Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark is coming back!

 

• Comics about depression that are too accurate to ignore.

 

• Jonathan Van Ness’s “Getting Curious” is the perfect podcast for readers.

 

 

Around the web…

 

• I had the utter honor of being a guest on To Write Love On Her Arms.’s new podcast. If you haven’t seen me in person talking about (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, a lot of the talks I’ve given are covered in this conversation. You can listen here.

 

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel included (Don’t) Call Me Crazy in their guide to books to give for the holidays. If you want to order a copy, you can go through Workman and grab one for 25% off before November 28. Head here and use the code Algonquin18.

 

Over on Book Riot this last week…

 

• A round-up of awesome gifts for readers under $20.

 

• Over 70 funny book puns and clever sayings. I hope those of you who do displays or readers advisory steal some of these.

 

• There’s a new episode of Hey YA up this week, too! Eric and I talk about the recent “best of” lists and highlight a host of funny YA books.

 

In other big news…

 

 

(Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start The Conversation About Mental Health was named one of the 10 best children’s books of 2018 by the Washington Post. What an honor!

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• 25 excellent books for college bound students (and any life-long learners!).

 

• Vampires are coming back, y’all! I wrote about the history of vampires in YA and what to expect of YA vampire stories in 2019 and beyond.

 

• Enjoy some delightful enamel pins featuring cats with books.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

• I’ve been working on this project for months and am thrilled to announce it: December 17-21 will be the first official YA Adaptation Showdown! For five days in December, members of the YA community will be talking all things YA adaptations and selecting “the best,” however “best” is defined.

 

• Eric and I have a new episode of Hey YA! Tune in for talk about astrology and tarot in YA, as well as all things witchy YA.

 

• An exciting announcement: I’m serving on the inaugural committee of Summer Scares, a project in collaboration with the Horror Writers Association, United for Libraries, Library Journal/School Library Journal, and Book Riot. This is for librarians and teachers itching to bring more horror into their work (and personal!) lives.

 

• 14 sweet sweater clips/collar clips for book and comics lovers.

 

• 50 must-read YA books about music.

 

• Get excited about the YA books to movie adaptations coming in 2019.

 

Elsewhere…

 

• You can read the entirety of Shaun David Hutchinson’s essay “Defying Definition” from (Don’t) Call Me Crazy over on To Write Love On Her Arms.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• 12 great games for word nerds (and bonus recommendations in the comments!)