Hey YA readers!
I’m Erica, an associate editor here at Book Riot, and I’m filling in for Kelly while she’s off. Today I’ve got a cute, bookish goodie, some interesting book news, and a few new paperbacks for you to add to your TBR.
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New Releases
Two of this week’s exciting paperback releases. Note you may need to toggle at the link to get to the paperback edition.
Here are even more YA paperback releases!
A Chorus Rises by Bethany C. Morrow
This takes place in the same world as A Song Below Water and follows super popular and Black siren Naema. Despite once being the It girl, she gets canceled after outing Tavia as a siren in the first book, essentially making her the villain. Things aren’t so cut and dry, though, as Naema’s journey of self-discovery— with its examination of race, gender, and privilege— shows.
**Bonus points for another fire cover**
Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino
Lou’s disbelief in magic is shattered once she has to journey to the goblin market to rescue her teenage aunt. The market, which Lou had only read about up until now, is full of every kind of sweet, delectable thing that could tempt humans. She has to learn spells and tricks if she’s to save her aunt and make it out alive. She’s only got three days, though, and then the market disappears– and her aunt along with it.
For a more comprehensive list, check out our New Books newsletter.
YA Book News
- A. R. Capetta won the LGBTQ young adult Lambda prize for The Heartbreak Bakery.
- ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ has been renewed for season 2
- NYPL is giving 500,000 books away for free to teens and kids as part of its summer programming
- Here are the 72 most popular books on Goodreads, which includes 12 Young Adult novels
- Cover reveal of Anne-Marie McLemore’s trans retelling of The Great Gatsby titled Self Made Boys
- Cover reveal for a book with Black love, D&D, and punk music by Elise Bryant
- HarperCollins Teams Up with Trevor Project
Thanks for hanging with me today! Check back in for Saturday’s ebook deals and next week for when Kelly’s back!
Happy reading!
-Erica