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3 min read Square Books kicked off the 2021 Oxford Conference for the Book on Monday night with a conversation between Mississippi-raised authors Angie Thomas and Kiese Laymon. They discussed Thomas’s new novel “Concrete Roses,” her literary inspirations and her hopes for young Black writers. Thomas received critical acclaim for her 2017 young adult novel “The Hate U Give,” the story of a 16-year-old Black girl named Starr Carter who witnesses the death of her childhood friend at the hands of police brutality. The novel’s film adaptation released to even stronger p...

The Daily Vox Angie Thomas really has the magic touch. All of her books are fantastically written novels which can be read by people of any age. While categorised as young adult, her books are by no means constrained to one age group. And she proves that with her latest release, Angie Thomas arrived onto the literary scene with the release of The Hate U Give (T.H.U.G). The book was a powerful narration of police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement from the perspective of 16-year-old Starr Carter. The book dealt with pertinent issues such as white privilege, racism, and...

UPCOMING EVENTS Staff reports To Submit upcoming events email News@Chronicle-Express.com fax 315-536-0682 or send information to P.O Box 200, Penn Yan, NY 14527 MARCH 1-13 Take & Make: Hot Cocoa Stirrers Available March 1 through March 13 at Penn Yan Public Library, 214 Main St., Penn Yan. This is a fun edible craft for ages 5 and up, who will need some help from a grownup. Call the library at 315-536-6114 to request a “take and make” kit with instructions and all the supplies you will need. Available on a first-come, first-served basis, and available for pickup either inside the librar...

1 / of 2 Writing Black Lives Matter: Maxine Beneba Clarke and Angie Thomas on their latest books for children and young people Posted TueTuesday 9 updated TueTuesday 9 MarMarch 2021 at 10:28pm Angie Thomas has recently published a sequel to her 2017 smash-hit young adult book The Hate U Give. ( Print text only Cancel Angie Thomas currently has not one but two books on the New York Times' Young Adult bestsellers list. It's a rare feat, all the more remarkable because one of the books isn't even a new release. The Hate U Give was directly inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, and while ...

New York Times said she's "the most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation." N.K. Jemisin has a vast collection of science fiction and fantasy titles under her name, and some of them are award-winners. Take her Broken Earth trilogy, where a mother searches for her daughter in the midst of a battle royale between nations and apocalyptic storms. She has also published graphic novels, comic books, anthologies, short stories and other literary works. Jacqueline Woodson is most known for her children's and young adult books, these titles can be enjoyed by both younger ...