This latest fantasy thriller from Lauren Blackwood follows Victoria, a teen tour guide in a Jamaican jungle filled with supernatural creatures, as she attempts to prove herself to everyone around her and figure out what she truly wants in life. WILDBLOOD BY LAUREN BLACKWOOD “Blackwood’s creativity shines through via the Jamaica-based jungle setting, which overflows […]
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Get Your YA On 2022 – Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended our Get Your YA On book buzz today! In case you missed it, you can watch the recording here, and check out all the titles we talked about below: SWIFT THE STORM, FIERCE THE FLAME by Meg LongBEGIN AGAIN by Emma LordHEX YOU by P.C. Cast and Kristin CastWILDBLOOD […]
Day’s YA: WILDBLOOD
WILDBLOOD by Lauren Blackwood97812507871322/7/23Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss When Victoria was six, she was kidnapped and put to work by the Exotic Lands Touring Company. Now, at eighteen, Victoria’s whole life has been spent working endlessly as a tour guide with a team of fellow Wildbloods whose job is to protect travelers from […]
Books for Teens 2023
Read on to see all that 2023 has in store, including swoony romances, enchanting fantasies, intriguing mysteries, and much more! Follow us on Twitter (@MacmillanLib) for all book-related news, on Instagram (@Macmillan_Lib) for pretty pictures of books, and read our “Day’s YA” reviews of upcoming and backlist YA titles. Click here to view the Edelweiss […]
SLJTeen Live! 2022 Welcome Book Buzz
Thank you for stopping by our School Library Journal Teen Live virtual booth! Here’s more information about all the titles we talked about in our booth’s welcome video: ALL OF OUR DEMISE by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman | 9781250789341 | 8/30/22 The epic conclusion to the blockbuster All of Us Villains duology that’s The Hunger Games with magic. […]
SLJ Teen Live 2022 Cover Spotlight
Thanks for visiting our School Library Journal Teen Live virtual booth! We have some great books heading your way in the coming months—check ’em out! THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER by Stephanie Garber9781250268426 | 9/13/22Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley The fiercely-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of […]
Extra! Extra!: November 2021 Book News
Here are the headlines you may have missed this month. The New York Times dives into THE LEAST OF US by Sam Quinones, ENTERTAINING RACE by Michael Eric Dyson, THE BROKEN CONSTITUTION by Noah Feldman, WINTER RECIPES FROM THE COLLECTIVE by Louise Gluck, WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS by Lauren Blackwood, BURNING BOY by Paul Auster, […]
YA Spotlight (10/18/21)
Today the spotlight is on the debut dark, magical, Ethiopian-inspired fantasy retelling of Jane Eyre. WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS by Lauren Blackwood Andromeda is an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, she quickly realizes this is a job like no […]
Day’s YA: WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS
WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS by Lauren Blackwood978125078710110/19/21Wednesday BooksAges 14-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Andi is a debtera—her job is to cleanse houses of the Evil Eye and the destruction it causes. Magnus is a handsome young heir trapped in a mansion plagued by the Evil Eye, which controls the house and the people […]
Happy Half Hour (9/20/21)
We hope everyone had a wonderful summer! We are welcoming Happy Half Hour back with a captivating debut about a female police transcriber, an Ethiopian-inspired retelling of JANE EYRE, a heartwarming story of music and creating the life you want, and a horror-thriller debut staring an evil smart speaker. HELLO, TRANSCRIBER by Hannah Morrissey | […]
