Welcome back, sophomores! We loved their first books, we’ve anxiously awaited their followups, and now they are magically almost here. While they’re dominated by contemporary (largely because this post is strictly for standalones; great in-series sophomore novels can be found as part of the upcoming sequels preview), they range from sweet summer romance to sweeping intergenerational, […]
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, 16 authors discuss everything from […]
Meet the Young Adults, the B&N Teen Blog’s swat team of awesome teenaged bloggers. YA literature is a strange and wonderful landscape of books that should be read by everybody, but each month we highlight the perspective of teens reading the best of the best books written for and about them. Check back monthly to see what they’re recommending […]
One of my favorite things about summer is that it tends to be a glorious season for YA romances, and this year is no exception. Behold a host of new releases emerging between May and August that feature teen romance at their core, with that sweet, sweet happily ever after (or at least for the foreseeable […]