Reimagining Old Hollywood in Chasing Starlight
Read how Teri Bailey Black brings Old Hollywood to life in her newest YA mystery, Chasing Starlight!
Category: Author Features
The Inspiration Behind An Education in Ruin
An Education in Ruin is full of scandal, lies, and revenge. Read what inspired Alexis Bass to write her newest thriller!
Danielle L. Jensen’s 5 Favorite Fantasy Duos
To celebrate the release of her newest book, Dark Skies, Danielle L. Jensen chatted with us about her top 5 favorite fantasy duos in YA books!
5 YA Books for Foodies
Sara Fujimura, author of Every Reason We Shouldn’t, recommends 5 YA books that every foodie should read!
Hope and Healing Take Center Stage in Sparrow
Read more from author Mary Cecilia Jackson about how she came to write her devastating but hopeful YA novel, Sparrow.
Ghosts Stories & Secrets: Finding Inspiration for Echoes Between Us
Echoes Between Us is bestselling author Katie McGarry’s breakout teen contemporary novel about a girl with everything to lose and the boy who will do anything to save her. Read more about the inspiration behind the story in the letter Katie wrote to independent booksellers.
5 Signs You Are Living in a Simulation
Parker Peevyhouse’s latest YA thriller, Strange Exit tackles the complex theme of reality versus simulation. In the novel, a group of passengers finds themselves trapped in a shared virtual reality aboard a ship orbiting the earth after a nuclear event. When the sim they’re living in begins to breakdown, their only hope for survival is…
Battle of the Critiques
Stormrise author Jillian Boehme shares tips on how to use critiques to better your writing.
Mirror Mirror On the Wall: Tips to Writing a Modern Fairytale
Sisters of Shadow and Light author Sara B. Larson shares how her writing was influenced by fairytales for #NaNoWriMo!
How to Write Believable Liars
Alexis Bass, author of the upcoming novel An Education in Ruin shares tips on how to write a believable liar.