10 Amazing ’80s Movies That Inspired Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs’ The Darkdeep
Today on the B&N Kids blog, authors extraordinaire Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs–the amazing team behind the new middle grade…
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Jenny Han Spills on the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Netflix Movie Premiere!
If you’re a Jenny Han fan—and who isn’t—you’ve been waiting with bated breath for her New York Times bestselling romance…
Mark Oshiro’s Debut Anger Is A Gift Delivers A Powerful Punch
Mark Oshiro’s much-hyped Anger Is A Gift is an intricately built but deceptively straightforward addition to the canon of novels…
8 YAs About the Summer That Changed Everything
School’s not out for summer just yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start dreaming about those life-changing (or, at…
8 Diverse YA Romances to Read Right Now
It’s that time again. Spring has sprung, love is in the air, and finally—finally!—publishing has started featuring kids of color…
6 Reasons You’ve Got to Read Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood And Bone
The biggest debut of the year? Without a doubt, it’s Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood And Bone, a West African–inspired…
Dhonielle Clayton and Scott Westerfeld Talk The Belles, Uglies, and the Concept and Costs of Beauty
The first time then newbie writer (and my coauthor!) Dhonielle Clayton met author Scott Westerfeld, she blushed and swooned, fanning…
8 YAs About Defying Parental Expectations
When I was a teenager, one of the lines my mom—an immigrant, a doctor, an entrepreneur, a woman who balanced…
Brown and Proud: 11 Books from the South Asian Diaspora To Read Right Now
When I was a kid, I never saw myself on the page. Like never. Occasionally, there’d be a brown person…
Thunderhead Author Neal Shusterman, As Interviewed By His Characters
Today we welcome New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman to the blog. Thunderhead, the follow-up to his stellar, Printz…
Three Sides of a Heart Editor Natalie C. Parker Shares 5 Types of YA Love Triangles
The B&N Teen blog welcomes author Natalie C. Parker to the blog this week to talk triangle, twisty, sticky and swoonworthy! The…
20 YA Authors Share the Book They’re Most Thankful For
We all have a lot to be grateful for in our lives. But writers (and readers, to be honest), in…
8 YA Reads With Awesome Origin Stories
One of the most fascinating things about writing (and reading!) fiction is where the stories come from—the genesis of the…
NaNoWriMo Tips from Your Favorite YA Authors
Trying your hand at NaNoWriMo this year? Whether it’s your first year or your 18th (yes, NaNoWriMo has been around that long!),…
Hunting Prince Dracula Author Kerri Maniscalco Talks With Stephanie Garber About Swoony Book Boys and Bloodsuckers
Kerri Maniscalco’s debut, Stalking Jack the Ripper, quickly landed the writer on the New York Times bestseller list—a rare feat for a first-time author,…
7 Must Read Poetry Collections for Every YA Fan
One of my favorite new writers is Amanda Lovelace, whose stunning debut book of poetry—yes, poetry!—the princess saves herself in…
Brooding YA Hero Creator Carrie DiRisio on the Top 7 YA Characters Broody Would Bond With
Let’s face it: while there’s some truly original, astounding work being done in the YA category, it is sometimes, occasionally,…
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns Author Julie C. Dao Shares 7 Villains Worthy of Their Own Antihero Origin Stories
This week marks the release of the stunning Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, the debut fantasy from author Julie C. Dao. The book is…
All the Wind in the World Author Samantha Mabry Talks Inspiration, Emotional Damage and National Book Awards Nods with Nova Ren Suma
Samantha Mabry topped TBR lists last year with her stunning debut A Fierce and Subtle Poison, a moody, atmospheric work of…
Here’s Why You Should Read These YA National Book Award Longlisters Right Now
As far as lists go, the 2017 long list for the National Book Awards in the young people’s literature category is pretty…