the Author

Melissa Keil is the author of three novels for young adults: Life in Outer Space, The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl and The Secret Science of Magic. She won the Ampersand Prize and the Ena Noël Award from IBBY Australia for her debut novel, and has since been recognised in numerous awards including the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and the Western Australian Premier’s Literary Awards; the CBCA’s Book of the Year for Older Readers; and the teens’ choice Gold Inky Awards. Melissa’s books have been published all over the world.

Born and raised in Melbourne, Melissa studied Cinema and Anthropology at university and completed a short stint as a teacher in London. She now works as a children’s book editor, and spends her free time being a giant nerd and hanging out with her dog, Hugo.