Desmond Hall on his evocative new YA thriller, Better Must Come
"The country of my youth is a time well lost."
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Rachel Lynn Solomon on her new YA rom-com, Past Present Future
"I view romance novels as a safe space to explore darker and more difficult topics with the comfort of a guaranteed HEA."
Morgan Matson on her new YA rom-com, The Ballad of Darcy & Russell
"I didn’t meet the love of my life – but I always held onto it as an idea!"
Jessica Parra on her new YA novel, The Quince Project
"I wanted to remind myself of the power we all have to rewrite our happy endings."
Alexandra Bracken on her Arthurian YA fantasy novel, Silver in the Bone
"I mean, a mysterious, mist-shrouded isle of magic ruled by powerful women? How could you not want to write about that?"
Lauren Ho on her laugh out loud YA debut, Bite Me, Royce Taslim
"I'd always wanted to write about teenagers who look and sound like me"
Janice Lynn Mather on grief, minor miracles and her YA novel, Where Was Goodbye?
"The assignment is not always about joy. We are no more obligated to write pure happiness than we are permitted to live it."
Marisa Kanter on writing her New York YA book, Finally Fitz
"Whenever I return, it feels like homecoming, and I always knew it was only a matter of time before I wrote my New York Book."
Jonny Garza Villa on their new YA novel, Canto Contigo
"It’s been an honor to share my community and my culture with readers, and I think Canto Contigo is so specifically a celebration of that."
June CL Tan on her new YA urban fantasy novel, Darker By Four
"With the lack of control and feeling of helplessness and also the need for some fun escapism, something just clicked in my head, so I picked up these two story-idea threads and weaved them together."
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Jenna Voris on her new country music inspired YA novel, Every Time You Hear That Song
"when I think back to the music of my childhood, a lot of it is country"
Gabe Cole Novoa on his new YA fantasy novel, The Diablo’s Curse
"It’s been so exciting to see more and more books come out with trans protagonists, and I am so proud to add to that much-needed wave."
F.T. Lukens on their new YA fantasy, Otherworldly and the Deal With The Devil’ Trope
"There are tales from all over the world, from a variety of different cultures that share many of the same elements of the typical Faust narrative."