Escaping the Cycle
A new YA novel that shatters stereotypes of Black masculinity and fatherhood....
I Spy Louise Fitzhugh: A Conversation with Leslie Brody
A chat with the author of a new biography of the creator of Harriet the Spy....
College Admissions Fiction and the Asian American Teen Imaginary
Two new YA novels explore the power of meritocratic myths in Asian American life....
How to Be a Girl Detective
The new film “Enola Holmes” illustrates a cultural shift in how girlhood is conceptualized and understood....
A Scholarly Adventure for Gen Z
Samira Ahmed’s new YA novel about a mixed-race girl who struggles to undo an Orientalist myth....
A Grimdark Fantasy: On R. F. Kuang’s “The Burning God”
The Poppy Wars trilogy offers an intense and compelling revisioning of modern China....
The Myth of the “Undeserving Poor”: A Conversation with Pat LaMarche
Pat LaMarche discusses her first YA novel and the myths about poverty it rebuts....
The Banality of Otherness: On Stephenie Meyer’s “Midnight Sun”
The latest installment in the “Twilight” series retells the story from Edward’s perspective....
#MeToo with a Magical Filter
Dylan Farrow’s YA novel explores the fantastic power of gaslighting and false narratives....
Where Are the Allies for Asian American Kids?
Reckoning with the legacies of racism requires confronting the unique perils faced by ethnic Asian persons and communities....
Imperfect Rhetorics: Neurodiversity in YA Literature and Popular Culture
There’s greater representation of neurodiversity in pop culture today, though more visibility doesn’t always mean better visibility....
The Artist or the Emperor? Cultural Appropriation and Children’s Classics
On “Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain,” the much-loved children’s classic about a young Chinese artist, and its writer, a white woman from Lancashire....
