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. …
DIY: Distressed Vintage Bookcase
Quality bookcases can be quite expensive, and inexpensive ones can be very flimsy and unsturdy. I was recently in need of a new bookcase, and I didn’t want …
Real, Fantastic: An Examination of Magical Elements in Two Books
*Please note that this article contains spoilers* Magical realism is a genre that originates from Latin America and consists of both real and fantastic elements. During Gabriel …
Stories of My Life
As a bookworm/book blogger, YA contemporary novels have always been a staple in my never-ending to-be-read (TBR) list. Readers of my blog, The Lifelong Bookworm, …
Book Review: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The end of the world is near. People are dying, and the Others are the ones to blame. The 5th Wave is a fast-paced tale …
A Discussion on Why We Need Diverse Books
The topic of diversity in literature first came to my full attention in a college course: Women’s Literature. From the beginning, my professor declared that we would …
2016 Book-to-Movie Adaptations
It is lovely to see just how many book-to-movie adaptations are coming out. As you may know, our very own All the Bright Places is in …
Nicola Yoon Talks About ‘Everything, Everything’ and the Popularity of Young Adult Novels
Young adult novels have provided us with stories that have tackled diversity, romances, and illnesses. The genre has never been afraid to wrap itself around the …
‘Fans of the Impossible Life’ Is Kate Scelsa’s Answer to Lack of Queer YA Characters
For Kate Scelsa, a quirky writer who often calls herself a “lesbian with cats,” her first novel, Fans of the Impossible Life, was written as an …