For this new season of Battlebots, The Young Folks’ music editor Ryan Gibbs and contributing writer Joey Daniewicz will be giving their impressions of each episode in our recurring feature Battlebots Chat. These will be a little more informal than…
Cover Reveal: The Beholder by Anna Bright
Today I am thrilled to be revealing the cover for Anna Bright’s debut novel, The Beholder. Pitched as Cinderella meets the Odyssey for fans of The Selection (or Once Upon a Time meets the Bachelorette), Anna Bright’s The Beholder debuts June 4, 2019, from HarperTeen. When…
Review: The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
I am officially declaring Mackenzi Lee the queen of historical fiction road trips. Lee’s The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue was one of my favorite books of 2017 and its sequel, The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy is…
Book Review: The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) was one of many underappreciated Disney films created, and one that I remember fondly from my childhood. If it wasn’t apparent by the title, this children’s film focuses on the retelling of…
Album Reviews: Joyce Manor – “Million Dollars to Kill Me”
There seems to be a balance to the equation of pop-punk. Not exactly a chemical compound, but there is a mixture that most pop-punk bands seem to follow. The volume level of the guitars has to balance with the level…
VENGEFUL Prize Pack Giveaway
We are excited to team up with Tor Books to give away a prize pack for V.E. Schwab’s newest book, Vengeful. Enter for your chance to win below: ARE YOU VICIOUS OR ARE YOU VENGEFUL? One (1) winner receives…
Review: The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig by Don Zolidis
I’m now several years into feeling slightly sheepish whenever I tiptoe into the Young Adult fiction section of the bookstore, I naturally find myself having opportunities to read more and more books geared towards teenagers. And I consistently find that…