We’re closing out another year of fabulous YA lit, full of breakout debuts, devastating contemporary, series starters that left us breathless, mega huggable romcoms, intoxicating fantasy visions, and more more more! Here are fifty of the YA books we can’t/won’t/don’t stop talking about in 2018.

Pride Month is a great time to put the focus on queer YA—specifically, some of the incredible intersectional queer books YA has been blessed with, given to us by indigenous authors and authors of color. We’ve got a stack you can read now, and another half dozen you can preorder!

There are so many triumphant returns this week, it’s hard to even know where to begin, so let’s just go with All of Them? It’s a great week for romance, for intense contemporary with deep, underlying issues, and, of course, for the thousands of devotees of Sabaa Tahir’s bestselling fantasy series. So grab a book […]

Now this is how you bring in the summer! Hugely anticipated sequels to some of my favorite fantasies? Check. A number of make-you-melt romances, perfect for reading on the warm grass? Check. Brand-new voices sure to make a splash? Check. Underrepresented voices in seriously cool settings? Checkity check. We’ve got the perfect reading list for […]