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Rachel Lynn Solomon on her new YA rom-com, Past Present Future
"I view romance novels as a safe space to explore darker and more difficult topics with the comfort of a guaranteed…
Morgan Matson on her new YA rom-com, The Ballad of Darcy & Russell
"I didn’t meet the love of my life – but I always held onto it as an idea!"
"I wanted to remind myself of the power we all have to rewrite our happy endings."
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Megan Scott chats The Temptation of Magic and the appeal of YA fantasy
To celebrate the release of The Temptation of Magic, Megan Scott is here to chat why YA has such a broad appeal.
Eva Des Lauriers on friends to lovers and her debut YA novel, I Wish You Would
"no matter what you’re struggling through, everyone deserves a love story that feels like a Taylor Swift song."
"I mean, a mysterious, mist-shrouded isle of magic ruled by powerful women? How could you not want to write about that?"
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Lauren Ho on her laugh out loud YA debut, Bite Me, Royce Taslim
"I'd always wanted to write about teenagers who look and sound like me"
Janice Lynn Mather on grief, minor miracles and her YA novel, Where Was Goodbye?
"The assignment is not always about joy. We are no more obligated to write pure happiness than we are permitted to…
Revisit Shakespeare with the new Staged collection
April 23 is Shakespeare day so of course we need to celebrate it by rereading some of the greatest works written by…
Megan Hopkins chats imagining the world in Starminster
Starminster is a wonderful children's book that gives readers a chance to imagine a magical world just above…
"Whenever I return, it feels like homecoming, and I always knew it was only a matter of time before I wrote my New York Book."
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Sharada Keats on the inspiration behind her YA debut These Stolen Lives
Sharada Keats chats why she prefers grey characters and how her background in economics helps the worldbuilding in…
Jonny Garza Villa on their new YA novel, Canto Contigo
"It’s been an honor to share my community and my culture with readers, and I think Canto Contigo is so specifically…