2023
Grand Haven Tribune
Snowbound Writers Contest winners announced — April 1, 2023
Booklife
Indie Spotlight: Romance and Relationship Books Part 2 — March 27, 2023 (Chasing the Moon)
Publisher’s Weekly
Indie Spotlight: March 2023 — March 24, 2023 (Chasing the Moon)
2022
Grand Haven Tribune
Local author pens new young adult novel — October 11, 2022
Top Indie Favorites — October 2022 (Chasing the Moon)
Barnes and Noble Press
SCBWI in the Mitten — September 2022
Hugs and Hurrahs
Shepard.com — June 2022
The Best Teen Books About Sports (and so much more)
Kevin Craig Author Blog — May 3, 2022
Melanie Hooyenga’s The Book of Good: Pride
Grand Haven Tribune — March 2, 2022
Local author shows ‘Gratitude’ by supporting mental health
The Lakeshore West Michigan — March 1, 2022
Grand Haven author uses gratitude journal to support mental health
2021
YA Book Central — December 9, 2021
Featured Review: Chasing the Stars (Melanie Hooyenga)
Grand Haven Tribune — September 22, 2021
Local Author Pens New Novel
2020
Barnes & Noble Press Blog — December 8, 2020
The Best Indie eBooks of 2020
The Lakeshore West Michigan — August 19, 2020
Local Author’s Latest Novel is a Flashback to Simpler Times: The Summer of 2017
Grand Haven Tribune — August 19, 2020
Local Author Pens Romance Novel
2018
Grand Haven Tribune — November 3, 2018
Hooyenga releases third novel in series
Holland Sentinel — March 10, 2018
Local Author: Melanie Hooyenga Writes the Second Book in Young Adult Series
2017
Grand Haven Tribune — March 1, 2017
Hooyenga Pens New Novel
2016
Grand Haven Tribune — February 15, 2016
Local Author Wins National Writing Contest
2015
Grand Haven Tribune — June 15, 2015
Local Author Releases Final Book in Trilogy
2013
Explorer News — May 15, 2013
‘Flicker’ is a great read for both adults or teens