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Day’s YA: THE QUINCE PROJECT

THE QUINCE PROJECT by Jessica Parra 9781250888518 (Trade Paperback) 9781250862778 (Hardcover) 5/28/2024 Wednesday Books Ages 12-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Castillo Torres is a planner. She loves helping others achieve their HEAs (Happily Ever Afters) by being a fairy godmother-esque party planner extraordinaire. So far, her experience has consisted of planning school events […]

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2024 Best Fiction for Young Adults

We’re over the moon to have four titles on YALSA’s 2024 Best Fiction for Young Adults list!! ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross (in the top ten!) ALWAYS THE ALMOST by Edward Underhill GOING BICOASTAL by Dahlia Adler You can view the full list on the provided […]

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ALA’s 2024 Rainbow Book List

4 of Our Titles Shine Bright on ALA’s 2024 Rainbow Book List for Teen Readers! BEATING HEART BABY by Lio Min (in the top ten!)Artistic and sensitive Santi and prickly, proud musical prodigy Suwa’s lives tangle and unravel as they create a present together, imagine a future with one another, and uncover a complicated past […]

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ALA Youth Media Awards 2024

We’re thrilled to celebrate all of our ALA Youth Media Award winners and finalists this year! Stonewall Book AwardANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa (honor)The Stonewall Awards honor books and authors for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. Sydney Taylor Book AwardGOING BICOASTAL by Dahlia Adler (honor)The Sydney Taylor Book Award […]

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One City One Book Recommendations: LGBTQ+ Books

If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for queer stories by queer authors, we’ve got you covered! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. YOURS FOR THE TAKING by Gabrielle Korn9781250357625Trade paperback available 11/12/24 A thrilling queer debut novel set several decades in the future […]

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YA Spotlight (5/1/23)

Today’s YA spotlight will give you all the feels as a Mexican American teen artist in the midst of a life transition questions who they are, figures out what they’re meant to do, and falls for the new waiter at their family’s taqueria. ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE BY JONNY GARZA VILLA “In Santi, Garza […]

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Happy Half Hour (3/6/23)

Tune into today’s Happy Half Hour to hear about a war college for dragon riders, an office place enemies-to-lovers romcom, a contemporary queer YA love story, and a mother fighting for her daughter’s forgiveness. FOURTH WING by Rebecca YarrosTHE LAST WORD by Katy BirchallANDER AND SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa AMAZING GRACE ADAMS […]

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Day’s YA: Q+A with Jonny Garza Villa

For this special edition of Day’s YA, we got to chat with Jonny Garza Villa about their upcoming book, ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE! ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa97812508439995/2/23Wednesday BooksAges 14-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley What’s something that made you smile today?We launched the ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE […]

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One City One Book Recommendations: Coming Of Age

If you run a One City One Book program and are looking specifically for coming-of-age books for your selection this year, look no further!   For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. THE SINGER SISTERS by Sarah Seltzer9781250907660Trade paperback available 8/5/25 Two generations of a folk-rock dynasty […]

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