Go big or go home! Dumplin’ is now streaming on Netflix, and it’s capturing hearts and causing a new generation to Google Dolly Parton. Based on Julie Murphy’s 2015 novel by the same name, Dumplin’ stars Danielle Macdonald as Willowdean Dickson and Jennifer Aniston as her pageant queen mom. Like To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, it […]
Nothing like a fresh stack of gift cards to inspire some TBR pile building. Luckily, 2017 was chock full of delicious reads deserving of space on your shelves. But you don’t have to take our word for it. (Although we’ve got some stellar picks of our own–check them out here!) B&N Teen asked some of […]
I’m always excited by the prospect of revisiting an author whose debut did anything from spark my interest to steal my heart, but I dare say 2018 is the first year I’m utterly overwhelmed by the sophomore class. This year, it spans authors who made their debut appearance anywhere from 2012 all the way to […]
Trying your hand at NaNoWriMo this year? Whether it’s your first year or your 18th (yes, NaNoWriMo has been around that long!), it’s easy to get caught up in the chaos and let things slip out of control when you’re fast-drafting a manuscript. Luckily, these writing pros have been there and done that, and they’ve got some […]
We all have a lot to be grateful for in our lives. But writers (and readers, to be honest), in particular, often owe a debt to a particular book—one that shaped them, as a reader, as writer, as a human being. So this Thanksgiving, BN Teen asked 14 of your favorite authors to share the […]