14 YA Books About LGBTQ People of Color
Even as queer characters have begun to proliferate in YA literature, LGBTQ+ teens of color continue to be underserved—these characters are…
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22 YAs That Get it Right: LGBTQA Edition
Welcome to another edition of YAs That Get it Right, which is all about YAs that truly nail an element…
7 Books to Read While You Wait for The Hate U Give
Expectations—and anticipation—for Angela Thomas’s 2017 YA novel, The Hate U Give (yep, taking its name from the tattoo Tupac sported)…
Meet Three More of the LGBTQ+ Authors Who Are Revolutionizing YA Literature
This is part two in B&N’s two-part spotlight on six incredible LGBTQ+ authors currently writing YA. This post highlights Meredith Russo, Adam Silvera, and Sara Farizan.…
7 LGBTQ+ Books With Happy Endings
You know what I’m tired of? Movie stills as book covers, red velvet everything, and LGBTQ+ stories that end in unmitigated…
10 YA Books That Should Be Added to the Required Reading Canon
Required reading mainstays like Carson McCullers, Toni Morrison, and Arthur Miller should and will always be read, but there are other…
Meet the LGBTQ+ Authors Who Are Revolutionizing YA Literature
Queer YA is having a moment. Walk into any Barnes & Noble and you’ll find an array of bestselling LGBTQ+ novels on the shelves.…
8 Must-Reads for Black History Month and Beyond
This Black History Month, pick up one of these eight must-read books that will have you rethinking the narrative. Titles…
16 YAs That Get it Right: Teen Edition
Back in 2015, I asked a bunch of publishing professionals about YAs they think “get it right”—ones that truly nail…
The We Need Diverse Books Team Picks 10 2015 Must-Reads
It’s been just over a year since the We Need Diverse Books team raised its battle cry, and while there’s…
7 Diverse YA Horror Reads
Grab your candy bag and set the mood for All Hallow’s Eve with these seven spine-tingling stories that draw on myth…
15 YAs Celebrating Bisexuality
September 23 marks Bi Visibility Day, aka Bisexual Pride Day, and in its honor, we’re talking about our favorite “bi-proud”…
5 African Myth–Inspired Teen Books to Read Right Now
Here’s the thing: I was super-excited to come up with a fun list of YA reads inspired by African mythology.…
To Celebrate International Friendship Day, 6 Awesome Cross-cultural YA Friendships
One of the reasons we love books is because they introduce us to worlds we may not be able to…
Fifteen 2015 YAs with Narrators of Asian Descent
Happy Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month! Racial diversity is still a growing need in YA lit, but this year is seeing…
7 YAs Based on Myths and Tales From Around the World
Just because Zeus and his pals are the loudest gods, pop culturally speaking, doesn’t mean you should let them be…
13 Under-the-Radar LGBTQ YA Must-Reads
It’s a phenomenal thing that some of the biggest titles of the last couple of years have been LGBTQ, from…
Diverse In Verse: 7 Must-Reads for National Poetry Month
The power of poetry? The rhythm, the pacing, the language, the narrative—the storytelling, layered with meaning and subtext and suggestion.…
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Author Becky Albertalli on Why Coming Out Stories Still Matter
Tomorrow Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda hits the shelves, about a small-town boy who’s falling in love with a…
7 Great Works of Diverse Historical Fiction
When I was little, I wanted to read books about girls who were just like me, but better. Like Lucy…