It’s a phenomenal thing that some of the biggest titles of the last couple of years have been LGBTQ, from Scott Westerfeld’s Afterworlds, to Nina LaCour’s Everything Leads to You, to Andrew Smith’s Printz Honor–winning Grasshopper Jungle, to Jandy Nelson’s Printz Award–winning I’ll Give You the Sun—not to mention some of this year’s most highly lauded […]
Part of being a great YA author is being a great YA reader, and seeing what your peers are putting out into the world for teens. But research isn’t the only reason to read YA, of course; we read it because it’s damn good, and as writers ourselves, we appreciate the written word done right. […]
September 23 marks Bi Visibility Day, aka Bisexual Pride Day, and in its honor, we’re talking about our favorite “bi-proud” YAs. These are books with bisexual main characters and/or love interests, some of which actively use the word on the page, others of which show characters having feelings for or relationships with both guys and […]
You know the best thing after falling in love with an author for the first time? Learning you’ll get to spend even more time with their words in the future. Whether a followup comes after one year or five, there’s nothing like following up with a new favorite and seeing they’ve still got that magic…or […]
Netflix is having a great year. New shows like Jessica Jones (don’t miss our list of books for Jessica Jones fans) and Sense8 have become ubiquitous across the internet, and returning favorites (House of Cards, Orange is the New Black) continue to entertain. Now, it can also assist with book buying. If you’re like us, and you […]