Hey YA Readers!
I hope the week is treating you well. We’re in the midst of unseasonably nice weather, and surely, we’ll be in for a big dump of snow any day now. I’m going to enjoy this sunshine, though, by reading by the window while the light pours through.
Before that, let’s take a look at this week’s new paperback YA and your YA book news.
Bookish Goods
Go Away, I’m Reading Sticker by TheLonePeach
The perfect laptop sticker exists, and it’s this one right here. I, too, want to snuggle in on a toadstool under a rainbow to be left alone with my book. $4.
New Releases
This week’s peek at new YA paperbacks is a touch different than usual. There is only one paperback release that is not part of an on-going series. There are, however, two paperbacks that are sequels in a series, so instead of sharing the description (and potential spoilers), I’ll mention them after the standalone title.
You can grab the entire list of YA paperbacks releasing this winter over here.
Everything Within and Between by Nikki Barthelmess
Ri Fernández’s strict grandmother did not allow her to learn Spanish growing up, despite the fact she’s Mexican American. Ri has been angry at her grandmother for years, as she’s been cut off from ever getting to know who she is and where she came from.
So when Ri discovers a letter from her birth mother, she decides she’s going to seek her out. But the visit is anything but the empowering and meaningful one she anticipated. Her mother is not at all what Ri hoped and, as it turns out, being of mixed heritage is a lot more complicated than she could have ever imagined…but maybe that is indeed what she should embrace.
This one is pitched as I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter meets Color Me In and I’m itching to read it.
Also hitting shelves in paperback are two books that aren’t the first in a series:
- The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton hits shelves in paperback, as does a newly-updated edition of the first book in the series, The Belles. The final installment, The Beauty Trials, hit shelves in hardcover this week as well.
- The second book in Mindy McGinnis’s duology, which beings with The Initial Insult, is out in paperback. The second title is The Last Laugh and it’s inspired by “The Tell-tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.”
For a more comprehensive list, check out our New Books newsletter.
YA Book News
- Dig into some of the best YA space operas.
- Comic creator Pénélope Bagieu has a graphic memoir coming out this fall about her teen years.
- YA author and founder of a YA book packager, Lauren Oliver, is spearheading a new entertainment company worth knowing about.
- Vincent Tirado talks about their writing journey and how they become an award-winning Afrolatine YA author.
As always, thanks for hanging out. We’ll see you on Saturday with your red hot YA book deals.
Until then, happy reading!
— Kelly Jensen, currently reading What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo.