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Hey YA Readers!
Welcome to a whole new year of reading. I hope you’re staying safe and if you’re in an area seeing winter being Winter, you’re able to keep warm and cozy while curling up with your next favorite book.
Let’s dive into this week’s news and new YA books. Note that news will be light for a couple weeks as the year gets its wheels beneath it. That just means you’ll have time to dig into the big list of new releases.
YA Book News
- Malinda Lo on lesbian literature’s history and future, as well as her big win at the National Book Awards.
- Children’s book editors talk about their favorite 2021 reads.
- A preview of Kendare Blake’s upcoming Buffy novel.
- There’s not a release date yet, but soon you can watch the adaptation of Tom Leveen’s YA book Party. It’s being released as Butterfly . . . and here’s a review.
New YA Books
Please note that with supply chain issues, paper supply challenges, and the pandemic more broadly, publication dates are changing at a pace I can’t keep up with. Some release dates may be pushed back. If a book catches your attention, the smartest thing to do right now is to preorder it or request it from your library. It’ll be a fun surprise when it arrives.
Hardcover
The Burning Swift by Joseph Elliott (series)
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The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman (series)
African Town by Charles Waters and Irene Latham
Echoes and Empires by Morgan Rhodes (series)
In Every Generation by Kendare Blake (series)
It Will End Like This by Kyra Leigh
One True Loves by Elise Bryant
The Chosen One by Echo Brown
The Helheim Princess by Tiana Warner
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The Kindred by Alechia Dow
The Overground Railroad by Candacy Taylor (nonfiction)
Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker
When You Get The Chance by Emma Lord
Paperback
American Royals II: Majesty by Katharine McGee (series)
Cast In Firelight by Dana Swift (series)
City of Villains by Estelle Laure (series)
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
Siege of Rage and Ruin by Django Wexler (series)
The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis (series)
The Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa (series)
Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore (series)
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A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen
A Universe of Wishes edited by Dhonielle Clayton
Glimpsed by G.F. Miller
In a Heartbeat by Markus Harwood-Jones
Influence by Sara Shepard and Lilia Buckingham
Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer
Jamilah At The End of the World by Mary-Lou Zeitoun
Salaam, With Love by Sara Sharaf Beg
The Love Code by Mette Bach
The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
Walk This Way by Tony Correia
You Have A Match by Emma Lord
You Were Never Here by Kathleen Peacock
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YA at Book Riot
- Your giant guide to YA books hitting shelves this winter.
- Great manga for high school readers.
- Be Gay, Do Crimes: thrillers starring LGBTQ+ characters.
- A handy guide to YA books making the leap to big and small screens in 2022.
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Thanks for hanging out, y’all, and I’m looking forward to a new year of all things YA books.
See you on Saturday with deals.
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram.