With a panel of celebrated authors—including Jason Reynolds and Jenny Han—TIME presents the most influential YA books ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Iris Lei / For The Times) Back in 2020, I faced the bane of every writer’s existence: a blank page, in an empty notebook. I was ...

“The Hunger Games” book series by author Suzanne Collins. The first book of the series was released on Sept. 14, 2008. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons I’m a longstanding advocate for the literary ...

Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D., associate professor of educational studies in the Saint Louis University School of Education, is passionate about young adult (YA) literature, which honors the questions and ...

October is traditionally the time of year when spooky stories of all stripes make their way to bookstore shelves, calling to readers who can’t wait for the evenings to get a little longer and the ...

Earnest love stories by Rainbow Rowell, TJ Klune and Talia Hibbert will tug at your heartstrings while grappling with real, often dark, issues. By Jennifer Harlan With her new book, “Children of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sisters Alexandra Brown Chang, left, and Annabelle Chang strive to amplify the young adult genre. (Annie Noelker / For The Times) ...

Maybe it’s the fact that some of us (cough cough yours truly cough) grew up associating summer with reading—thanks Pizza Hut and your unbeatable BookIt program!—but there’s no other time of year that ...

Back in 2020, I faced the bane of every writer’s existence: a blank page, in an empty notebook. I was starting my first novel for adults in years, and I always struggle to find a way into the story.