I’m continuing my habit of rounding of LGBTQ young adult fiction titles traditionally published (ie, that will likely receive professional reviews and be available for purchase through a library vendor). Here’s part 1 and part 2 of 2014 LGBTQ YA releases. I maintain this list as a guide to queer YA based on my presentations on readers’… Continue reading 2015 New Releases in LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction
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If You Like The Lunar Chronicles…
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer are hugely popular, bestsellers, and never on the library’s shelves. Like other popular YA series, there are a variety of appeal factors, so finding the perfect read-alike for a specific reader can be tricky. That’s why I decided to make a flowchart style graphic, like I’ve done with If… Continue reading If You Like The Lunar Chronicles…
Top Ten Highly Anticipated 2015 YA Debuts
Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week is all about 2015 debuts. I love the thrill of reading a debut author. It’s exciting to read a new voice in fiction and… Continue reading Top Ten Highly Anticipated 2015 YA Debuts
Book Review: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
I’ll admit that when Niven and the Random House marketing team pitched this one at ALA annual last summer, I was skeptical. This was perhaps at the height of my annoyance at every contemporary YA as being pitched as “for fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell.” But while I thought certain elements of the… Continue reading Book Review: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Audiobook Review: The Lost Sun by Tessa Gratton
I hope more people to discover and read this book, because I thought it was fantastic. The world-building is fresh, the premise unique, and the writing polished. It stand above most mythology-based urban fantasy that I’ve read. The Lost Sun by Tessa Gratton Published: June 25th 2013 by Random House Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780307977465 Source: library… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Lost Sun by Tessa Gratton
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