I’m looking forward to compiling a list of books to read this summer, and here are three that caught my eye. What summer releases are you looking forward to? The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade Sourcebooks Fire Sutton going missing […] Read More

Title: Everyone Wants to Know Creator: Kelly Loy Gilbert Genres: Contemporary Pages: 384 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Review Copy: ARC via publisher Availability: 6/13/2023 Summary: This ripped-from-the-tabloids young adult drama by the critically acclaimed author Kelly Loy Gilbert […] Read More

This week I visited a bookstore and there were young people skipping through the store making lively instagram posts while they were working. It struck me that they would be awesome characters in a young adult novel and I would […] Read More

Title: Nigeria Jones Author: Ibi Zoboi Genres: Contemporary Pages: 384 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Review Copy: ARC by publisher Availability: Available now Summary: Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movement, a […] Read More

The last time there was a big B&N sale, I knew I had to stock up on some YA books — and as I was sifting through my frankly absurdly long to-be-read list, I realized that there were more than […] Read More

A friend sent me a twitter thread asking about books set in summer and I thought…what a fantastic post that could be. We often talk about “summer reads” but what about books that are set during summer? Books that capture […] Read More