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YALLWEST 2021 in Photos Apr 29, 2021 Following the inaugural YALLSTAYHOME in 2020, YALLWEST 2021 continued the virtual festivities, accumulating two million impressions across social media with more than 50,000 people partaking in special events and giveaways, culminating in a full day of panels on Saturday, April 24. The 100 featured YA authors presented to thousands of readers from more than 100 countries. Signed books by participating authors were available via Blue Bicycle Books. We’ve gathered some highlights from the festival. YALLWEST founders Margaret Stohl (top r.) and M...

(Atmosphere Press 9781649218788, $18.99, 308pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, Mar 16, 2021) A secret city run by a monstrous figure offers anyone a chance at a new life, with a guaranteed home and job, but they can never leave. Then one day, after tasting a new orange-flavored soda with strange properties, one resident awakens to the prison he’s living in. First in a series.  

What are students "missing out on when they have to read 'Macbeth' or 'Hamlet' three times between middle school and high school?"

Kayla Randall The events of 2020 influenced our literary habits: The pandemic drove many Americans to reading. After the killing of George Floyd, the subsequent reckoning on anti-Black racism sparked a surge of interest in Black authors and a focus on underrepresented writers. NPR Books' most recent installment of its annual Book Concierge was bigger than ever, and highlights a diverse group of authors — and fits in with NPR's overall goals of both being more representative of its audience and expanding it. Last year's eighth edition of NPR Books' crown jewel annual reading guide featured...

But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you were born to destroy? Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Prince’s Council of 11. If she’s picked, she’ll be joined with the other Council members through the Ray, a bond deeper than blood. That closeness is irresistible to Tarisai, who has always wanted to belong somewhere. But The Lady has other ideas, ...