YA – Book Club Babble

I knew my oldest son's brain worked differently than mine from the time he was a little boy. He was bright, intuitive, emotionally intelligent, and active. He also couldn't stay on age appropriate tasks for ver... Read More...

(Sky)Dive into Freefall Summer, Tracy Barrett’s New YA Set at a Jump Zone

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Tracy Barrett’s new novel, Freefall Summer, is about a girl named Clancy who spends her summer packing parachutes for jumpers at a drop zone. Despite her job—and the fact her father owns the place—Clancy has ne... Read More...

Abbey Lee Nash’s Debut YA, Lifeline, Explores Teen Addiction

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Abbey Lee Nash’s debut young adult novel Lifeline is about Eli Ross, a boy whose senior year is upended when he accidentally overdoses at a party. Although he’s resuscitated, the jig is up. There are no more op... Read More...

Best Books of 2017

Kristin Jacobson

Best of 2017, Literary Lagniappe, on Books, Reviews

Our talented literary critics share their top choices of the year. Tabitha's Top Picks: The Next, Stephanie Gangi's debut novel, combines a page-turning thriller with the deep, complicated relationships typic... Read More...

The Author’s Cut live with Jon McGoran

Tabitha Lord

The Author's Cut

In the not so distant future, humans are splicing their own DNA with that of other species. The results are both magnificent and monstrous. But the societal backlash isn't to regulate the splicing, it's to dehu... Read More...

Spliced – Jon McGoran’s New YA Thriller

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Register here to watch BCB's live interview with Jon McGoran on Thursday, October 19th at 9:00 pm EST: The Author's Cut Live with Jon McGoran. Send us your questions! In the not so distant future, humans are s... Read More...

One of Us Is Lying – An Interview With Karen McManus

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

In her fiction debut, Karen McManus delivers a compelling modern day Breakfast Club with a dark twist. Five students head to detention, but only four walk out alive. Told from multiple perspectives, One of Us I... Read More...

Heartbreak, Hope, and Humor in Erica Chapman’s Debut – Teach Me To Forget

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Ellery Stevens plans to kill herself. Her sister's tragic death, for which she blames herself, still haunts her, and the weight of guilt and loss seems never to abate. But Ellery's plan fails, and she's forced ... Read More...

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