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Hey there, YA fans!

It’s the first week of April, and I hope wherever you are the weather is lovely and you’re enjoying the sunshine. I’ve had my windows open all week and I’m counting down the days when it’s warm enough to read in my hammock! I’ve got your books news and new book excitement, so let’s dive in!

YA News

Do you want more of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before? That may be in the works. It’s reported that a Kitty spin-off series is currently being developed, and Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian are writing the pilot.

The cover of What Girls Are Made Of

Good news for fans of Elana K. Arnold’s work! Her National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of is being adapted into a TV series called Hot Pink at Amazon, with Sarah Michelle Gellar attached to star! I loved this book so much, and I love Sarah Michelle Gellar, so I can’t wait to hear more!

YA author Julie Berry now owns a bookstore in New York! It’s undergoing renovations now, but you can shop online now and go visit when they reopen to the public.

Not YA per se, but this news could affect whether or not LGBTQ+ affirming YA books can be found in Tennessee classrooms.

New Books

the cover of The Cost of Knowing

Between the Bliss and Me by Lizzy Mason

The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris

Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition by Anton Treuer

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

The Light of Days Young Readers Edition: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos by Judy Batalion

Mirror’s Edge by Scott Westerfeld

No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Queer History Project) by Lee Wind

Poison Priestess by Lana Popovic

Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price (yes, that’s me!)

Remedy by Eirreann Corrigan

The Sky Blues by Robbie Crouch

Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zan Kemp

What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson

Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan

Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good by Nancy Werlin

New in Paperback

the cover of The Downstairs Girl

Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake

Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Little Universes by Heather Demetrios

Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington

They Went Left by Monica Hesse

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Happy reading!
Tirzah Price

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A banner of the cover of No Way, They Were Gay?