We’re living in a YA golden age, with loads of diverse, funny, smart, sad, joyous, illuminating books hitting the shelves each week. We all have a list of books that comforted us, exhilarated us, and even saved us when we were teen readers, those fortuitous bookstore and library finds that spoke directly to our budding brains. But with the benefit […]
Today in “posts structured to screw with your head a little bit,” I may be the “author” of this one, but since I’m also the author of a book releasing this week—a contemporary Hollywood YA called Under the Lights—I asked a different author to take the reins of this interview. And who better to ask than […]
When it comes to television and film, subcultures don’t get treated very well by the mainstream from which they’ve broken away: TV Tropes has an entire page dedicated to “Subculture of the Week,” which points out how Bones, Law & Order, and other pop culture points have mischaracterized Goths, gamers, and everyone in between. Thank goodness for […]
In the books below—some of 2014’s most exciting YAs featuring characters with disabilities—seven authors remind us there’s no such thing as one universal experience, or a typical hero or heroine. They tell kickass stories about humans falling in and out of love, going on adventures, and saving themselves and the ones they love, while also answering […]
We’re currently living in a glorious age of YA debuts, one our children’s children will remember, and perhaps mark with the sacrificial burning of pine-scented Yankee candles (because is it just me, or is pine the perfect “reading a book” smell?). This month alone, we’re getting a sweet romance that inspires squees for days, an epic fantasy I’m willing to trade your car for, and […]