February may be the shortest month but it’s chock-full of amazing new YA books. I’m not saying you should try to read one per day, but I’m not NOT saying that, either. With new books from Angie Thomas, Bill Konigsberg, Kasie West, and Shaun David Hutchinson to name a few, it’ll be pure pleasure to […]
This week’s new YA books are all about identity: searching for it, rejecting it, or making peace with it. Sisters who grew up defined by their mom’s popular blog decide to forge their own paths; a teen boy with Tourette Syndrome in 1977 wonders if his artist dreams can flourish if he leaves behind the […]
How much do I love independent publishers? Let me count the ways, like how they often publish perspectives bigger publishers won’t, give chances to “weird” stories, and continue publishing genres others love to call dead. We always save the indies preview post for last, and it always leaves me with a special spark of joy, […]