Spaceships, body swaps, quests for missing family members, remakes of Wuthering Heights and The Tempest, and some seriously twisted horror stories have us jonesing for July. Whether you’re into contemporary murder mysteries, spy games, Zen Buddhism, or unconventional bucket lists, this month delivers introspective takes on a variety of genres, not to mention the highly anticipated conclusion to Kiersten […]
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, nine authors discuss everything from […]
The sun may be shining, but the YA books out this week—including the comedies—are dark, dangerous, and deserving of your heart. Whether these stories take you to H-E-double hockey sticks, an isolated cabin in the Siberian wilderness, 1600s London, a blood-soaked battlefield with Lady Dracul, or a secret military training facility for outcasts and delinquents, […]
Contemporary YA may not have spaceships or witches, but it’s magical and powerful all the same. This fall’s collection is an unusually hardhitting bunch, taking on issues from captivity to statutory rape to Islamophobia and other bigotry to unwanted pregnancy to victims of terrorism, ensuring readers stay informed and empathetic during our increasingly challenging news […]