December Young Adult Newsletter

We're bringing you the best YA books of the year, the biggest YA book trends of 2018, reading picks from We Need Diverse Books, and more!

The Results Are In... The Best Young Adult Books of the Year Are Here The readers have spoken. Check out this year's Goodreads Choice Award winners for Best Young Adult Fiction and Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction. Did your favorite make the cut? Read More A Year in Review 2018's Hottest Trends in the YA World As the year draws to a close, we took a look at what's in vogue for fans of young adult literature. What do these books have in common? See how stories inspired by cultural folklore, social justice, and more are making waves. Read More Recommended Reading The Must-Reads of 2018 from We Need Diverse Books We Need Diverse Books is a nonprofit that champions the need for more representation in books for children and teens. To get the organization's take on this year's most inclusive YA, Goodreads spoke to WNDB program director and award-winning author Caroline Tung Richmond. Read More 16 Completed YA Series You Can Devour Right Now Biding your time for the next book in a series can be agonizing. Fortunately, there were plenty of big sci-fi and fantasy finales this year, including Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen series and Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff's The Illuminae Files. Read More Exclusive Interviews M.K. England's Top Cosmic Picks for YA Sci-Fi Fans The motley crew of space academy washouts from M.K. England's The Disasters aren't the only rising stars on the YA sci-fi scene. Here England shares a list of her favorite intergalactic reads, the inspiration behind her debut, and more. Read More Sara Holland Explores the Price of Immortality In the latest installment of the Everless series, YA fantasy author Sara Holland reveals more of the strange alchemy that powers the world of Sempera and the challenges that face her young heroine Jules Ember. "She doesn't quite know who she is," says Holland. "But she has hope and a new sense of purpose." Read More Book Ends Don't miss out on December's most popular books and the buzziest new YA releases! If you need a little nudge to reach your Reading Challenge goal, try these short books, short audiobooks, and more. Want to drop hints to your family about which books to get you for the holidays? We've got you covered. Follow Goodreads on: GET THE APP For more great content, check out our blog. This email was sent to arum98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe Copyright 2018 Goodreads | 188 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 --[if mso | IE]>