Today we are spotlighting collections, from essays to stories, from horror to fantasy to modern life! ALL THINGS ARE TOO SMALL: Essays in Praise of Excess BY BECCA ROTHFELD “Rothfeld has a knack for aphorism (‘There is nothing more foreign to justice than love’), and it’s an absolute pleasure to watch her idiosyncratic arguments unfold. […]
Tag: the black girl survives in this one
Happy Half Hour (2/5/24)
Today we have a horror-ific Happy Half Hour in store where we’ll chat about a space crew trying to survive on an abandoned planet, Black girls battling monsters (both human and supernatural), and a family running a funeral parlor and fighting vampires! GHOST STATION by S.A Barnes | 9781250884923 | 4/9/24THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN […]
Day’s YA: THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE
THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE: Horror Stories by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell97812508716574/2/2024Flatiron BooksAges 12-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Since the creation of the horror genre, Black girls have been among the first to die. The casualties to make way for the white characters who get to last until […]
Genre Friday: Horror (12/15/23)
If you’re looking for frights, you’ll find them in a gothic vacation tale of a haunted Italian villa, a space crew trying to survive on an abandoned planet, a family protecting their town from vampires, the discovery of a ship that reveals an ancient doom, a mother-daughter reckoning with vampires, and a YA anthology. DIAVOLA […]
2024 YA Starred Reviews (so far)
These 2024 YA reads are all pretty stellar, but don’t just take our word for it! A FRAGILE ENCHANTMENT by Allison Saft9781250892836 | Available now | 1/2/24 “Saft breathes enchanting life into this Regency-influenced fantasy world, and the intricate worldbuilding and class politics never come at the cost of the romantic leads’ titillating chemistry or […]
Get Your YA On 2023 – Recap
Thank you to everyone who tuned in for our third annual Get Your YA On event! If you missed it or would like a recap, see below! First, Jonny Garza Villa spoke about their upcoming book, CANTO CONTIGO. Then we presented the following titles: INFINITY ALCHEMIST by Kacen Callender EVEN IF IT BREAKS YOUR HEART […]
YALSA Symposium 2023 Schedule
If you’ll be in St. Louis this weekend attending the YALSA Symposium, here’s where you can find us and our authors! Friday, November 10 4:30-6:00pm | Opening Session: Meet Cute in St. Louis: Rom-Coms for Today’s Teens Featuring Edward Underhill, author of ALWAYS THE ALMOST and the upcoming THIS DAY CHANGES EVERYTHING, and Alexene Farol […]
SLJ Day of Dialog Fall 2023 – Welcome Book Buzz
Thank you for stopping by our School Library Journal Fall 2023 Day of Dialog virtual booth! Here’s more information about all of the titles we talked about in our booth’s welcome video: CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa | 9781250875754 | 4/9/2024 When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new […]
Books for Teens 2024
2024 is set to be one for the books! Read on to see all that’s coming this year! 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 YA titles. Click here to view to view the Edelweiss catalog of […]
Booklist YA Webinar Recap (8/15/23)
A big thank you to all who attended today’s Booklist YA webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click here to watch the recording! RUTHLESS VOWS by Rebecca Ross | 9781250857453 | 12/26/23THE HUNTING MOON by Susan Dennard | 9781250194145 | 11/7/23ARTIFACTS OF AN EX by Jennifer […]