Author Interview: The Leaving Room by Amber McBride Amber McBride’s writing has always lingered at the edges of the mystical and the deeply human, and The Leaving Room is no exception. In this novel, we meet Gospel, the Keeper of a liminal space where the young must pause between life […]
Author Interview: Try Your Worst by Chatham Greenfield Chatham Greenfield’s Try Your Worst is a romcom that mixes prank wars, tourist-town shenanigans, and a rivals-to-lovers romance that’s as heartfelt as it is hilarious. Sadie and Cleo’s journey from lifelong enemies to something much softer is full of laugh-out-loud moments, swoony […]
Author Interview: Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto Jesse Q. Sutanto is best known for the laugh-out-loud hijinks of the Aunties series and Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, but her newest novel, Next Time Will Be Our Turn, takes a quieter, more intimate approach. Blending […]
Author Interview: Keep Your Friends Close by Cynthia Murphy Cynthia Murphy has mastered the art of the gasp-worthy YA thriller, and her latest, Keep Your Friends Close, is no exception. Set in the glittering yet sinister halls of Morton Academy, the novel dives into ambition, morality, and just how far […]
Author Interview: Hear Her Howl by Kim DeRose Kim DeRose’s Hear Her Howl sinks its claws into girlhood, hunger, and the holy hush of secrets kept behind convent walls, then lets them out to run wild under a blood moon. We chatted with Kim about what it means to turn […]
Author Interview: Dead & Breakfast by Rosiee Thor & Kat Hillis Dead & Breakfast by Rosiee Thor & Kat Hillis is a paranormal murder mystery, yet the vampires are the ones trying to solve this mystery! I love this genre-bending plot, plus its gay, always a good addition. We had […]
Author Interview: Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis With Blood Moon, Britney Lewis invites readers into Timber Plains, Kansas, a small town where secrets run deep, the shadows stretch long, and danger prowls just beneath the surface. At its heart is Mira, a young woman caught between the ache of abandonment […]
Author Interview: Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen With Angelica and the Bear Prince, Trung Le Nguyen turns from the sweeping themes of The Magic Fish to a story that feels more intimate yet just as powerful, balancing teen grief, burnout, friendship, and first crushes in a […]
Author Interview: Fireblooms by Alexandra Villasante Alexandra’s Fireblooms imagines New Gault, a so-called utopia where every word is monitored, and silence can cost you everything. Through the intertwined stories of Lu, a queer teen desperate to stay “safe,” and Sebas, who faces impossible choices while caring for his ailing mother, […]
Author Interview: Scarlet Morning by N.D. Stevenson ND Stevenson’s Scarlet Morning is a story years in the making, first dreamed up when they were twelve, now reimagined with the depth and perspective of an adult storyteller. Blending adventure, emotion, and over 100 stunning illustrations, the novel follows Viola and Wilmur […]