"Stories are lessons in survival, and speculative stories have long served as both inspiration and warning for the future. #ScienceFiction breeds ideas. #Horror pushes ethics. #Fantasy envisions the Other as Everyone."

- Sherri L. Smith, Teenage Wastelands: A Guide to #Dystopian #YoungAdult Fiction (2025)

New Young Adult Books to Read | April 8

Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors D.F. Jones, Prabha Karan, Kim Long, and more. Enjoy...
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https://www.newinbooks.com/new-young-adult-books-to-read-april-8/

#eBook #WeeklyReleases #YoungAdult
@indieauthors

With the novella "Deception," author C.C. Robinson is putting a side spin on her young adult dystopian science fiction series "The Divided." To find out how, and why, check out this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-deception-author-c-c-robinson/

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#CCRobinson #CCRobinsonInterview #CCRobinsonDeception #CCRobinsonDeceptionInterview #CCRobinsonDivided #CCRobinsonCaged #CCRobinsonUpheaval #ScienceFiction #SciFi #SpeculativeFiction #Dystopian #YA #YoungAdult

New Young Adult Books to Read | April 1

Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Tara Grayce, J.E. Reed, Celeste Baxendell, and more. Enjoy...
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https://www.newinbooks.com/new-young-adult-books-to-read-april-1/

#eBook #WeeklyReleases #YoungAdult
@indieauthors

New Young Adult Books to Read | March 25

Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Aaron Oster, Pedro Urvi, S.D. McKittrick, and more. Enjoy...
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https://www.newinbooks.com/new-young-adult-books-to-read-march-25/

#eBook #WeeklyReleases #YoungAdult
@indieauthors

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins review – second Hunger Games prequel is not for the faint-hearted https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/18/sunrise-on-the-reaping-by-suzanne-collins-review-second-hunger-games-prequel-haymitch-abernathy #Dystopianfiction(childrenandteens) #Sciencefictionbooks #SuzanneCollins #HungerGames #Youngadult #Culture #Fiction #Books

I recently read the graphic novel I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner @hari. I enjoyed it! I felt like it was a realistic portrayal of how queer and other marginalized identities could fit in its Regency setting. I particularly liked how it also included race and class issues. A great bonus was the addendum with sources for further historical reading and preparatory sketches from the art's planning stages.

@bookstodon @romancelandia @queerromanceclub
#queer #trans #books #YoungAdult

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work.

Today: As a bestselling author, Wren Valentino writes in multiple genres, primarily romance, thriller, young adult, and horror. Wren is the author of twenty novels including Accidents Never Happen ...

https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/author-spotlight-wren-valentino/

ICYM yesterday, my review of The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor. Nice stand-alone YA fantasy.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-otherwhere-post-by-emily-j-taylor.html

#BookReview #youngadult #fantasy @bookstodon

QSFer Elizabeth Spencer has a new queer YA fantasy steampunk book out (ace): Those Who Went Before.

The Lady in White and the Hunter of Night is Helvensgate’s most beloved children’s tale. It tells of two lovers, blessed by magic, whose quest ended with them sleeping for centuries, hand in hand, until they can be together once more.

All of ...

https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-those-who-went-before-elizabeth-f-spencer/

#Fantasy #LGBTQBookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #NewRelease #Ace #Asexual #YoungAdult

On my reading blog, I review The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor. Nice YA fantasy that didn't quite rise to its potential.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-otherwhere-post-by-emily-j-taylor.html

#BookReview #fantasy #youngadult @bookstodon

Linda reviews "The Worlds Behind Her Eyelids" by Alexa Lee:

"Grace lives in both reality and her fantasy world, which makes this story very interesting... Filled with danger and excitement, and it's clear that there's a lot more coming. I am anxiously awaiting the next book in the series. 5 stars."

https://www.queerscifi.com/review-the-worlds-behind-her-eyelids-alexa-lee/

#Fantasy #YoungAdult #LGBTQBookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #BookReview

You need A Merlin's Tale. . . .

Let @mayakaath take you away. CHICKPEA DEL AND THE FABLED TREE OF DESTINY awaits. Now in #ebook from Book View Cafe.

*Most wizards have staffs, wands, or mediums. Chickpea Del has a tree. . .*

@bookstodon #bookstodon #BookViewCafe #ebooks #Fantasy #YoungAdult #CozyFantasy #Ghosts #Mythology

https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announces-chickpea-del-the-fabled-tree-of-destiny-by-maya-kaathryn-bohnhoff

The humans and star beings thought the biggest problem they faced was each other. They thought wrong.

Enemies forced to cooperate
A young leader set up for failure
Morally grey villain
A cute cave digger pup
Future ice age shifters
Non-violence in a violent world

Available wherever you buy books. Seriously, even your favorite small indie bookstore should find it in their catalogues.
#hopepunk #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #books #youngadult

https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook2

#SelfPromotion #SelfPromotionSunday The Challenges of Being Me is a #contemporary #youngadult story.
Step one: Attend and graduate from the same college as my parents and sister. Check.
Step two: Find someone during freshman year and start a relationship with them. Nope.
Steph three: Fall in love. Not in my cards.
Step four: Get married and start a family. Can’t do this until I get to step three. #KindleUnlimited #kindle #writingcommunity #author @bookstodon

https://www.amazon.com/Challenges-Being-Me-Friend-Group-ebook/dp/B0CLVTG628

This second book in the Above the Black YA fantasy series is much better than the first, a breathtaking rocket ride with stunning battle scenes. I can't wait for the final book. #bookreviews #fantasy #youngadult #bookstodon

https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2025/02/review-among-serpents.html

Is younger-YA dead as a genre? Just reread the Jacqueline Wilson “Girls” series where the main characters are 13/14. It definitely couldn’t be called middle grade but most YA coming out now tends much older.

See also books like Angus, Thongs and perfect snogging. This genre was such a good bridge and I feel the ‘voice’ in these books is sort of perfectly half way between the naval-gazey YA voice and the dry, humorous MG voice.

If you can get past the outright ridiculousness of the initial premise (and many readers may not be able to), this post-apocalyptic environmental-disaster tale boasts characters you end up caring about. #youngadult #sciencefiction #climatechange #books #reviews #bookstodon

https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2025/02/review-into-sunken-city.html

Applications are now open for the 2025 We Need Diverse Books Native Children’s-YA Writing Intensive which will take place from Thursday, June 12 to Sunday, June 15 at the Texican Court Hotel in Irving, Texas.

The Native Children’s and YA Writing Intensive offers an opportunity for reflection, conversation, celebration, and manuscript and career development to Native/First Nations writers.

https://diversebooks.org/programs/native-writing-intensive/