Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• The most popular anti-racist books in US libraries in early 2020.

 

• The governor of Florida line item vetoed all funding for their online learning and library programs to K-college students.

 

• Bookish goods for your kitchen.

 

• Your guide to summer 2020 YA book releases, with titles hitting shelves between July and the end of September.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• A giant guide for how to organize bookshelves.

 

• For those of you obsessed with puns and word play, here are some excellent punny enamel pins.

 

• Go see the artwork by Kadir Nelson on the upcoming issues of The New Yorker and Rolling Stone magazine.

 

This week’s bonus episode of Hey YA is a great one! I talked with YA author Leah Johnson about outstanding backlist queer YA. Tune in (& snap up her book, too!).

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• A look at this year’s Summer Scares YA horror picks, as well as a host of great scary YA books for thrills and chills this summer.

 

• Check out these awesome petrified wood bookends.

 

This week’s Hey YA is a deep dive into anti-racist reads for YA fans, as well as a look at some delicious YA books with food-filled covers. We like to keep things heavy and light all at once.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• 13 hard-hitting YA novels to read ASAP.

 

• Gorgeous and functional ribbon bookmarks.

 

And two new podcasts for this week: I highlighted some incredible new books on All The Books, and I chatted with Lev Rosen about queer characters in YA as we dug into Tess Sharpe’s Far From You.

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• I talked with Neal Shusterman about the growth of YA over the course of his career, as well as inclusivity and what’s next in his writing career.

 

• Remember the school district in Alaska that removed 5 classics from classrooms? The decision has been overturned.

 

• These subscription book boxes combine a good read with a beverage. Whether you’re a coffee drinker, tea drinker, or love a little cocktail, there’s something here for you.

 

It’s time for episode 69 of the Hey YA podcast, and since we’re a YA podcast, yes, we can joke about that. We’re highlighting summer-set YA, as well as a boatload of great queer YA recently released or coming soon.