Jas Hammonds News Today

We're all looking forward to summer, but don't sleep on the new YA books hitting shelves this May, from rom-coms to magical adventures.

And other news for Charlottesville-area bibliophiles.

These 10 young adult books -- biographies, graphic novels, anthologies and more -- are perfect for Black History Month and beyond.

See the cover for Jas Hammonds' sophomore novel Thirsty and hear from the author themselves about what to expect from the story!

From the July/August 2023 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards.

If this is a list of queer YA book recs, and the list is in rainbow cover order, does that mean it’s a double rainbow?

What to do when the days seem to fly by and the weather can’t make up its mind? Well, if you are like me you reach for a good book.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Jas Hammonds about their new book, "We Deserve Monuments."

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Jas Hammonds about their new book, "We Deserve Monuments."

In Jas Hammonds’s first novel, We Deserve Monuments, a reluctant Avery is sent to stay with her dying grandmother in a small Georgia town, where some old and painful secrets are about to come to light. Jas’s day job as a flight attendant takes them all over the place, but I was lucky to catch them on a day off at home in New Jersey.