young adult – Book Club Babble

Cheers To The Grandparents! Contemporary Young Adult Literature Featuring Beloved Grandparents As Central Characters

Please enjoy this guest post by Kate Stollenwerck. In a world that sometimes feels fractured and divided, one universal truth is the power and profound impact on children and teens of grandparents' uncondition... Read More...

Hayley Krischer Leaves Us in Suspense with Latest YA, The Falling Girls

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

YA novelist Hayley Krischer's The Falling Girls leaves the reader in suspense in her latest tale about complicated female friendships. Shade and Jadis are BFFs who seem attached at the hip, forged together by m... Read More...

The Author’s Cut with Angelina Singer

Tabitha Lord

The Author's Cut

I caught up with YA writer Angelina Singer today on the Author's Cut. Her latest novel, Forgiving What I Couldn't Change, released just a few weeks ago and is the second book in a duology. Featuring time tr... Read More...

Ready to laugh AND fall in love? Try Becky Albertalli’s Kate in Waiting

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

(Warning: could contain spoilers!) Kate in Waiting is bestselling author Becky Albertalli’s (of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda fame) latest YA rom-com. It features theatre kid Kate (cue jazz hands) an... Read More...

Two Can Keep a Secret – Another Stunning Success by NYT Bestselling Author Karen McManus

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

With her sophomore novel, Two Can Keep a Secret, Karen McManus expertly captures the young adult voice and blends it with page-turning suspense to deliver another bestseller. In the creepy New England town of E... Read More...

Crossing Over by S.B. Alexander – Defining the New Adult Genre

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe

Genres are usually fairly self-explanatory: Mysteries have mystery, romances contain love stories, nonfiction is, well, nonfiction. But “Young Adult” and “New Adult” aren’t as easily categorized. There are simi... 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...

Books We Love: Our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

Kristin Jacobson

Literary Lagniappe, on Books

Do you have a book lover on your holiday shopping list? Here are a few recommendations from our very talented literary critics that are sure to please even the most discerning reader. Tabitha Lord ... Read More...

Dessert First – An Interview with Dean Gloster

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Dean Gloster's young adult novel Dessert First is a beautifully written, compassionate story of a young girl dealing with the painful realities of her brother's fight with cancer, while at the same time navigat... Read More...

Beneath Wandering Stars, An Interview with YA Author Ashlee Cowles

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews

Emotional truth infuses Beneath Wandering Stars, the young adult debut novel by Ashlee Cowles. Gabriella Santiago, who is from a military family, faces the typical challenges of being a teenager girl–clashing w... Read More...

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

Spotlight on What We Leave Behind – Christine Gallagher Kearney’s Debut Historical Fiction Novel

Rachel Howzell Hall And What Never Happened

Your Next Book Club Read – Snakes of St. Augustine by Ginger Pinholster

The Best Laid Plans – Guest Post by Mark Goldblatt

Love Buzz – An Intelligent and Charming Debut by Neely Tubati-Alexander

Q&A with Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer Michael C. Bland

Disgruntled

Book Club Questions for Pierce Brown’s Red Rising

Manslaughter Park, a cozy mystery YA retelling of Jane Austen is a delight

YA Romance Rhythm & Muse Is a Joy

Looking for YA Fantasy Romance? Try Cursed Crowns

Looking for steamy summer reads? Check out these new titles…

Love Buzz – An Intelligent and Charming Debut by Neely Tubati-Alexander

Three Worthy Literary Adaptations to Stream

Should I Watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?

Should I Watch All the Old Knives? – Joint Review with Katie Kupstas

The Best Book-To-Movie Adaptations To Hit Your Screens

The Top Fantasy Book Adaptations to Look Forward To

Why BCB Thinks Dune Will Be A Spectacular Movie

Should I Watch Chaos Walking

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Middle Grade Author Dani Resh Talks About Her Writing Journey

Journey to Ancient Greece with Author Sophia Kouidou-Giles!

Spotlight on What We Leave Behind – Christine Gallagher Kearney’s Debut Historical Fiction Novel

Cheers To The Grandparents! Contemporary Young Adult Literature Featuring Beloved Grandparents As Central Characters

Hayley Krischer Leaves Us in Suspense with Latest YA, The Falling Girls

The Author’s Cut with Angelina Singer

Ready to laugh AND fall in love? Try Becky Albertalli’s Kate in Waiting

Two Can Keep a Secret – Another Stunning Success by NYT Bestselling Author Karen McManus

Crossing Over by S.B. Alexander – Defining the New Adult Genre

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

Books We Love: Our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

Dessert First – An Interview with Dean Gloster

Beneath Wandering Stars, An Interview with YA Author Ashlee Cowles

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