Hey YA Readers!
It is a slower week on YA book news, which just means you have plenty of more time to hunker down with some new YA books. Let’s dive in.
YA Book News
- Here is the trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of Heartless.
- LGBTQ+ YA books hitting shelves this spring.
- The filming of the Turtles All The Way Down adaptation is underway.
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 Genesis Wars by Akemi Dawn Bowman (series)
The Drowning Summer by Christine Lynn Herman
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Flirting With Fate by J. C. Cervantes
Getting Over Max Cooper by Marcelle Karp
I Am The Ghost In Your House by Mar Romasco-Moore
My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding by S. A. Patel
Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson
With and Without You by Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley
Paperback
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman (series)
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon (series)
The Brave by James Bird
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Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds
The Half-Orphan’s Handbook by Joan F. Smith
How to Pack for the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
Prom Theory by Ann LaBar
She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
Smash It by Francina Simone
Some Other Now by Sarah Everett
Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley
When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Where Secrets Lie by Eva V. Gibson
Your Heart, My Sky by Margarita Engle
YA Book Talk at Book Riot
- 11 LGBTQ+ books that every high school library should have.
- A thoughtful and thought-provoking dive into the state of polyamory in YA.
- What would the queer YA canon look like?
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As always, thanks for hanging out. I hope you’re having a good week and can spend some time with a good book.
We’ll see you on Saturday for some sweet YA book deals.
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram.