Cybils 2015

I’m thrilled that I’m helping to judge the Cybils Awards again this year. This will be my fifth year as a participant, my fourth in the YA speculative fiction category, and my second on Round 1. This means I’m going to be reading a heck of a lot of YA SFF and then writing about it here – the good, the bad, and the ugly (but hopefully mostly good).

Nominations open October 1, but I’m already eager to get a jump on my reading. To that end, I’m anticipating what might get nominated, and trying to scope out the best title for me to throw in the ring myself. Here’s a list of books I hope I get to read and discuss this season, all books I haven’t yet read – won’t you consider nominating one of them?

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet
Need by Joelle Charbonneau
Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
Sound by Alexandra Duncan
Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George
The Shadow Behind the Stars by Rebecca Hahn
Hunter by Mercedes Lackey
Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee
Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
Ash and Bramble by Sarah Prineas
Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz
Dreamstrider by Lindsay Smith
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir