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Hey YA Readers!
Let’s catch up on this week’s small bit of YA news, as well as this week’s new releases.
YA Book News
- Kendare Blake is writing a sequel trilogy to Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Pair this one with Kiersten White’s “Slayer” series if that franchise is your jam.
- The first images from Birds of Paradise have landed. This is the adaptation of AK Small’s Bright Burning Stars and a treat for dark ballet story fans.
- USA Today has been featuring interviews with mega YA stars, and this week’s is Jason Reynolds.
New YA Books This Week
Hardcover
Dangerous Play by Emma Kress
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The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
Fresh by Margot Wood
Gods and Monsters by Shelby Mahurin (series)
The Great Destroyers by Caroline Tung Richmond
How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Like a Love Song by Gabriela Martins
Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin
Mercury Boys by Chandra Prasad
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Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn
Suns Will Rise by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell (series)
The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad
The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins
Paperback
A Beautiful Doom by Laura Pohl
B*Witch by Paige McKenzie and Nancy Ohlin (series)
Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud (series)
Crying Laughing by Lance Rubin
A Dragonbird in the Fern by Laura Rueckert
Facing the Sun by Janice Lynn Mather
Kingdom of Sea and Stone by Mara Rutherford (series)
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More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood
The Perfect Place to Die by Bryce Moore
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (series)
Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
The Truth Is by NoNieqa Ramos
YA On Book Riot This Week
- The best books for teens by age
- A host of books like Red Queen
- Coming of age space stories for teens
- YA books about plant magic and family secrets
- A look at LGBTQ+ audiobooks for fall 2021
- Did you catch these bookish references throughout the Fear Street films?
Thanks for hanging out, and we’ll see you on Saturday for tons of great ebook deals.
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram