After many, many years, the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s AMERICAN GODS is finally here! To help you deal with the wait between each episode, here are 5 YA books you should read that conjure up all kinds of gods and monsters.
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What to read while you wait for Philip Pullman’s THE BOOK OF DUST
It’s been a long time—14 years to be precise—since Pullman dropped THE AMBER SPYGLASS and concluded the HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy. There have been occasional glimpses of hope… short stories set in that world showed up here and there, but the big rumor was for a some sort of sequel called THE BOOK OF DUST.
It’s a rumor no longer. It’s officially a new trilogy, set before and after the events of HIS DARK MATERIALS, and volume one comes out in October 2017!!
That feels like a long way off though… So here are 6 books you should be reading while you wait, including titles by Neil Gaiman, Madeleine L’Engle and Garth Nix.
YA vs. the Multiverse
You know how it is. You’re just moseying along, minding your own business, when you stumble into a whole multiverse situation. Universes everywhere. They look the same, but some things are slightly different…. Ugh. Should’ve stayed in bed today and read a bunch of books instead.
You know how it goes. You’re moseying along, minding your business, when you find yourself in a total multiverse situation. Universes all over the place. They seem the same, but they’re not quite the same. Should’ve stayed in bed this morning and… uh, wait a minute…
Check out our guide to 5 YA novels that dive deep into that messy world of parallel universes and alternate realities.
Escaping the winter blues
Winter, huh? Ugh. If you’re suffering with the dark, the cold, and maybe the coming apocalypse, you might need a little escapism. Nothing wrong with a little me-time. Even Harry and Hermione found time to dance while Voldemort and the Death Eaters took over the Ministry, tore up the rules to society and civilization, and terrorized the world. Just a completely random example.
So what better way to escape than with some awesome 80s—and 80s-inspired—novels? Here’s your guide to escaping those winter blues.
Giving thanks for these 7 must-read non-US YA reads of 2016
Monsters, music, psychopaths, love stories, and more await you in these 7 essential YA reads from outside the US.
GEMINA review: Wow.
One year after the all-conquering ILLUMINAE took over the YA world, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff are back with the glorious and somehow even more epic GEMINA—and this time they’ve brought along Marie Lu for the ride to do the illustrations!! It’s CRAZY AMAZING. Bigger, bolder, more action, more emotion… Here’s D’s review on the BN Teens Blog. You need this book. You need it. Buy it. Now.
Seriously. Wow.
7 graphic novels with all the emotions
If you’re chasing the feels—and honestly, aren’t all of us?—here are 7 graphic novels that you need to read. Warning: emotions ahead.
7 awesome liars in YA
YA is full of liars—some great, some… not so great—but they’re usually hard to ignore. They’re not necessarily the good guys (or gals), but they’re often your fave characters in the book.
Here are 7 of the best.
A.D. Croucher 