Welcome to the May edition of the YA Diversity Book Club, a monthly feature we feature in partnership with Lucy at The Reading Date and Kristan at We Heart YA. This month we read THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN by Roshani Chokshi, a lushly written fantasy inspired by Greek mythology and Indian folklore that we felt was reminiscent of THE NIGHT…
Children’s Book Week Celebrates Kids Comics
Welcome to Children’s Book Week. Once again I’m thrilled to participate in this celebration of graphic novels, because my own three children are such big devotees of comics and graphic novels. The books in First Second’s catalog are of particular interest to my clan, so when I was asked to participate in this special comics-focused…
YA Diversity Book Club: Q&A with Jessica Love
Welcome to the March edition of the YA Diversity Book Club, a monthly feature we feature in partnership with Lucy at The Reading Date and Kristan at We Heart YA. This month we read IN REAL LIFE, a contemporary “best friends to more” romance by Jessica Love. We were lucky enough to get Jessica to speak to us about her…
Blog Tour: Dare to Disappoint Author Ozge Samanci
How do you make a graphic novel? With paper and ink … or, in the case of Ozge Samanci and her new nonfiction memoir graphic novel about growing up in Turkey, with a whole host of unconventional materials – like tumeric, bread, and burned paper. We’re thrilled to be the third stop on the DARE…
YA Diversity Book Club: Q&A with Una LaMarche
Welcome to the October edition of the YA Diversity Book Club, a monthly feature we created in partnership with three other book bloggers: Kristina at Gone Pecan, Lucy at The Reading Date, and Kristan at We Heart YA. This month we read DON’T FAIL ME NOW, our second novel by Una LaMarche (her third YA…
Kids Comics Q&A Blog Tour: David Rubin
In honor of Children’s Book Week (which was earlier this month), Macmillan organized a month-long blog tour featuring Q&As (all written by Dragons Beware! authors Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado) with 32 different authors and illustrators of children’s and teen’s comics and graphic novels. For our stop on the tour, we’re featuring Jorge and Rafael’s…
Q&A with Mira’s Diary Author Marissa Moss
Although we focus on young adult literature here on Teen Lit Rocks, we also think Middle Grade Rocks! My 9-year-old daughter is particularly invested in books aimed at 8-12 year olds, and we are big fans of author-illustrator Marissa Moss‘ MIRA’S DIARY series. It started with LOST IN PARIS, continued with HOME SWEET ROME, and…
Blog Tour: Interview with Redeemed Authors P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
This Halloween week, we’re thrilled to participate in a Q & A with mother-daughter authors P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast as part of the REDEEMED Blog Tour. REDEEMED is the final book of the HOUSE OF NIGHT series, which is a worldwide phenomenon having reached No. 1 on the U.S., German, and UK bestseller lists….
Q&A: Interview with Grandmaster Author David Klass
This month, our contributors read “Grandmaster” by David Klass as our monthly selection. In anticipation of tomorrow’s Book Club Day, we’re featuring our interview with Klass, a seasoned novelist and screenwriter. David answered our many questions about chess, father-son relationships in YA, and the appeal of a beta-male protagonist. Teen Lit Rocks: Everyone wants to…
“RED” Blog Tour: Interview With Author Alison Cherry
“RED” by Alison Cherry Publisher: Random House, 320 pages | Release Date: Oct. 8. 2013 | Buy it: Amazon or IndieBound Felicity St. John has it all—loyal best friends, a hot guy, and artistic talent. And she’s right on track to win the Miss Scarlet pageant. Her perfect life is possible because of just one…