This week’s most exciting releases include a road-trip thriller, the story of a young jinn exploring her powers, and a surreally beautiful exploration of schizophrenia. Here are the books we’re trading all our Pogs for right now.

Welcome back to another edition of YAs That Get it Right, in which pros weigh in on YA books they think nailed an aspect of the human experience. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I asked some of my favorite authors of mental health YA, as well as (and including) authors who are also […]

Welcome to the Book Nerd’s Guide to Life! Every other week, we convene in this safe place to discuss the unique challenges of life for people whose noses are always wedged in books. For past guides, click here.   Friends, we do not live in optimistic times. Turbulence is all around us. The news is […]

This year’s best YA novels took readers deep into the oppressed magical land of Orïsha, onto the streets of New York for an epic meet-cute, across the American heartland with a girl hellbent on revenge, and over the high seas with an all-female pirating crew. Hand-chosen by our booksellers, these fifteen books are the best […]

This month’s best YA books are an eclectic mix of emotional reads, including Marcus Zusak’s first novel in twelve years, an adaptation of a hit Broadway musical, and the conclusion to Sarah J. Mass’s Throne of Glass saga. Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera team up for an NYC-set gay rom-com, Tahereh Mafi tackles post-9/11 Islamaphobia, […]