Outer space, alien worlds, first contact – there’s something amazing, appealing, and romantic about the idea of the final frontier coming into a collision course with our home planet of Earth. What happens when we meet aliens? What changes in ...

Magic, sorcery, the supernatural, and science – many great YA books deal with these things and more. But the heroes we get in our YA books have to learn about all these things, grow up in the hallowed halls of ...

I listened to this a while ago, but I thought I’d share what I thought with you.

Another news-filled month for all you YA shelf fans! Here’s our YA round-up for April 2018. Check out the links below for some book reviews, interviews, and the best YA books of the month! News One epic YA fantasy, one ...

  1 word: Incredible! This was my first book by co-authors Audrey Grey and Krystal Wade and will definitely not be my last. Our Dark Stars takes Sleeping Beauty into space. Futuristic details are carefully woven with fairytale lore to ...

I’ve written several short guides to writing YA fiction, and soon I’m going to turn them into an epic post with videos, writing prompts and plot outlines for different kind of YA novels. I’ll post it here when it’s ready! ...

Representation is an important thing, and YA readers understand this deeply. That’s why a lot of YA books tackle issues and stories revolving around the LGBTQ+ community. And of all genres, science fiction and fantasy are the genres that are ...

  The best love stories are unexpected, which may be why there’s so many great gay YA contemporary stories. The protagonists aren’t looking for romance, they’re just trying to get through high school when a potential Mr. Right appears. Between ...

Hey everyone! January’s over, and it’s been a pretty long and busy first month of the year! Here’s some of the features and news you’ve probably missed! Check it out! News Literary Sister Act: Sibling duo publishes YA sci-fi novel, by ...

Dragons, ninjas, samurai, gods – there’s always been something fascinating about fiction set in East Asia. With a lot of fantastic, engaging elements and action, East Asia fantasy and fiction is fun to read! Here’s a list of East Asian ...