I’m a sucker for weird YA, vivid world-building, powerful girls, uncanny boys, enchanted objects, lush imagery, monsters with human faces, and the thin places between the mundane and the magic, so next year’s crop of fresh fantasy has me lying atop my pile of books like Smaug on his hoard. 2016 will herald the close of irresistible series from authors […]
We’re exploding into 2016 with a to-be-read list so unwieldy it has grown different heads like a hydra (emails, Notes drafts, random pieces of paper, internet lists, elaborately decorated cakes…). January kicks off a crazy exciting year of new books with series starters everyone wants, ballsy concepts that will terrify and fascinate, subversive fantasies, and funny, updated noir. […]
If you have any question about the excellence of 2016’s crop of fresh YA, just look to today’s releases, the very first to hit in the new year. From deeply bonded witches on the run, to a high school student offering a very hands-on public service, to a “Chosen One” facing life after failure, these are the characters […]
Nothing makes me more excited, or more terrified, than when I hear that one of my favorite novels is being adapted for the screen. So I was pretty nervous about the release of SyFy’s new adaption of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians, one of my favorite series. Luckily, I’m fangirl-level obsessed with the show. It keeps the snark and […]
YA Open Mic is a monthly series in which YA authors share personal stories on topics of their choice. The aim of the series, above all, is to peel away the formality of bios and offer authors a platform to talk about something readers wouldn’t necessarily find on their websites. Check out previous posts here. This month, our 14 featured authors are […]