Happy Friday, YA librarians! Welcome to this special *Friday edition* of Day’s YA! I’ve been going on and on and on about this book to anyone who will listen (roommates, coworkers, librarians at PLA, unsuspecting strangers, etc.), so I’m very excited to share it will all of you! I’M NOT MISSING by Carrie Fountain 9781250132512 […]
Tag: debut
Maximum Shelf: SKY IN THE DEEP
In case you missed it, last week’s edition of Maximum Shelf Awareness featured SKY IN THE DEEP by Adrienne Young! “Vegr yfir fior. Honor above life. The first whistle cut into the air from our right, warning us to get ready and I closed my eyes, feeling the steadiness of the earth beneath my feet. […]
Day’s YA – CHOOSE WONDER OVER WORRY
Hello again YA librarians! Welcome to the 10th edition of Day’s YA! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been craving uplifting and inspiring books lately to get me through these last weeks of winter. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love winter I really do but even I look forward to spring come mid-March. And […]
Day’s YA – I HATE EVERYONE BUT YOU
Hey hey YA readers! Emily here, your friendly neighborhood YA aficionado, with my thoughts on another SPECTACULAR book. I’ve been on a bit of a fairy tale/fantasy kick lately (as you could probably tell from my previous two posts, which I’m going to shamelessly plug here and here), so this brilliant piece of realistic fiction […]
Day’s YA – SKY IN THE DEEP
Hello to all my YA folks! Welcome back to Day’s YA, where I share my candid responses to YA titles from Wednesday Books and Flatiron Books YA. Today’s post features one of my all-time favorite upcoming titles. It’s got Viking warriors, brutal battles, a bit of heart, and a fierce female lead. Are you excited? […]
Happy #BookBday (11/7/17 Edition)
Today we wish a happy #BookBday to: A SELFIE AS BIG AS THE RITZ by Lara Williams Pushcart Prize-nominated Lara Williams’ debut story collection is a candid, wry, and deeply moving examination of young women navigating the road map to contemporary adulthood and middle age. “A cleverly written, bracing, and so-readable navigation of modern matters […]
Scary Good SF & Fantasy
This October has some scary good sci-fi & fantasy coming to your library’s shelves: THE TIGER’S DAUGHTER by K. Arsenault Rivera “Rivera’s wonderfully intricate Asian-inspired epic fantasy debut introduces two young women bound by fate: Shizuka, whose uncle is the Emperor Yoshimoto, and Barsalyya Shefali Alshar, whose mother is Kharsa Burqila, the ruler of the […]
October Indie Next Selections + 2 Starred Reviews!
Both Annalee Newitz’s AUTONOMOUS and Carmen Maria Machado’s HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES have each received two starred reviews and will debut on the October Indie Next list! Autonomous by Annalee Newitz “The cofounder of the sf website io9.com takes some of today’s key social and technical issues (the nature of artificial intelligence, the notion […]
#thrillerthursday (08/31)
Welcome to #thrillerthursday on this very last day of August! Kill the Heroes by David Thurlo “This fast-paced mystery makes an easygoing read, spiced with plenty of humor… A solid southwestern mystery.”–Booklist Dark River Rising by John Rogers “A local criminal is found tortured to death, a snake stitched into his belly, and Baton Rouge […]
Debut Spotlight (08/22/17)
LIVING THE DREAM by Lauren Berry “Emma and Clem are relatable and hilarious, and their trials and tribulations keep the pages turning. Somber moments and sparks of clarity are cleverly woven into the narrative, adding depth and relevance to an authentic and satisfying novel.”–Publishers Weekly “Berry’s debut will make readers feel as though they are […]
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