Anna-Marie McLemore (they/them) is one of my favorite queer writers. They tend to mix magical realism with gender and sexuality struggles, as well as young love. Their latest book “Lakelore ...

Married cowriters Anna-Marie (Lakelore) and debut author Elliott McLemore empathetically interrogate issues of self via dual-identity situations in an uplifting fantastical romance. After ...

Heart-pounding mysteries, lyrical retellings, laugh-out-loud romances, and many more young adult books that captured our hearts this year.View Entire Post › ...

— Laura Phelps Other Nominated Titles Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore (March 8, 2022) Squire by Sara Alfageeh (March 8, 2022) The Selected Lists teams read throughout the year in search of the best ...

Kiss and Tell by Adib KhorramPenguin Young Readers GroupPublication Date: March 22, 2022ISBN: 9780593325261 Hunter is a member of the internationally beloved boy band Kiss and Tell, on their first … ...

To truly celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, it is important to shed light on books that uplift the Latinx community, especially those that can provide personal insight. These books are valuable to the ...

Diversity and creativity in LGBTQ+ young adult books is thriving. Authors told The 19th why that’s important and recommended some of their favorites.

Whether you’re looking to travel to Italy, Japan, or a whole other world or time, each of these reads transports you somewhere else entirely. There are some that will make you laugh, others that ...