Weekly YA Round-up: October 1 – 7, 2016

Hey guys! It’s that time of the week again. This week we have a lot of interesting YA-related bits – from Bernie Sanders in YA to a YA lit mag suggesting that a bisexual character isn’t good for younger readers. Read on for some of this week’s best YA news and features, and see you all next week!

News:

• Bernie Sanders working on young adult book, by Brian Stelter, for CNN Money
• Nashville-Based Teen Publishes First Book in Young Adult Series, by PRWeb, for benzinga
• Authors’ Fierce Read discussion to focus on fiction for young adults, by Rege Behe, for TribLive
• Young Adult Author to Discuss Cyberbullying in Medford, by Alex Newman, for Medford Patch
• Teen Read Week brings authors to libraries, by Gina Gallucci-White, from The Frederick News-Post

Lists:

• 10 Most Anticipated Young Adult Books of October 2016, by Emily Maas Aslanian, from Popcrush
• Magic In the Air: 3 Young Adult Fantasy Reads for Fall, by Caitlyn Paxon, for NPR
• Young Adult Novel-Based Films That Should Really Have Sequels, by Nicole Tingson, for Movie Guide News

Essays and Features:

• Can you guess what happened when a Young Adult lit mag suggested a bi character wasn’t OK for younger readers? by Rob Beschizza, from boingboing
• From Baby-Sitting to Magic Pants: Why I Love Female Friendships in Young Adult Fiction, by Emma Mills, from The Mary Sue