For many us, music was a driving force in our teenage lives. Hearing a song can remind you of a time and place; you remember former selves, you remember what you were like and what has changed and also what has remained the same. For some, when you heard a certain band or album, you knew you'd found your people. Maddy Traeger's journey in A Million Miles is about finding yourself, and finding your people, and she does so through her life's soundtrack: by traveling with a band. Inspired by her own experiences in the music industry, Amy Fleisher Madden's wonderful, funny, sad, riveting tale does the same thing music can do -- take you to a time and place, and possibly remind you of your own journey.

Full disclosure -- I had the honor of reading this novel three times and helping to edit it before publication. I'm so proud of Amy and I highly recommend this book!

Re-read July 2019 in audiobook, still love <3 - full second-read review:

Years ago I met Amy Fleisher Madden backstage at a rock show. As these things go, I didn't know this casual conversation in a cramped green room would lead to a great friendship. When she started working on a novel, I was excited to be asked to edit it (or did I enthusiastically volunteer my services? One can’t always remember). We traded manuscripts back and forth and sat in sunny parks and discussed her characters and I would ask several questions about which parts were based in truth and which were not. Like, “did that guy really run through a glass door while high on acid?” type questions.