Like everyone who has watched Orphan Black ever, I have no idea how Tatiana Maslany does it: playing so many characters, jumping into the various roles of multiple clones, all with their own complicated problems and unique struggles.
Pushing back against the misconception that YA lacks moral complexity (or lacks anything, for that matter—YA’s house has infinite rooms) is like shooting grooslings in a barrel. The protean nature of YA means you can present a dozen examples on the fly to counter any arguments against it. Though often classified as a genre, YA is more than […]
In the opening scene of the series premiere of Orphan Black, a ne’er-do-well named Sarah Manning is witness to a grisly suicide…of a woman whose face looks exactly like her own. From this setup follows a thrilling story of stolen identity, madness, and fringe science. If all that doesn’t make you run for the nearest […]
Can you feel it? That sheer glow of so many favorite authors converging on a single month in ac plot to empty our wallets? This September’s releases bring together authors who haven’t published YA in years, highly anticipated sequels, sophomores from some of the most notable debuts in years, and brand-new voices guaranteed to change the way […]
Get ready to have your mind blown in some very different ways by today’s releases! Whether it’s reading a multigenerational epic from perspectives you’ve never seen before or grieving along with a teen exploring her asexuality in Hawaii or discovering brand-new fantasy that’s epic in all the ways, or prepping yourself for Halloween by reading […]