Nothing gives me joy like seeing more great representation for teens in various letters of the rainbow, especially when we get past the same old narratives in the same old genres with the same old rep. The first half of the year was rife with great LGBTQIAP+ reads—you can see 15 of them here, to […]
There’s nothing like a good thriller to really make your summer reading list right. Ringing in the season with something fast-paced, mysterious, and queer is always the way to go. Whether you’re lounging by the pool or curled up indoors with the A/C, the thrillers below are sure to bring a chill to your summer—filled […]
Since abandoning the genre for contemporary during high school, I haven’t been much of a fantasy reader. It was hard to find someone like me in the pages of fantasy novels then, and I couldn’t pronounce half the names, so what was the point? But YA fantasy and sci-fi has truly taken off in recent […]
As part of our continued efforts to turn book recommendations into an alternate energy source that could power a small city, the B&N Teen Blog presents our blogger picks for best of 2016. Sorry and you’re welcome for exploding your to-be-read lists.
2016 was a banner year for queer YA in general, but especially for queer fantasy. I don’t think we’ve ever seen this much variety in one year before! From steampunk to magical realism to portal fantasy, from witches to princesses to revenge-soaked time travel, there was truly something for everyone. Difficult though it was to […]