Writing STACKED is such a joy, but I won’t lie: this break has meant a significant amount of work has been done on a novel I’m toying with. I will be so fired up to blog when August rolls around, of course, but in the meantime, here’s what else I’ve written lately:

• You’ll want every one of these awesome YA book necklaces.

 

• I recently updated my list of books like The Hate U Give, so I’ll reshare it for those looking either for themselves or young readers.

 

There’s also a new Hey YA: Extra Credit podcast episode. I talked with YA author Tom Ryan about Norma Klein’s Breaking Up, which was a wonderful surprise of a book.

 

I had a super busy week over on Book Riot:

 

• 200+ excellent literary cat names.

 

• A peek at the books and formats that brought in tremendous revenue for publishers in 2018.

 

• A guide for how to become a book editor.

 

And then there were the podcasts. As in multiple. As in…three!

• I cohosted “All The Books” with Liberty this week and talked about some of the best releases this week.

 

• This week’s episode of “Hey YA” is a full episode. Eric and I dig into what we’re seeing in YA, both as forthcoming staples in the category as well as trends, and then we offer up some HOT books for cold days and some COLD books for hot days.

 

• Last, I cohosted “Get Booked” with Jenn and offered recommendations for great cookbooks, transhuman fiction, classroom reads, and more.

 

One more fun thing:

 

 

You can read my guide to crafting an anthology proposal in the August issue of The Writer.

 

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!