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All the YA books you’ll need this fall

As if your to-read pile wasn’t high enough, here’s a complete rundown of all the awesome YA books being released by trad publishers this fall. Don’t chide me that this doesn’t include self published books – I know, I know – but this is what the traditional publishers are doing. A good start. If someone […]

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And this is why I love men

Or at least the good ones. Yes, one more (brief!) hijab post. Because as I was researching the My Stealthy Freedom post, I found out that some Iranian men are posting pictures of themselves in head scarves as a show of solidarity for the women in their lives and of their country. Because the good […]

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My stealthy freedom

When the Iranian revolution happened in 1979, one of the things that changed for women was that they were forced to wear a head covering. Until then, Iran had been a progressive country, where women worked and did things alongside men. With the revolution came a strict restriction of women’s freedoms, represented clearly by the […]

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#YA4Hillary

Yesterday the young adult author community banded together to express their support of Hillary Clinton under the #YA4Hillary hashtag. It was an inspiring list of endorsements, 140 characters at a time. They celebrated her strength, her commitment to equality and, sometimes more humorously, her non-Trumpiness. Go check out the hashtag if you get a chance. […]

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YA Book News

Hey, how cool is this? My post about the Young Adult Scavenger Hunt made the YA Book News this edition! Check it out. Lots of other interesting info on there as well (including a blurb on the book I’m currently reading, Three Dark Crowns). Click here.

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It’s official. I have TOF

It manifests in lethargy and despair and a decidedly dark outlook on the future. There is no known cure, except, we’re hoping, many cases are going to spontaneously get better after November 8th. Trump Outrage Fatigue. I experienced my first symptoms around June of 2015, when Trump announced his candidacy for president by saying, “When […]

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Station Eleven: a review

One of the unhappy and unexpected consequences of having dedicated myself to a writing life is that, for the most part, I enjoy books less now than I used to. I very rarely read just for fun. Oh, I mean to, of course. I read a lot. But reading is now an exercise on various […]

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Remember Yesterday

This is quite an important week for book releases. I have not one but two friends with new books out in the world today. New York Times bestselling and RWA Rita-Best-First-Book-award-winning Pintip Dunnreleasesher gorgeous Remember Yesterday out in the world today. (And, in case you missed it, yesterday I posted about another important release, Black […]

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YA Scavenger Hunt October 2016

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event is away to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! Not only that… on this postyou get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our […]

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The days of awe

There is much that’s beautiful in Jewish culture and religion, and we are currently living part of it. The ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which started Sunday, are called the Days of Awe, or the Days of Repentance. It is a time during which adherents to the Jewish faith take stock of […]

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