Young Adult & Children’s Literature

Misfit Friendships: A Conversation with Jeff Zentner
A prominent YA author on the importance of friendship and the dangers of toxic masculinity....
Tim CummingsJan 19, 2020
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
WriteGirl Has My Heart: A Conversation with Keren Taylor
Dinah Lenney talks to Keren Taylor, the founder and executive director of WriteGirl....
Dinah LenneyJan 16, 2020
- Nonfiction
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Unthinking Pleasure: On Casey McQuiston’s “Red, White & Royal Blue”
Harrison Hill on the pleasures of reading Casey McQuiston’s gay YA novel, “Red, White & Royal Blue.”...
Harrison HillDec 28, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Wonder Worlds: Nature Art Books Are Illustrating What We Have to Lose
Sara Scribner explores three lushly illustrated nature books by European authors that describe what nature does when humans aren’t around....
Sara ScribnerNov 19, 2019
Learning to Breathe: On Gabby Rivera’s “Juliet Takes a Breath”
A queer Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx has a summer fling in Gabby Rivera’s “Juliet Takes a Breath.”...
Sarah NeilsonOct 27, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Reading to a Child
Emily Hodgson Anderson on the promises and perils of reading aloud....
Emily Hodgson AndersonOct 27, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
The Trouble with “Adam”
The teen film “Adam” turns complex issues of trans visibility into a vacuous sex farce....
Caden Mark GardnerOct 26, 2019
- Film
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
The End of Oz: Reflections on the Centenary of L. Frank Baum’s Death
Scott Bradfield on the pleasures and perils of the “Oz” series....
Scott BradfieldOct 12, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
“Goodnight Moon,” Almost 75 Years Later
Brian Goedde revisits the children’s classic “Goodnight Moon.”...
Brian GoeddeOct 10, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
The Dangers of the Appropriation Critique
Adrian L. Jawort considers Rebecca Roanhorse's "Trail of Lightning" and "Storm of Locusts" and what their reception can tell us....
Adrian L. JawortOct 5, 2019
- Speculative Fiction
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
How to Write a Wondertale
Natasha Boyd considers the past and future of the fairy story....
Natasha BoydAug 25, 2019
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....
Candace CooperAug 18, 2019
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....
Victor P. CoronaAug 8, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
The Parents of Curious George
Margret and H. A. Rey were the reluctant parents of a cartoon ape-child....
Yuliya KomskaJul 29, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Saying Something: Trans Characters in YA Fiction
Clarence Harlan Orsi surveys the first generation of YA trans and genderqueer literature....
Clarence Harlan OrsiJul 16, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
A Sense of Escapism: A Conversation with Alexis Bass
Alexis Bass talks about her new YA mystery, “Happily and Madly.”...
Brianna BranchJun 7, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
A Place of Vanishing: Barbara Newhall Follett and the Woman in the Woods
On the mysterious disappearance of a once-famous child author....
Daniel MillsApr 5, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
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....
Tim CummingsMar 30, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
When Speaking Is Not Enough: On Laurie Halse Anderson’s “Shout”
A new verse memoir about sexual abuse uses poetry to indict and heal....
Jonathan AlexanderMar 12, 2019
Storytelling Can Change the World: An Interview with Ashley and Leslie Saunders
An interview with the authors of a new YA dystopia....
Jonathan AlexanderMar 2, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
“Immerse Yourself”: Jodie Lynn Zdrok on the Pleasures of Historical Fiction
A new YA author discusses her historical mystery set in 19th-century Paris....
Brianna BranchFeb 23, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
In “Bloom,” a Romance Flours
A sweet new tale of gay romance set in a family bakery....
Tim CummingsFeb 9, 2019
- Comics & Games
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
“Dumplin’” and the Fat Female Protagonist
A new Netflix film explores fat-shaming and body positivity....
Sadie Shorr-ParksFeb 3, 2019
- Film
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
It Has to Be Real: A Conversation with Kim Purcell
A prominent YA author on the challenges of creating diverse characters and stories....
Brianna BranchJan 12, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature