Get to Know a YA Author: Rin Chupeco
Welcome to our newest feature on B&N Teen Blog, Get to Know a YA Author, in which we pose the…
Dahlia Adler
DAHLIA ADLER is an editor by day, a freelance writer by night, and a Young Adult author at every spare moment in between. She is the founder of LGBTQReads, editor of several anthologies, and author of many novels, including Cool for the Summer and Home Field Advantage. She lives in New York with her family and an obscene number of books.
5 Great YAs For Fans of Edgar Allan Poe
Today marks the 170th anniversary of the death of Edgar Allan Poe, and there’s no question that his legend and…
Guest Post: The Bone Houses Author Emily Lloyd-Jones on Grief Inspiring Horror
Having been Emily Lloyd-Jones fans since her debut, the wildly fun X-Men meets Ocean’s 11 mashup that is Illusive, we…
14 YA Authors on the Queer Books That Changed Their Lives
Happy Pride Month! This is a month with so much history behind it, and of course, there’s one way we…
7 New and Upcoming Reads Perfect for Pride Month
Rainbow lit for kids is on the rise and I for one could not be more thrilled about it. You…
7 Lambda Award YA Finalists You Want to Read Right Now
Movies have their Oscars and music has its Grammys, but the biggest day for queer lit across all categories is…
5 New or Upcoming MG Novels Starring LGBTQ Kids
It’s been a beautiful couple of years for LGBTQ Middle Grade novels, and it isn’t just because the number of…
8 New and Upcoming YA Books That Make Perfect Chanukah Gifts
Chanukah (or Hanukkah—however you opt to spell and pronounce it!) is almost here, which means the time to grab last-minute…
New Releases: Monster-Hunting Siblings, Legendary Swamps, and Magical Politics
My love for the books I’ve read that release on this day is so deep, I want to get right…
6 of the Best Contemporary YA Retellings of 2018
Real-world takes on classics, fairy tales, and even historical lore might not be as common as fantasy versions, but that’s…
Alex London and Katherine Locke Discuss Keeping Magic in the Family
Autumn is always a dauntingly fantasy-packed season, and it can be tough to make a book stand out from the…
12 Great New Beach Reads to Take You Through the End of Summer
Summer may be on its last legs, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to put away those books that are…
12 Sophomore Authors Share Some Second Book Wisdom
Sophomore Slump. Second Book Syndrome. We’ve all heard the ways a sophomore book can tank for readers, and if you…
YAs That Get it Right: Depression Edition
Welcome to another edition of YAs That Get it Right, which is all about YA books that truly nail an…
YAs That Get it Right: Anxiety Edition
Welcome to another edition of YAs That Get it Right, which is all about YAs that truly nail an element…
An Interview with Mary H.K. Choi, Author of Emergency Contact
In case you haven’t caught on from all our fawning, one of our favorite new books of the season is…
Caleb Roehrig and Richard Lawson Discuss Gay YA and Writing What You Know
Once upon a time, there was a website called Gawker, and I spent a whole lot of time leaving comments…
5 Upcoming MG Novels Featuring LGBTQ Characters
This is an incredibly banner year for queer-girl Middle Grade, with the number of prose novels in that category more…
Marieke Nijkamp and Rachel Lynn Solomon Talk Complex Relationships and Inclusive Narratives
Marieke Nijkamp’s debut, This is Where it Ends, spent an outrageous sixty-four weeks on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list, and…