On April 30th at the YALLWEST book festival in Santa Monica, California, I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with John Corey Whaley — …
Jennifer Longo Discusses Her Newest YA Novel: Up to This Pointe
Author Jennifer Longo has already seen YA success with her 2014 novel Six Feet Over It, which centered around a girl who was surrounded by the dead. …
Kerry Kletter Discusses Her Debut Novel: The First Time She Drowned
Kerry Kletter, the debut author of The First Time She Drowned, brings YA readers a tale of mental illness, toxic relationships, and navigating the ups and …
The Story Behind ‘The Way I Used to Be’: An Essay by Author Amber Smith
I’ve always felt a need to explore the tough subjects — trauma, violence, social justice. These are the issues that fuel me creatively. They are …
Jenny Downham Talks About Her Latest Novel: Unbecoming
If you don’t know Jenny Downham, she is the bestselling author of Before I Die, and she is now releasing her novel Unbecoming — which is to be released in …
Author Emiko Jean Talks About Writing Her Debut Novel– We’ll Never Be Apart
Emiko Jean is the debut author of We’ll Never Be Apart, which was released on October 6, 2015. We’ll Never Be Apart follows three teens as they embark …
Big Magic: Elizabeth Gilbert Inspires Our Inner Creativity
The first time I heard about Elizabeth Gilbert was years after her best-selling book Eat, Pray, Love was published. Not really knowing what to expect, …
I Am by Priya Rinkus
I am the girl who draws stories from thin air I ponder the line between fantasy and reality I hear the whisper of the air …
Kissing Boys That Taste Like Ink and Spitting Fire in Motel Sinks by Lindsey Hobart
The first boy I kiss doesn’t write. He doesn’t understand why my bedroom walls tell stories that are sixteen years too long. He does not …