This past year has been rough in a lot of ways, but the book industry has been a light in the darkness. Books have continued to serve as entertainment and a way to escape reality for a little while. With…
2016 Midyear Review: Best in Books
We are now halfway through 2016, and there have been some incredible books released in the past six months. The Young Folks staff have put together our best books of 2016 (so far). Ranging from Ruta Sepetys’s Salt to the Sea…
Interview: Morgan Matson – The Unexpected Everything
Now that it’s finally starting to feel like summer outside, I’m excited to start gushing about one of my favorite contemporary reads this year, The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson. The Unexpected Everything tells the story of Andie, the daughter…
YA Authors Q&A: Siobhan Vivian & Morgan Matson
If The Unexpected Everything and The Last Boy and Girl in the World are not already on your summer reading list, I politely ask you consider revising your list. These two books couldn’t be any more different, but they explore…
TYF Column: What Are We Reading?
In order to spark some excitement back into the world of literature, welcome back to our monthly column What Are We Reading, where myself and other writers talk about what books are our current obsession. A collaborative effort we hope…
Book Review: ‘The Unexpected Everything’ by Morgan Matson
On the surface, The Unexpected Everything doesn’t quite stand out amongst the new summer contemporary releases. It’s about an upper middle class perfectionist with a mom who passed away and workaholic father. Over the course of a summer, she has…