We’re closing out another year of fabulous YA lit, full of breakout debuts, devastating contemporary, series starters that left us breathless, mega huggable romcoms, intoxicating fantasy visions, and more more more! Here are fifty of the YA books we can’t/won’t/don’t stop talking about in 2018.
We asked 17 of our favorite YA authors to help us navigate this year’s crop of brilliant YA books. Here are just a few of their personal must-reads…
Today the National Book Award longlist was announced, a thrilling and diverse stack of reads including a trio of middle grade titles; an uncategorizable illustrated work from chronic genius M. T. Anderson, with cocreator Eugene Yelchin; and a nonfiction look at the Vietnam War. It also includes five YA novels: two urgent and enraging novels […]
Let’s talk about everyone’s favorite phrase: “reluctant readers.” I’m firmly of the opinion that readers are only reluctant because they haven’t yet found a book that suits them, or are simply tired of only being handed books about thin, white, cishet protagonists. Whatever the reason may be, this list seeks to provide recommendations for many […]
Gird your loins and your wallets—today is a release day worthy of doubling your entire YA collection. The incredible new voices of debuts like Ashley Woodfolk and Tomi Adeyemi join incredible new entries by established names like Brigid Kemmerer and Brittany Cavallaro. Favorite series get new installments, romances will make your heart pitter-patter and also […]