Malla Nunn's "When The Ground is Hard," winner of the 2019 Times Book Prize for young-adult literature, revisits South Africa's toughest years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-17 15:25:14 UTC ]
Andersen Press has acquired I, Ada, a new YA novel based on the early life of Victorian computer programmer Ada Lovelace, written by Julia Gray. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 13:54:37 UTC ]
A beauty pageant, a boarding school, a trip to Paris, and more. Break out that TBR and get the best of April 2020 YA book releases! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-01 10:32:31 UTC ]
Début author Holly Jackson is up against heavyweight names, including Malorie Blackman and Frances Hardinge, on the shortlist for the YA Book Prize 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 22:04:36 UTC ]
Body positivity campaigner and influencer Megan Crabbe and the inaugural Children’s Laureate Wales, Eloise Williams, are among the judges for the 2020 YA Book Prize, which reveals its shortlist later today (Thursday 26th March). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 18:44:12 UTC ]
Olivia Lomenech Gill will illustrate Jessie Burton’s upcoming YA novel, Medusa, Bloomsbury Children’s Books has announced as it reveals the first three images. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-15 23:35:55 UTC ]
David Fickling Books is publishing a new "laugh-out-loud" YA novel from former Children’s Laureate Anne Fine OBE, called Shades of Scarlet. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-16 23:38:58 UTC ]
These 2020 YA book covers showcase disability representation -- and may be the start of the sea change we need. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-01-13 11:37:47 UTC ]
A daily roundup of the most interesting and awesome bookish links from around the web! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-26 11:30:58 UTC ]
Amazon Studios has optioned St. Mary’s Catholic School Presents the Vagina Monologues (Penguin) by Flynn Meaney for film. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 05:57:19 UTC ]
Each genre of fiction has its own rules for getting published. In this article, we cover how to publish your young adult novel, including how to write a query letter and synopsis, example queries that worked as well as literary agents open to young adult submissions. The post How to Publish a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-09-09 21:35:33 UTC ]
A child psychiatrist and author says not all diverse teens celebrate their culture(s). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Obsessed with James, Sirius, Remus and Peter? Categorized by each member, here are 12 YA books for Marauders fans and fans of the Harry Potter books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-08-20 10:35:27 UTC ]
See our editors' selection of eagerly awaited children's and YA books for the coming season. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Looking for a YA book about OCD? Read on to discover these 12 YA books featuring characters with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-23 10:36:14 UTC ]
Atom, an imprint of Little, Brown, has acquired a YA novel about nostalgia and grief by David Owen. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 23:49:40 UTC ]
Whatever your favortie, you'll find some excellent ya book necklaces to make showcasing your love of YA part of your every day look. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-15 10:35:09 UTC ]
Sophie Cameron chats about LAST BUS TO EVERLAND, her new YA novel featuring magical realism and LGBTQ heroes, set in Scotland. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-15 10:31:25 UTC ]
Authors who write about marginalised communities are facing abuse, boycotts and even death threats. What is cancel culture doing to young adult fiction?Earlier this month, the author and screenwriter Gareth Roberts announced that his story was being removed from a forthcoming Doctor Who... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-06-15 08:00:15 UTC ]
Sara Barnard has won The Bookseller's YA Book Prize in its fifth year for her "unflinching" and "utterly riveting" contemporary novel about the impact of a teacher-student relationship, Goodbye, Perfect (Macmillan Children's Books). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 13:18:19 UTC ]