While we’re enjoying our July vacation from Stacked, here’s how you can keep up with what I’m doing elsewhere!

 

• Here are over 150 YA books hitting shelves between now and the end of September.

 

• There’s a new Extra Credit episode of Hey YA, where I dig into Norma Klein’s Love Is One Of The Choices. This is the one with a student-teacher relationship that turns into marriage and a baby. There is…a lot here to unpack.

 

I shared this over on Instagram and never came over here to share: I’ve got an article in the latest edition of Bust Magazine! If you’ve ever wanted tips and tricks for practicing or teaching yoga in a bigger body, I’ve got some for you. This art that they paired with my words is unspeakably good. Grab it at any place you purchase magazines — it’s the one with Awkwafina on the cover.

 

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• The American Library Association Council this week voted to revoke the Melvil Dewey name from one of their top awards, citing Dewey’s racism,  antisemitism, and sexual harassment.

 

• Where to begin reading Brené Brown books. As someone who loves her work and wants more people to read it, I hope this helps get more folks started.

 

This week we also had a full episode of the Hey YA podcast. Eric and I talked about the Hunger Games prequel coming next spring, along with our favorite reads from the first half of the year and some excellent YA comics on our TBRs.

 

 

Elsewhere….

 

I have a piece in the July/August issue of Bust magazine! I’m madly in love with the art for my piece, which offers up tips and tricks for doing yoga when you’ve got a belly and/or breasts to navigate. Pick up a copy!

 

 

I was on a glorious vacation last week and didn’t get around to collecting my writing at Book Riot, so this week’s roundup is a little longer (and later!) than usual:

 

• Where to find YA horror short stories in anthologies and online.

 

• 28 awesome and unique bookshelves for your home.

 

• I can’t remember if I’ve linked up to the first episode of Hey YA: Extra Credit yet, but here’s my take on Norma Klein’s Domestic Arrangements. The second episode hit this week, and I can’t say I was particularly wild about Norma Klein’s Family Secrets.

 

• The last full-length episode of Hey YA was a super special one! I got to talk with YA legend Sarah Dessen for an hour about the growth of YA, about anxiety and Stephen King, as well as what it is that makes a “strong female character.” You don’t want to miss this one.

 

• Last week was also my week to cohost the All The Books podcast, so listen to me rave about books like The Griefkeeper, Bunny, and more!

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• 50+ YA paperbacks hitting shelves this summer.

 

• A look at some gorgeous bookish pets.

 

• The first episode of Hey YA: Extra Credit is up! Tune in to hear about Norma Klein’s Domestic Arrangements (including a heck of a scathing Kirkus review!).

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• New Hampshire prisons ban books to the incarcerated that are critical to the justice and prison systems.

 

• Decorate your space with these awesome Where The Wild Things Are quote prints.

 

• And this might be one of the prettiest bookish goods round-ups I’ve done in a long time: bookish gifts for nature lovers!

 

A new episode of Hey YA! hit this week as well. Tune in as Eric and I talk about reproductive choice in YA, “beach” reads, and our summer TBRs.