We’re just about halfway through the year, but 2017 has already proved to be one incredibly packed year when it comes to YA-related news. May isn’t an exception – from new YA novels to be published and adapted, to YA series wrapping up, the month’s been full of exciting things for YA fans. So here’s a quick rundown of what happened in the month of May!
News:
- HarperCollins acquires Henry-Jones’ YA novel, from Books + Publishing
- YA Cherub Novels Being Adapted for TV, by Kristin Brzoznowski, for TVDrama.ws
- Stratford Writers Festival grows to include Young Adult Writers Festival with award-winning authors coming to Stratford, by Megan Stacey, for Stratford Beacon Herald
Features, Essays, and Articles
- Mariko Tamaki seeks ‘shift in stories about queer people’ in young adult fiction, by Frances Atkinson, for The Sydney Morning Herald
- YA series ends with ‘Always and Forever, Lara Jean’ — and an author visit to the Twin Cities, by Molly Guthrey, for Twin Cities
- YA author Brendan Reichs dishes on his latest dystopian fantasy, ‘Nemesis,‘ by Chris Haire, for Greenville Journal
- Building up young adult lit, from Guardian.co.tt
- C.J.: YA author Jenny Han wants to nudge door open for more diverse books, from Star Tribune
- Feminism in YA Literature: Spring 2017, from Publishers Weekly
- In the Age of Conventions, YA Fans Rule by Sue Corbett, for Publishers Weekly
- Rick Riordan to help promote an Indian Mythology YA Novel, from The Times of India
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