Today, we’re chatting about a Texas teen accused of murder who’s desperate to clear her name; a dysfunctional family that gets hurtled into a criminal conspiracy that might bring them closer together; and a sculptress who enters a competition hosted by Florence’s most feared immortal family. THE FALL OF IRIS HENLEY by Jennifer Graham | Know More » […]
Tag: YA thriller
Day’s YA: DEAD FAKE
DEAD FAKE by Vincent Ralph 9781250372123 1/20/2026 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Bleak Haven is a town that knows death—and more specifically murder—very well. Ava Wilson’s uncle was a well-known murderer in town, and she’s had to live with the conflicting emotions of being told and seeing that he was Know More » […]
Happy Half Hour (3/24/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl racing across D.C. to decode the clues her father left behind and save the country; a mother who has been deceiving her twin daughters throughout their lives to keep them “safe”; and a woman who receives a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reconnect with her friend and repair what she broke. Know More » […]
Happy Half Hour (2/24/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a group of scuba diving friends who discover lost treasure, a legendary cave, and a new type of power; a woman’s secret comedy career and the family secrets it exposes; and five college students who go missing during their school’s parents weekend. OUT OF AIR by Rachel Reiss | 9781250366146 | Know More » […]
Happy Half Hour (2/3/25)
Today, we’re chatting about an elite friend group and the outcast girl who is haunting them, a woman determined to uncover the secrets of hidden forces within the forests of the Pacific Northwest, and a magic school director who is trying to keep her students and school safe—possibly even from herself. THE THRASHERS by Julie Know More » […]
Happy Half Hour (10/21/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a teen with premonition-like powers who must solve her friend’s disappearance, a man overcome with grief trying to find his wife after she mysteriously goes missing, and a reclusive Earl whose life is turned upside down when a stranger shows up on his doorstep with an astonishing proposal. NEEDY LITTLE THINGS Know More » […]
Banned Books Staff Picks (9/26/24)
This month, we’re sharing banned books we love in honor of Banned Books Week! AMANDA’S PICK: THE TALK BY DARRIN BELL This is a graphic memoir by a Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning that offers a deeply personal meditation on the “the talk” parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality Know More » […]
Booklist YA Webinar Recap (8/13/24)
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 on the link to watch the recording! FOR SHE IS WRATH by Emily Varga | 9781250877383 | 10/29/24THE DEBUTANTES by Olivia Worley | TP: 9781250881465 | HC: 9781250881441 Know More » […]
Happy Half Hour (8/12/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a group of teens who must solve a murder amidst the glittering world of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, a collection of truly astounding facts based on a hit podcast, and a young girl whose strange obsession with roadkill leads her straight into a crime scene. THE DEBUTANTES by Olivia Worley Know More » […]
More Debuts (8/6/24)
We have no shortage of upcoming debuts–from literary fiction to coming of age to YA dark fantasy, and more! ELEVEN PERCENT BY MAREN UTHAUG 9781250329646 | 4/22/25 It is the New Time, a time not so different from our own except that the men are gone. All but eleven percent of them, that is, the Know More » […]
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