Book Review: ‘Concrete Rose’ by Angie Thomas Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas My rating: 4 of 5 stars Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas crafts the origin story Read More
Book Review: Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne My rating: 3 of 5 stars *Given an advanced reading copy from the publisher Read More
Author Natasha Diaz Wants Us to Know Black Jewish Stories Matter When Natasha Díaz discovered her debut novel was excluded from a Black Jewish book list, she went to Twitter to Read More
How Moments of Racial Tension Are Shaping YA Literature Six well-known Black female authors with best-selling credentials came together to announce their joint project of a young adult novel Read More
Book Review: ‘Punching the Air’ by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I say That maybe I was punching Read More
Author Couple Nicola and David Yoon Announce Forthcoming Imprint The Sun Is Also a Star and Everything, Everything best-selling author Nicola Yoon will launch an imprint with her novelist Read More
Teen Magazine Posts Tweet Tagging Wrong Black YA Author A magazine for teen girls mistakenly confused two Black young adult authors in a tweet that took six hours to Read More
#PublishingPaidMe Reveals Pay Discrepancies Between Black and White Writers Going into the third week of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, book Twitter went down another road Read More
YA Author Kimberly Jones Explains Civil Unrest Logic in Viral Video A young adult author’s video interview discussing how race, socioeconomic status, and history are the root of the latest civil Read More
Quarantine Life Lessons From Nicola Yoon’s ‘Everything, Everything’ With most of the U.S. population under some type of stay-at-home measure, it may feel like we’re Madeline Whittier from Read More
Book Review: ‘Frankly in Love’ by David Yoon Frankly in Love by David Yoon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Frankly in Love by David Yoon, young adult Read More
Ibi Zoboi Talks Writing Process With Yusef Salaam in New YA Book Award-winning young adult author Ibi Zoboi and Dr. Yusef Salaam shared their writing process on their upcoming YA book. On Read More
Book Review: ‘On the Come Up’ by Angie Thomas On the Come Up by Angie Thomas My rating: 5 of 5 stars On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Read More
Book Review: ‘Viva Durant and the Secret of the Silver Buttons’ by Ashli St. Armant “Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons” by Ashli St. Armant is an imaginative girl detective story that combines music and mystery. Read More
Women Authors Attack Sarah Dessen Critic in Social Media Uproar This past week, young adult author Sarah Dessen tweeted a quote from a college article by a woman who campaigned Read More
Book Review: ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ by Tomi Adeyemi Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Children of Blood and Bone” is Read More
Book Review: ‘The Hate U Give’ by Angie Thomas The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas Read More
