Happy Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month! Racial diversity is still a growing need in YA lit, but this year is seeing a nice amount of growth, finally, in YAs featuring main characters of Asian descent, from all over the continent and in a wide variety of genres. We had some great ones last year (highlights include Tell […]
Killer kings, demon slayers, and dragons? You bet we’re not in Kansas anymore. These eight awesome fantasies bend and shape the flavors of Asia and the Middle East into something entirely new—and reading them will have you plotting a trip of your own.
This summer’s Openly YA tour, starring author David Levithan, Bill Konigsberg, Adam Silvera, and Will Walton, is chock full of amazing. So much so that it got us thinking about other inspired lineups we’d love to see! Too good to be true? Of course! But a girl can dream, can’t she?
There are still three long months to survive until Glass Sword, the sequel to Victoria Aveyard’s bestselling Red Queen, hits shelves. And yes, there are holidays and mega-sales and eggnog and latkes to look forward to, but what are you supposed to sneak off with when taking a break from family time for a quiet hour or ten of […]
It’s been just over a year since the We Need Diverse Books team raised its battle cry, and while there’s still plenty of work to be done, publishers—and readers—have responded enthusiastically. Of course, one of the most important ways you can help increase the number of diverse books on shelves is by buying diverse books. And there are plenty […]