Posts about young adult literature

What have you read lately?

I’m currently splitting my time between two favorite authors’ newest books: James Dashner’s The Death Cure and Tamora Pierce’s Mastiff. I’m a HUGE Tamora Pierce[…]

FAQ: Muslim protagonists

A writer asks: I recently submitted the first three chapters of my manuscript to Tu Books as per your guidelines, and I am a ball[…]

Another ebook update

Nook readers, you can now find almost all of our books there. Tankborn and Wolf Mark are up now, and Galaxy Games: The Challengers will[…]

On beginnings in speculative fiction

Reader reactions are so subjective. One person might think there’s not nearly enough worldbuilding in a book (“give me more! MORE!”) and another might say[…]

Review roundup–TANKBORN

We’ve been getting some really great reviews in for Tu’s fall books, so I figured I’d start by sharing a few that have come in[…]

Tankborn’s first review!

Tankborn received its first press review from Kirkus! Advanced genetic engineering and upsettingly plausible caste oppression keep pages turning in this futuristic science fiction tale…[…]

Fantasy and SF touchstones (MG and YA)

I’m making another book list again! I’d like to know what books you think are the most important (and give me a good reason) middle[…]

Submissions update

For those of you who submitted PARTIAL manuscripts, I am nearly up to date on everything that has come in up through June 1. I’ll[…]

Diversity in YA Summer Reading Challenge

I’m up to my gleezers, as Galaxy Games alien M’Frozza would say, in printer proofs for Fall books. I’ve been working on a post to[…]

New Tu acquisition

The announcement came out in Publisher’s Marketplace today, so I can share it here, too! Kimberly Pauley’s CAT GIRL’S DAY OFF, when a girl’s celebrity-addicted[…]