Hey YA Readers!
No fancy introduction this week: let’s just dive right into this week’s book news and new books.
YA Book News
- Liliam Rivera’s Never Look Back is slated for Netflix.
- YA author Huntley Fitzpatrick died last week after a long illness.
- A graphic novel based on the banning of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis will be published.
- The Nimona adaptation will come to Netflix in 2023.
- The YA Hugo Finalists are pretty stellar.
- The spinoff series from To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before titled XO, Kitty has started to film.
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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An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan
Blaine for the Win by Robbie Couch
Ebonwild by Crystal Smith (series)
Gone Dark by Amanda Panitch
Ready for Launch by Scott Kelly (nonfiction)
So Much for Love by Sophie Lambda
The Well by Jake Wyatt, illustrated by Choo
This May End Badly by Samantha Markum
We Have a Dream by Mya-Rose Craig, illustrated by Sabrena Khadija (nonfiction)
Year On Fire by Julie Buxbaum
You Should Have Seen This Coming by Shani Michelle
Paperback
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Flamefall by Rosaria Munda (series)
Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen (series)
Running by Natalia Sylvester
The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
The Stepping Off Place by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
Sunkissed by Kasie West
This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry
Don’t forget you can get three free audiobooks at Audiobooks.com with a free trial!
YA at Book Riot
- Your giant roundup of spring 2022 YA releases hitting shelves between April and June.
- The best new YA vampire books.
- A new report from PEN America highlights the state of book bans across US schools.
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As always, thanks for hanging out. We’ll see you on Saturday for the best YA ebook deals around.
Until then, happy reading!
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram.