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7 Captivating Reads for Your Next YA Book Club

One of the best parts about reading is sharing the joy of books with others. And there’s no better way to share your love of books than to start a book club!

listicleGuest AuthorNovember 26, 2019internment, read internment, samira ahmed, jack of hearts, l. c. rosen, we contain multitudes, sarah henstra, the revolution of birdie randolph, brandy colbert, the war outside, monica hesse, the astonishing color of after, emily x.r. pan, love & other carnivorous plants, love carnivorous plants, florence gonsalvesComment

READ A BOOK, READ A BOOK, READ A [redacted] BOOK!

Ahem. In case that aggressive chant wasn’t super clear, today is National Read a Book Day. Every other day of the year you totally don’t have to read a book (we would prefer you still do, but bygones). Today, however, reading is mandatory.

Bill GraceSeptember 6, 2019the astonishing color of after, astonishing color of after, emily x.r. pan, internment, read internment, samira ahmed, the diviners, libba brayComment

Choose a bunch of books, and we'll guess your star sign

Oh yes, we’re back with another astrology post. This time, we put ourselves to the test by guessing your star sign based on books you choose. Do you read books similar to your sign? Let’s find out!

quizEmily ZhuJuly 29, 2019cloudwish, fiona wood, amelia westlake, erin gough, we contain multitudes, sarah henstra, every exquisite thing, matthew quick, the plain janes, cecil castellucci, jim rugg, dear evan hansen, val emmich, steven levenson, benj pasek, justin paul, the loose ends list, carrie firestone, love and first sight, josh sundquist, the summer of us, cecilia vinesse, finding yvonne, brandy colbert, grace and fury, tracy banghart, read rule, rule, ellen goodlett, little & lion, little and lion, assassin's guide, virginia boecker, throw like a girl, sarah henning, we rule the night, claire eliza bartlett, astonishing color of after, the astonishing color of after, emily x.r. pan, the unlikelies, teeth in the mist, dawn kurtagich, the diviners, libba bray, six impossible things, the statistical probability of love at first sight, jennifer e smith, jennifer e. smith, tyler johnson was here, jay coles, trinkets, kiwi smith, ash, malinda lo, a match made in mehendi, nandini bajpai, defy the stars, claudia gray, the bone houses, you must not miss, katrina leno, darkest part of the forest, holly black, the revolution of birdie randolph, when the stars lead to you, ronni davis, the cruel prince, internment, read internment, samira ahmed Comment

15 Illustrated Covers to Lust Over, Because Holy Cow, They're Pretty

I definitely recommend you check out all of these illustrators and designers. Without their beautiful work and dedication, we would not have the stunning covers we do and the world would be a little less magic. “Design and illustration are underappreciated art forms” is the hill I will die on. Watch me.

The Bold Type Characters as Book Characters

If you’re not watching The Bold Type on Freeform, then you’re missing out on some seriously A+ content. It follows Jane, Kat, and Sutton, who all work at Scarlet, a global women’s magazine, and their nuanced and intersectional lives. Of course, as someone who has books on their mind 24/7, I couldn’t help but to relate the characters from the show to characters from our books.

listicleValerie WongJune 11, 2019amelia westlake, erin gough, little & lion, little and lion, brandy colbert, throw like a girl, sarah henning, internment, read internment, samira ahmed, twilight, stephenie meyerComment

NOVL at BookCon 2019

If you’re reading this, then you’re probably going to BookCon. Or maybe you’re just here to see what’s going on in the LBYR booth so you can be there in spirit. Either way, hello! BookCon is quickly approaching (8 days!), so it’s time for you to figure out a game plan. Some of you really have plans in the form of football plays, and it really shows. To help you with that, I present to you the BookCon schedule for LBYR and NOVL! I can’t wait to see you all there—please be sure to stop by and say hi!

6 Books that Inspire Activism

Raising your voice is hard, but the simple act of one person speaking out is activism. And sometimes, one voice breaking the silence makes all the difference. If you don’t necessarily know where to begin your activist journey, take my advice: read to resist.

listicleBill GraceMay 16, 2019internment, read internment, samira ahmed, we are displaced, malala yousafzai, trans mission, alex bertieComment

Meet Samira Ahmed, author of INTERNMENT, on tour!

Samira Ahmed presents her novel, Internment in a 8-city tour!

eventsValerie WongFebruary 20, 2019internment, read internment, samira ahmedComment

Read to Resist with Samira Ahmed, author of Internment

If you haven’t heard yet (you should’ve, though—I never shut up about this book), Internment by Samira Ahmed comes out in exactly a month! We had the pleasure of hearing Samira introduce her novel in person, but we want the world to hear and see her words, so we filmed it just for you. Bonus: her ARC letter because she is such an inspiring and stunning writer.

guest postValerie WongFebruary 19, 2019internment, read internment, samira ahmedComment