Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• Why and how censorship thrives in American prisons.

 

• A ton of really terrible (and funny) library puns.

 

Read my latest piece for School Library Journal on mental illness in YA in print or on site.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

• The viral story of Edmund Kemper performing audiobooks is an interesting anecdote, but it’s not the whole story.

 

• Wrap one of these literary silk scarves around your neck.

 

• This week’s new episode of Hey YA is all about the resurgence of vampires in YA, as well as a look at some of the 2020 YA book cover trends. We are feeling a bit goofy in this one, y’all.

 

Elsewhere…

• I’ve got a piece in the latest edition of School Library Journal, digging into some of the best recent YA books about mental health.

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• What the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates call their favorite books.

 

• 2020 YA books to movies for your TBR/TBW lists.

 

I took last week off work and was mostly offline. I completely forgot to come and drop links here — but I’ve got ’em here now!

 

• Over 90 YA books for your fall TBR.

 

• A whole host of amazing bookish candles for your fall reading needs.

 

• Dig into these YA reissues hitting shelves this year and early into next.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

• Read your way into some spooky YA ghost books.

 

• Speaking of spooky, if you need some horror bookends, I have you covered.

 

There’s a new episode of Hey YA this week, too. Eric and I dig into author writing duos, as well as highlight some of the fall YA books you might miss.

I was also a guest on the SSR Podcast this week. Alli and I reread Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt, which I really hated as a young reader. Turns out, that feeling remains — but Alli’s may have changed a bit from being a fan to being less of a fan. You can tune into the discussion here (link is to Spotify, but hit any podcatcher of your choice!).