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Rachael Fernandes on musicals and her new YA novel, The Mercury in Me
"Being able to turn up every week to see the same faces gave a sense of belonging, and helped me tie to something in my early twenties"
Must read 2024 LGBTQIA+ releases for YA readers: January – June
These titles are a TBR necessity.
Quiz: which Bite Me, Royce Taslim character you are?
Are you more Agnes or Royce? It's time to find out!
Bethany Rutter’s must-read books for young people featuring plus size representation
"One of the greatest privileges of my life has been to write books for young people that help them to feel seen."
Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet, the playlist by Molly Morris
"In all my writing, music plays a really important role"
Desmond Hall on his evocative new YA thriller, Better Must Come
"The country of my youth is a time well lost."
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."