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Hey YA Readers!
I hope you’ve been able to sink into your first (or second or third…) great YA book for 2022. I’ve been reading at a good clip, and I’m pleased that both of my 2022 YA reads have been outstanding so far. You’ll want Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams and Lawless Spaces by Corey Ann Haydu on your TBR if they’re not there already.
Let’s take a look at this week’s YA book news and new books. This week, we’re heavier on new releases than on news.
YA Book News
- Here’s a first look at the upcoming adaptation of The Sky Is Everywhere. I’m super curious how this will do, as it’s been a long time since the book’s publication.
- What’s coming next for the Star Wars: High Republic project.
- A look at the science fiction and fantasy YA books hitting shelves in January and February.
- YA and graphic novel print sales were way up last year. I’m curious what books were selling in such huge numbers in print — I don’t think it was midlist stuff but wonder if it was the big titles doing even bigger sales.
- Prime has canceled the reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer after one season.
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
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Ain’t Burned All The Bright by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jason Griffin
Ashes of Gold by J. Elle (series)
The Monarchs by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige (series)
Cold The Night, Fast The Wolves by Meg Long
Crushing by Sophie Burrows
Hopepunk by Preston Norton
Love Somebody by Rachel Roasek
Medusa by Jessie Burton, illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill
My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen
The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder
The Storyteller by Kathryn Williams
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The Subtle Knife graphic novel by Philip Pullman
Vinyl Moon by Mahogany L. Browne
Paperback
Igniting Darkness by Robin LaFevers (series)
Reaper of Souls by Rena Barron (series)
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna (series)
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown
Don’t Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller
Ruinsong by Julia Ember
The Beautiful Struggle (Young Reader Edition) by Ta-Nehisi Coates (nonfiction)
The Missing Passenger by Jack Heath
Don’t forget you can get three free audiobooks at Audiobooks.com with a free trial!
YA Book Talk at Book Riot
- There are so many great new comics for YA readers hitting shelves this winter.
- What happens when a teen tells you they hate reading.
- If you want more books like Firekeeper’s Daughter, here you go!
- 12 YA fantasy books for your 2022 TBR.
- Great books like Blood and Ash.
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How fun are these fairy tale earrings? $10. (I hope you peruse this shop’s offerings — I’m kind of obsessed with the kitsch, and those shopping basket earrings are too much in the best way).
Thanks, y’all, for hanging out, and we’ll see you on Saturday for deals.
Happy reading!
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram