I know what you’re thinking: did they accidentally post an entire month’s worth of stuff in one week? But no, this week is just that jam-packed with must-read historical fantasy, horror, graphic novels, sci-fi sequels, fantastical feminism, touching contemporary, political thrillers, and more. Publishing is going hard this October, and you won’t want to miss […]
Real-world takes on classics, fairy tales, and even historical lore might not be as common as fantasy versions, but that’s what makes it so cool when an author pulls them off. Whether it’s turning famous literary heroes and historical figures into teens, diversifying the works of Shakespeare and Austen, or turning political work on its […]
Politics have always played a huge role in YA, from royal fantasies to reproductive fiction to immigrant narratives to contemporary romances that beg for some sort of meeting across the aisle. Sometimes the politics are explicit and sometimes implicit, but there’s no question politics are as important and relevant for teens as they are for […]
This month, you guys. THIS MONTH. Look, I try to not to make grand statements like “This is maybe the best YA publishing month of all time,” but you’ve got the returns of Anna-Marie McLemore, Nic Stone, Markus Zusak, Katherine Locke, Claire Legrand, Amy Rose Capetta, Destiny Soria, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and more, plus the very first […]
Mary McCoy’s I, Claudia is out today, a high school–set, YA riff on Robert Graves’ I, Claudius, a beloved masterwork of political fiction featuring a retiring historian who becomes the emperor of Rome. In McCoy’s novel, Claudius becomes Claudia, a high school student who, despite her reluctance, is pulled into student government. Once there, she’s determined to […]