Here are this year's finalists for the best debut YA novel and best YA nonfiction of the year, as selected by librarians. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-12-09 13:23:56 UTC ]
The 2022 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction has been awarded to Khadija Abdalla Bajaber for her debut YA novel The House of Rust. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-11-10 19:36:19 UTC ]
Little, Brown imprint Atom has netted the debut YA novel from crime writer and Guardian critic Laura Wilson, writing under the name Jamie Costello. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 11:37:41 UTC ]
Dean Atta answers our questions about his debut YA novel, The Black Flamingo (Hodder Children's Books), which is told in verse and has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 04:20:43 UTC ]
Naomi Gibson’s debut YA novel has been pre-empted in Germany and Russia, two weeks after being sent out by Chicken House. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 04:24:57 UTC ]
A debut YA novel looks to help readers curb online abuse and sexism, better understand the effects of cyberbullying, and reflect on their own behavior—both online and off. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
Check out the cover and an exclusive excerpt from THE HENNA WARS, a debut YA novel by Book Riot contributor Adiba Jaigirdar! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-12 11:31:48 UTC ]
One Rioter interviews author Charlotte Nicole Davis about writing her debut YA novel THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS--an inclusive, Western-inspired fantasy story. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-10-16 10:39:31 UTC ]
'The Firekeeper's Daughter' by Angeline Boulleywas acquired by Tiffany Liao at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers after a 12-bidder auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Faber Children’s has acquired a YA novel by Akwaeke Emezi, whose adult book Freshwater (Faber) was longlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andersen Press has acquired a coming-of-age story about a girl growing up above a Chinese takeaway in the West Midlands in the 1980s by Sue Cheung. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Frankly in Love, the debut YA by David Yoon that was at the centre of a 10-strong publisher auction in the US. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
US author Angie Thomas has been crowned the overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018 for her debut YA novel, The Hate U Give (Walker Books). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeff Zentner’s debut YA novel The Serpent King (Andersen Press Ltd) has been optioned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Estelle Laure sells a new YA novel, HarperWave publisher Karen Rinaldi turns author, FSG buys Hafsah Faizal’s debut YA, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Feature film rights for M A Bennett’s debut YA novel S.T.A.G.S have been bought by Chernin Entertainment, ahead of its UK publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury Children’s Books has bought world rights to a debut YA novel by Mary Watson and one other title ahead of Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Hate U Give,’ a debut YA novel inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, lands at #7 in children’s front list fiction. Plus ‘Portraits of Courage’ by George W. Bush is tops in Texas, and the movie ‘The Shack’ puts the book it’s based on all over our lists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Angie Thomas talks about her debut YA novel, The Hate U Give, which tells the story of Starr, who is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend by a police officer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nation Books signs a memoir from a Black Lives Matter founder, a Boston Globe columnist sells a debut YA novel to HMH, Derek Jeter’s imprint strikes a deal with Arun Gandhi, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]