Sara Shepard, author of the darkly addictive Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game series, gives us her recommendations for great YA reads—heavy on intrigue and perfect for summer: 1. Shadowlands, by Kate Brian. After escaping death at the hands of a serial killer, Rory and her family leave their life behind, entering the witness […]
No one knows what happens when we die. Religions, pyramids, and entire industries have cropped up in response to humanity’s quest to solve the mystery without, you know, actually dying. Arguably the entire institution of literature is a response to death—either to ruminate and philosophize on The End, or to snatch a piece of literary immortality. A few authors […]
It’s a tricky thing, picking out your favorite liars in YA. By definition, most of the time, the best liars are not the good guys (or gals). But what these 7 liars have in common is brilliant writing that makes them all characters you root for, even if they’re not aways “likable.” The authors of […]
The close of Sara Shepard’s Pretty Little Liars series with the release of the sixteenth and final book, Vicious, means the end of an era for contemporary YA. Though the TV show lives on, without the promise of new books, those who prefer charismatic deception in written form might feel they have nowhere to turn. […]