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Biddy Mason: A Free Woman in Los Angeles
Candace Cooper reviews "Biddy Mason Speaks Up (Fighting for Justice)," a new book by Arisa White and Laura Atkins.
Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.
— Dr. Seuss
Hell Is Other Teenagers
Victor P. Corona reviews Abdi Nazemian’s “Like a Love Story,” a queer YA love triangle set in the AIDS-stricken Reagan era.
The Parents of Curious George
Margret and H. A. Rey were the reluctant parents of a cartoon ape-child.
Saying Something: Trans Characters in YA Fiction
Clarence Harlan Orsi surveys the first generation of YA trans and genderqueer literature.
A Sense of Escapism: A Conversation with Alexis Bass
Alexis Bass talks about her new YA mystery, “Happily and Madly.”
A Place of Vanishing: Barbara Newhall Follett and the Woman in the Woods
On the mysterious disappearance of a once-famous child author.
Echo Park in Birmingham: An Interview with Kerry Madden-Lunsford
The children’s book author discusses her influences, the importance of MFA programs, and the challenge of long-distance commuting.
When Speaking Is Not Enough: On Laurie Halse Anderson’s “Shout”
A new verse memoir about sexual abuse uses poetry to indict and heal.
Storytelling Can Change the World: An Interview with Ashley and Leslie Saunders
An interview with the authors of a new YA dystopia.
“Immerse Yourself”: Jodie Lynn Zdrok on the Pleasures of Historical Fiction
A new YA author discusses her historical mystery set in 19th-century Paris.
In “Bloom,” a Romance Flours
A sweet new tale of gay romance set in a family bakery.
“Dumplin’” and the Fat Female Protagonist
A new Netflix film explores fat-shaming and body positivity.
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