This week’s most exciting new releases include a brutal tale of survival and betrayal set in a Rome-esque empire, a body-swapping fantasy that imagines a world above the clouds, and a star-crossed romance orchestrated by Love and Death. These are the books we’re throwing away our phones for right now:
The holiday season is a tough, pressure-filled time for all, because how on earth do you find that perfect gift for every loved one? And by “perfect gift,” I obviously mean “perfect book,” because I’m not a monster. The choice is hard, so rather than make it myself, I tortured 15 fabulous YA authors with the question: […]
It’s an incredibly emotional experience, showing your writing to the world as you’re still finding your footing yourself—figuring out who you are and what you want to put into being. How you want the world see you. What you want it to mean to others when your name is on something. It’s both a terrifying prospect […]
Sometimes it takes an insightful librarian, an enthusiastic bookseller, or the perfect blog post to sell a book and create a new YA reader. Other times, all it takes is one fantastically fun movie. With the release of The DUFF, the laugh-out-loud new teen movie loosely based on the book of the same name by […]
“Write what you know” is one of the most common pieces of authorly advice, and it’s both great and terrible. Some of the best books come from writing your own experiences, while some of the other best books comes from digging so deep into the unknown one can’t tell whether it’s truly a work of […]