I’m thrilled that I’m helping to judge the Cybils Awards again this year. This will be my fifth year as a participant, my fourth in the YA speculative fiction category, and my second on Round 1. This means I’m going to be reading a heck of a lot of YA SFF and then writing about it here – the good, the bad, and the ugly (but hopefully mostly good).
Nominations open October 1, but I’m already eager to get a jump on my reading. To that end, I’m anticipating what might get nominated, and trying to scope out the best title for me to throw in the ring myself. Here’s a list of books I hope I get to read and discuss this season, all books I haven’t yet read – won’t you consider nominating one of them?
- The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
- An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet
- Need by Joelle Charbonneau
- Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
- Sound by Alexandra Duncan
- Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George
- The Shadow Behind the Stars by Rebecca Hahn
- Hunter by Mercedes Lackey
- Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee
- Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
- Ash and Bramble by Sarah Prineas
- Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz
- Dreamstrider by Lindsay Smith
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir