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"With exceptional handling of everything from mental illness to guilt and a riveting, magic realist narrative, this well wrought, haunting novel will stick with readers long after the final page." — Booklist
Talking about anthologies is forever one of my favorite things, because—especially as their shelf presence grows and you start to see repeat authors—you get to learn which of your favorite novelists have a serious gift for short fiction, too. There are a lot of familiar voices in this season’s anthologies, but what would these collections […]
Sophomore Slump. Second Book Syndrome. We’ve all heard the ways a sophomore book can tank for readers, and if you happen to be an author, too, well…you’re probably very well familiar with how horrendous the experience of writing that first book under contract can be. But fear not, sophomores! It can be done! It will […]
Looking for the all-time best YA beach books? The Girls’ Life magazine team shares their essential summer reads. We might be a bit biased, but we believe that no summer vacation (or staycation, really) is complete without a stack of sweet reads. The only question is…which title should you add to your packing list this […]
Marieke Nijkamp’s debut, This is Where it Ends, spent an outrageous sixty-four weeks on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list, and today, her long-awaited sophomore novel about a complicated friendship, even more complicated grief, and the danger of idealizing illness releases. It’s also the release day of a brand-new voice in YA you won’t soon forget: […]
YA Open Mic is a monthly series in which YA authors share personal stories on topics of their choice. The aim of the series is to peel away the formality of bios and offer authors a platform to talk about something readers won’t necessarily find on their websites. This month, eight authors discuss everything from […]