One of the most glorious moments of becoming a published author is finally seeing your book on a shelf. One of the most glorious moments of being a reader, though, is having someone else’s magic words in your bookcase. Whether the magic comes from the person who wrote it, the inscription inside it, or the […]
This is part two in B&N’s two-part spotlight on six incredible LGBTQ+ authors currently writing YA. This post highlights Meredith Russo, Adam Silvera, and Sara Farizan. Find part one, featuring authors Fox Benwell, Anna-Marie McLemore, and Erica Cameron, here. Meredith Russo Meredith Russo’s debut novel, If I Was Your Girl, isn’t due out until May 3, but it’s already making waves in the […]
Kick off your summer reading during Pride Month with some of the swooniest, most gorgeous, heart-in-your-chest romantic queer YA books! These quotes are just a drop in the ever increasingly diverse ocean of YA romance, so if I missed any of your faves, please share in the comments! Wishing a romantic summer to all of you, […]
On Monday the 2017 #ALAYMAs (or American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards, for the uninitiated) were announced. Also affectionately known as the Book Oscars or Librarian Oscars, these awards amaze, frustrate, and excite people every year, as we predict who will win, cry over our favorites being snubbed, go huh? when a book we never heard […]
If ever there were must-read authors in the world of LGBTQ YA, they’re David Levithan and Nina LaCour. So the idea of the two of them pairing up to write a gay-and-lesbian novel, including a pride parade, and releasing it during Pride Month? One of the best we’ve heard in a long, long while. What better […]