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Love triangles, and chosen ones, and proms, oh my! Young adult literature has never been this fun. Satisfy all of your YA cravings with Bookish’s recommendations, interviews, and giveaways.
Managing Monsters: Naomi Hughes on Writing Her OCD into Her YA Sci-Fi Novel
Naomi Hughes’s latest YA novel Refraction introduces readers to Marty, a 17-year-old who is exiled to an abandoned city after getting caught dealing on...
Embracing the Dark: Heidi Heilig on Grappling with the Past, Present, and Future in Her Fantasy Series
Heidi Heilig’s For a Muse of Fire series follows a shadow player named Jetta who possesses the ability to tie the souls of the...
From Iliad to Inspiration: How Homer’s Epic Inspired My Debut Novel
For writers, inspiration can come from anywhere: a tweet, an overheard conversation, or even an epic poem. Debut author Shannon Price found the inspiration...
Julie C. Dao on Music, Fairy Tales, and Song of the Crimson Flower
Do you love a good fairy tale? Then you won’t want to miss Julie C. Dao’s latest: Song of the Crimson Flower. Inspired by...
Nina Varela on Why We Need All Types of Queer Characters and Stories
Nina Varela’s debut YA fantasy novel is packed with danger, betrayal, and an enemies-to-lovers romance that will sweep readers off their feet. Crier’s War...
Camryn Garrett’s Favorite Sex-Positive YA Books
Camryn Garrett’s debut novel Full Disclosure is one of our fall must-reads. Full Disclosure introduces readers to Simone Garcia-Hampton, an HIV-positive teen who’s contemplating...
Make Me Your Villain: Shelby Mahurin on the Cathartic Experience of Writing an Antihero
The heroine of Shelby Mahurin’s debut novel Serpent & Dove is given a choice: save herself or save her people. Louise chose to save...
Reading Recommendations: Young Adult Novels by Muslim Authors for Your TBR List
The lives of three teens collide in I Hope You Get This Message. This YA novel kicks off with an alien planet threatening to...
Rewriting the Romantic Rival
Rosaria Munda’s debut Fireborne is one of our must-reads of the season. Set in a world recovering from a brutal war, Fireborne tells the...
Ruta Sepetys on the Tension Between History and Memory in The Fountains of Silence
Ruta Sepetys is well-known to YA readers for her richly detailed works of historical fiction. Her latest, The Fountains of Silence, is one of...
