A novel about first-wave feminists cleverly critiques the movement’s privilege. The first fiction from Nakkiah Lui’s imprint highlights uncomfortable truths. And a debut about teen girls is ‘too naive’.
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Bigambul and Wakka Wakka author Melanie Saward’s Burn is structured around three fires. It bears witness to the role institutions play in exacerbating trauma associated with colonialism.
Amid calls to ban certain books from libraries and schools, research shows that students benefit when they have the ability to choose which materials they want to read.
It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times. But the biggest book publishers started changing their approach only once they realized they were leaving money on the table.
Heartstopper is a celebration of ‘queer joy’ that uses the imaginative intimacy of graphic novels to invite the reader into its tight-knit world.
Online reading communities have been around for a while but none of them have captured the attention of readers, publishers and retailers quite like BookTok.
A scholar of young adult fiction presents a fresh list of LGBTQ ‘must-reads’ for the summer of 2023.
Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s me, Margaret is a coming-of-age story about identity, relationships, and relationships with your own body. It’s frequently challenged – and enduringly loved.
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility. These 5 books for young readers raise awareness, understanding and acceptance of gender differences in age-appropriate ways.
Simmone Howell pays tribute to the life and work of ‘kind and hilarious gem’ Gabrielle Williams, acclaimed Australian author of young adult fiction, who died on Saturday.
Disability representation in books is an important part of diversity and inclusion.
Coming of age stories in young adult and graphic novels can provide ways of thinking about a seemingly intractable conflict.
These literary works ask readers to rethink the histories of these half-human sea creatures and their role in society today.
When Stephanie Trigg was a young reader, The Gentle Falcon, set in 1396, introduced her to the beauty and danger of the medieval world.
Strong queer representation in young adult comics can have a significant positive impact on the well-being of queer-identified or questioning youth.
Pre-pandemic, reading rates among teenagers were falling. But BookTok, a subculture of social media platform TikTok, has made teens read more often – and influences what they read. Here’s how it works.
Millions of people are reading young adult fantasy novels like Twilight or A Court of Thorns and Roses. But the way sexual consent is depicted in these can be confusing or even harmful.
Trixie Belden wasn’t as pretty as her best friend, or a cool as Nancy Drew. But she had a ‘mental computer’ for solving mysteries and a non-judgmental moral core.
Sci-fi, fantasy and rom-coms: books with LGBTQIA+ characters are as diverse as their readers.
First published in 1986, and selling 180 million books, how does The Baby-Sitters Club look for a new generation?
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