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"We’ve been tricked into thinking that as adults, we should have the answers to those questions. We should have it all figured out by now. And we don’t. Or at least very, very few of us do. Almost none of us, to be honest."
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Reading the bonus stories in The Dark Artifices’ anniversary edition
The first book to The Dark Artifices, Lady Midnight, was first published in March 2016. As we approach the 8th…
Tanya Byrne on her emotional new YA novel, In the Shallows
"That got me thinking about the fallibility of memory and how reliant we are on other people to tell us the stuff…
Christen Randall on tabletop gaming and The No Girlfriend Rule
Christen Randall on how her tabletop gaming experience and her own anxiety help shape The No Girlfriend Rule.
A. B. Poranek on the inspiration behind her debut novel Where the Dark Stands…
"These were the things I had originally shied away from writing about, and now I embraced wholeheartedly."
Compass and Blade is the first book in the latest YA trilogy featuring wreckers -- those who lure people's boats and wreck them, a crossover between sirens and pirates.
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Bethany Mangle on her wonderful new YA novel, Conditions of a Heart
"In many ways, writing Brynn’s story felt healing."
Tobi Lakmaker on literary references in The History of My Sexuality
Tobi Lakmaker on the literary references in The History of My Sexuality and how Dutch and English audiences might…
Axie Oh chats writing second chance romance and having that many side characters in ASAP, the sequel to XOXO.
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Edward Underhill on his whirlwind new YA romance, This Day Changes Everything
"Ultimately, I realized I needed to just let them be angry and afraid and anxious, and give them a whirlwind love…
Marissa Meyer chats writing quieter romance stories
Marissa Meyer is known for sci-fi fantasy series The Lunar Chronicles but she is here to show us she can write…
"None of my protagonists are exactly like me, but I think there’s definitely a small part of me in every protagonist I write."
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Erin Hahn shares the soundtrack to her new YA novel, Even If It Breaks Your Heart
"I’ve kept these songs to myself… until now, that is. Enjoy!"
Win 1 of 3 sets of Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
The third and final book of the Defy the Night series by Brigid Kemmerer, Destroy the Day, is finally out in the…