Weekly YA Round-up: October 8 – 14, 2016

Here’s this week’s YA Round-up! Seems like a pretty slow news week, but there’s still a lot of interesting stuff to take note of – particularly a cool-looking YA author event! So check out the links below for some good YA related stuff, and we’ll see you next week!

News:

• YouTube star Joey Graceffa clicks with new young adult book, by Madeleine Marr, for The Miami Herald
• Butte author’s young adult thriller sequel out; signing set Saturday, by Renata Birkenbuel, for Montana Standard
• Children’s literature activist to speak at ASU indigenous lecture, by Kristen LaRue, for Arizona State University

Features, Essays, and Other Articles

• Learn How to Write a Young Adult Novel – With Help from Bill Konigsberg and ASU, by Sativa Peterson, for Phoenix New Times

Events and Events News:

• Young Adult Author event at Lloyd High School; authors of young adult literature, book signings, for Northern Kentucky Tribune
• Book festival caters to young adults, feature Mindy Kaling, by Elizabeth Ucles, for Hilltop Views