Can you feel it? That sheer glow of so many favorite authors converging on a single month in ac plot to empty our wallets? This September’s releases bring together authors who haven’t published YA in years, highly anticipated sequels, sophomores from some of the most notable debuts in years, and brand-new voices guaranteed to change the way […]
Get ready to have your mind blown in some very different ways by today’s releases! Whether it’s reading a multigenerational epic from perspectives you’ve never seen before or grieving along with a teen exploring her asexuality in Hawaii or discovering brand-new fantasy that’s epic in all the ways, or prepping yourself for Halloween by reading […]
Happy Bi Visibility Week! Bisexual visibility is a tough battle on any ground; more often than not, despite being one of the letters in LGBT, bisexuality gets to be anywhere from “a stepping stone” to discarded in favor of “I don’t like labels.” But in YA literature, authors have been fighting like mad to ensure […]
Favorite time of year alert! If there’s one thing I love, it’s getting to highlight a whole host of rainbow titles making their way to YA shelves in the near future. The below titles include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, genderfluid, intersex, asexual, agender, and pansexual rep in contemporary, sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, magical realism, and even […]
Everyone knows the popular fairytales, those stories of magical godmothers, evil stepmothers, rotten tricksters, and all the other icons who’ve been filling our shelves since our infancy. But what’s so awesome is how many ways there are to put spins on the classics with teenage protagonists, playing with everything from genres to genders in order to build a […]
