How the YA novel became an industry-defining sensation
If a book will be too difficult for grown-ups, write it for children.
On May 14, 2014 by Leah Pickett
Parent calls cops on teen for giving books away at a book giveaway
Trying to give away award-winning novels got this girl a chat with the cops in Idaho.
On Apr 25, 2014 by Aja Romano
Metaphor meme explodes on Tumblr over ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ clip
This article will only kill you if you set it on fire. It’s a metaphor.
On Apr 18, 2014 by Aja Romano
‘Captain Underpants,’ ‘Hunger Games’ top library association’s complaint list
Once again, Young Adult and children’s literature top the list of the books that scare us most.
On Apr 15, 2014 by Aja Romano
‘Divergent’ finale film will be split into 2 movies
Is “getting a two-part finale” the new hallmark of YA film adaptations?
On Apr 12, 2014 by Aja Romano
This edition of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ looks like an erotic YA novel
This sexy, flaxen-haired, decidedly non-Semitic lady is inappropriate to say the least.
On Mar 31, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Move over, ‘Hunger Games’: The next craze in teen dystopia is here
We’re totally OK with the Young Adult dystopia craze if it brings us more of Dylan O’Brien looking haunted and beautiful.
On Mar 18, 2014 by Aja Romano
Here’s proof Amazon’s fanfic venture is working
Neal Pollack’s experience with Kindle Worlds sheds a little light on Amazon’s fanfic market.
On Mar 3, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Young Adult publishing and the John Green effect
Is that John Green on the NYT bestseller list? Yes, along with a crop of “realistic” Young Adult fiction that some think is just a way of marginalizing women from the field.
On Feb 20, 2014 by Aja Romano
‘The Fault in Our Stars’ is the one trailer it’s totally OK to cry over
The book fans have adored, quoted endlessly, and shed endless tears over is finally GIF-able.
On Jan 29, 2014 by Aja Romano
Why did this author do a 180 in her stance against whitewashing?
Veronica Roth once vowed to fight whitewashing in any Hollywood adaptations of Divergent, but now she’s gone back on that promise.
On Sep 30, 2013 by Aja Romano
Why Jonathan Franzen’s social media fear indicts the entire publishing industry
The Twitter feud between authors Jonathan Franzen and Jennifer Weiner escalated again last week.
On Sep 22, 2013 by Aja Romano
Publishing’s gender bias becomes a cover story
One YA author’s casual challenge to reverse the gendered marketing on book covers has spurred a wide debate about stereotypes and standards.
On May 10, 2013 by Aja Romano
Can 1 million Goodreaders be wrong?
For the first time, Time and Goodreads both selected the same work as the book of the year, John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.
On Dec 5, 2012 by Aja Romano
One Direction fanfiction author signed to book deal
Penguin is hoping Emily Baker’s story about making out with two members of the boyband One Direction will be the next Fifty Shades of Grey.
On Oct 8, 2012 by Aja Romano
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