This Week at Book Riot

October 16, 2015 |

Over on Book Riot this week…

Tips for how you can take a readcation (…and why you should!)

This week’s “3 on a YA theme” is on the really fascinating microtrend right now of dream fantasies.

And a round-up of what singer-songwriter and all around cool dude Matt Nathanson is reading.

Last week, I was also interviewed for this really fantastic article about why we love to hate on the things teen girls enjoy. Check it out.

This Week at Book Riot

October 9, 2015 |

Over at Book Riot this week…

77 YA books for your October – December reading lists

This week’s 3 On A YA Theme was about 3 YA-related Etsy shops. You can buy me something from them, if you want.

Why we need abortion stories in YA, along with a big old reading list.

Also this week, Elisa Zied interviewed me about fatness and body issues in YA lit.

This Week at Book Riot

October 2, 2015 |

Over on Book Riot this week…

I want to know: what do you think the YA canon would look like? What books would be included? I would love a nice, healthy discussion about this because I think it’s far more fascinating than a “best YA ever!” list.

My monthly round-up of all things news in YA, “What YA Talking About?” is up for the month of September.

Like scary reads? For “3 On A YA Theme,” I’m talking about the idea of Midwest Gothic and what books might fit that description.

Over on Fourth & Sycamore, the literary journal of the Greenville Public Library (how neat is it a public library has a literary journal?), I was interviewed about censorship and the recent donation drive for Some Girls Are.

This Week at Book Riot

September 25, 2015 |

Since I was out of town last week, I didn’t get a chance to include a link round-up from Book Riot. Here’s a look at what I’ve written over there recently:

3 On A YA Theme tackled 3 YA books featuring politics and 3 YA books you can see on-screen adaptations of streaming on Netflix right now.

Stock Reading, or, what sorts of ridiculous stock images I’ve come across when trying to find appropriate images for work-related bookish posts. I hope y’all help me caption that final image.

There are only a handful of subscriptions left for the third YA Quarterly Box I curate for Book Riot. Here’s a teaser for what’s to come in this next box…so if you want in, you should subscribe ASAP before it’s too late.

Angel Cruz, over at Women Write About Comics, interviewed me this week about Feminism For The Real World. Check it out!

Today’s my birthday, so in honor of that, here’s a picture of the best ice cream sandwich I’ve ever had to thank you all for being part of my everyday life (even if you don’t know it!). Is it mean to show you this? Either way, if you’re in Toronto or head there sometime, I cannot recommend Bang Bang Ice Cream enough. This beauty is burnt toffee ice cream smushed between two halves of a sugar cookie:

This Week at Book Riot

September 4, 2015 |

Here’s a round-up of my (very busy) week over at Book Riot:

I fell down a rabbit hole looking at sand sculptures last week and decided to do a big round-up of bookish sand sculptures. And they are nothing short of amazing.

I followed that up with a round-up of some awesome book shelves for you real or imaginary home.

In this week’s “3 on a YA Theme,” I highlighted a handful of witch and witchcraft in YA books.

I’m starting a new monthly feature about the month in YA news, highlighting some of the biggest stories, discussions, and deals in the world of YA. Here’s the first edition.