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Fiction Miscellany Young Adult

Cassandra Clare Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal for New Series

Cassandra Clare, New York Times best-selling author of the wildly popular Young Adult urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, and The Dark Artifices, has just signed a seven-figure book deal with Del Rey Books to launch a new series in the same genre, but with an adult audience as the focus. Sword…

BookTribNovember 29, 2017

Miscellany Young Adult

Is Chat-Fiction the Next Big Thing in Publishing?

If you've ever heard of chat fiction, chances are, you've got a teenager. Think about it like this: e-books were the new alternative to paperbacks, and chat fiction is the new alternative to e-books. Instead of just putting paperbacks into digital format, chat-fiction are stories, but told in text message…

BookTribNovember 14, 2017

Young Adult

Debut Authors Amy Brewer and Patty Carothers on Collaboration and Writing a Happy Ending

Rarely nowadays do we find books in the Young Adult genre that aren't filled with death, murder, bullying, depression, and more. While books with these themes do hold an important place in literature, the market, after the success of books like 13 Reasons Why, has become saturated - if not over-saturated…

BookTribJune 14, 2018

Popular Young Adult

Laughter, Lore and Legally Blonde: A Debut Author’s Journey to “The Princess Knight”

If you were to go back to medieval times, what job do you think you’d have? That’s the question we asked Cait Jacobs, author of the USA Today bestseller The Princess Knight. This ingenious medieval romantasy puts a twist on classic Y2K movies like Cadet Kelly and Legally Blonde to tell the story of Clía,…

Cameron KimballOctober 28, 2025

Young Adult

Embrace the Holiday Spirit in Vibrant Return to the World of “Belladonna”

*Contains spoilers for the Belladonna Trilogy* Adalyn Grace has done it again! Following on the heels of the success of the Belladonna trilogy, Grace returns to the lush setting of Wisteria Gardens, decked out in the magic of the holidays, with Holly, a holiday novella that takes place following the…

Kiersten BjorkOctober 7, 2025

Young Adult

International Bestselling Author Brigid Kemmerer Returns With a Thrilling New Fantasy

Brigid Kemmerer’s Warrior Princess Assassin is a young adult fantasy that combines danger, betrayal and the struggles of survival with themes of family and self-discovery. This book follows the journey of a princess who finds herself caught between loyalty to her crown and the desire to live her own life…

Sunday Juliet AdakuSeptember 25, 2025

Young Adult

“Dream by the Shadows” Blurs the Boundaries Between Light, Darkness, and Desire

Following the stunning response to the self-published launch of Logan Karlie’s debut fantasy novel, Christy Ottaviano Books (Little Brown Books for Young Readers) delivers Karlie’s Dream by the Shadows in an all-new, deluxe edition. Packed with delicious banter, clever magic and plenty of twists and turns, Dream by the Shadows…

Kiersten BjorkAugust 26, 2025

Young Adult

Friends Turned Enemies Must Save Kingdom in Magical YA Take on “Swan Lake”

If you enjoy fantasy with drama, betrayal and sharp female leads, then A Treachery of Swans will definitely catch your attention. This young adult fantasy, written by A. B. Poranek, draws you into a richly imagined world where magic is banned, identities are stolen and nothing is as it seems.…

Sunday Juliet AdakuJune 26, 2025

Young Adult

Even in Death, We Burn Bright: A Haunting Tale of Magic, Grief and Second Chances

If you ever thought purgatory was just a quiet waiting room in the afterlife, Immortal Consequences by I. V. Marie is here to shock you. This young adult fantasy dives headfirst into a richly imagined world where death isn’t the end; it’s just the beginning of another journey filled with…

Sunday Juliet AdakuJuly 30, 2025

Young Adult

Magic and Dreams Collide in Sequel to “A Study in Drowning”

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid’s highly anticipated sequel to A Study in Drowning returns readers to the lush, dream-filled world that we know and love, but with more than ever at stake. Packed with twists and turns and mysterious magic, A Theory of Dreaming is the dark…

Kiersten BjorkJuly 29, 2025

Miscellany Young Adult

Missing: Stories About Black American Muslim Teens in YA Fiction

Unfortunately, Black American Muslim teens are rarely the main characters in traditionally-published, contemporary young adult novels. In 2017, I was shocked when I learned at my local library there wasn’t a single title available. That abysmal statistic pushed me to start writing these types of stories. More than once, I’ve…

Khadijah VanBrakleJune 30, 2025

Listicles Young Adult

7 YA Fantasy Novels That Invent Captivating New Creatures

Sometimes you really just need to get out of your own life by getting into a book. A 600-page Russian drama? Not it. A thought-provoking nonfiction book that scares you into believing society truly is doomed? Not it. A cheery positivity book about gratitude? Overcompensating. What’s a reader to do?…

Judy MorenoJanuary 25, 2022

Fiction Listicles Young Adult

Fighting for More Than Survival: 6 Stories of Love and Family in Times of Climate Catastrophes

In the 52 years since its founding, Earth Day has stood as an ever-more urgent call to act on climate change. Soaring temperatures, rising sea levels and a choked atmosphere are all results of modern society’s interference with nature, and just as these changes affect the whole of humanity, it’s…

Cameron KimballApril 22, 2022

Young Adult

YA Fantasy Debut “Celestial Banquet” Is a Veritable Feast for the Senses

Roselle Lim’s YA fantasy debut, Celestial Banquet, is a veritable feast for the senses. Centering around a hot-headed teen protagonist who aims to change her life and home through her cooking skills, it’s a thrilling exploration of family, love and home through a colorful culinary lens. Cooking for the Gods…

Kiersten BjorkJune 3, 2025

Young Adult

Teenager’s Daydreams Shattered by Family Secrets in Mythology-Tinged Debut

Selina Li Bi has written an imaginative and poetic Young Adult debut novel, Sunlight Playing Over a Mountain, that will pull at readers’ heartstrings. There is injustice and unbalance in the world when a child is forced to grow up too fast, forced to assume the adult responsibilities of caring…

Linda HitchcockMay 20, 2025

Young Adult

Romance, Adventure and Horror Collide in Epic, Ancient Egyptian Inspired Fantasy

Okay, so I went into His Face Is the Sun expecting chaos, gods and battles from the start ... and that’s not exactly what I got — but I’m not mad about it. Author Michelle Jabès Corpora definitely takes their time building things up, and while that threw me off at…

Cemile AtarMay 9, 2025

Cassandra Clare Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal for New Series

Is Chat-Fiction the Next Big Thing in Publishing?

Debut Authors Amy Brewer and Patty Carothers on Collaboration and Writing a Happy Ending

Laughter, Lore and Legally Blonde: A Debut Author’s Journey to “The Princess Knight”

Missing: Stories About Black American Muslim Teens in YA Fiction

7 YA Fantasy Novels That Invent Captivating New Creatures

Fighting for More Than Survival: 6 Stories of Love and Family in Times of Climate Catastrophes

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