What happened in YA this month? Here is a quick round up of featured posts on The Hub and other links to keep you up to date when collecting for your teens. Selected list nominations are here!
At the Hub
Features:
Selected Lists Nominations:
- Quick Picks 2021 (See all nominees)
- Amazing Audiobooks 2021 (See all nominees)
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2021 (See all nominees)
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2021 (See all nominees)
Books & Reading
- 20 LGBTQ+ Books for Teens Coming Out in 2020 (Teen Vogue)
- Vampires Never Left: A History of Vampires in Young Adult Fiction (Tor.com)
- YA Books By Black British Authors To Add To Your Reading List Immediately (Bustle)
We Need Diverse Books
- The Numbers Are In: 2019 CCBC Diversity Statistics
- Where Are Our Black Boys on Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel Covers? (Tor.com)
- Several Antiracist Books Are Selling Out. Here’s What Else Black Booksellers and Publishers Say You Should Read (Time)
- Growth Comes From Discomfort (Popsugar)
- The Default in Our Stars: A Guest Post by Linda Sue Park (SLJ)
In the Movies (and TV)
- Why Young Adult Movie Franchises Aren’t Successful Anymore (ScreenRant)
- Animorphs, The ’90s Book Series That Slapped, Is Getting A Movie (CinemaBlend)
- First look: Lili Reinhart’s YA romance Chemical Hearts shows the darker side of young love (EW)
- Netflix’s ‘Baby-Sitters Club’ Trailer Gives The Books A Modern Update (Bustle)
In the News
- Why More Children’s Books Are Tackling Sexual Harassment and Abuse (NYT)
- Elizabeth Acevedo talks about YA, sci-fi, and romance (Boston Globe)
- Author Jason Reynolds Is Writing Our Stories (BET)
— Cathy Outten, currently reading The Field Guide to the North American Teenager