New or old, these are the books we’re obsessed with right now. Add them to your August reading list!
As a senior librarian at Teen’Scape, the young adult department at the Los Angeles Public Library, Mary McCoy is an expert on all things YA. And this month, she added the title of author to her resume. McCoy’s vivid, clever, heart-pounding debut, Dead to Me, is set in 1940s Hollywood, aka the Golden Age. Of course, any […]
Throughout the holiday season, we’re gathering books that make the perfect gifts for everyone on your list—from your mother and the teen in your life to your foodie friend and the coworker who loves Harry Potter. Need more ideas? Check out all of our guides. Teenagers can be among the trickiest species on Earth to understand, but […]
Young adult fiction is constantly evolving, but when it comes to including more diversity, sometimes it feels like it’s moving at a glacial pace. Authors like David Levithan (Boy Meets Boy, Two Boys Kissing) and Malinda Lo (Ash, Huntress) are always reliable sources of diversity in YA characters, and here are 8 other lesbian, gay, […]
As many authors will tell you, the only thing harder than writing a book is writing a second book. Once expectations have been set and reviews have come in and deadlines are breathing down your neck, trying to get those words out can be like squeezing blood from a stone. Sometimes it feels like an […]