Author Beth Kephart on how chairing the National Book Awards’ jury for children’s books led to her calling as an inspired YA author.
Literary Snacks: A Story Vending Machine Hits High School
Beth Kephart reports on a Philadelphia high school that is launching an innovative student-run publishing program that offers YA stories via a vending machine.
A World Without Walls?
Checkpoints. Watchtowers. Walls. Why do we persist in dividing people when it only served to diminish hope and the greater good?, asks author Beth Kephart.
Celebrating the Launch of Shebooks
Beth Kephart celebrates the launch of Shebooks, a new digital imprint of mini books written by top women authors.
Border Crossers: The Here/There Memoirs
Beth Kephart, author of Handling the Truth — a guide to writing memoir — discusses several of her favorite border-crossing writers and the art of geomorphology.
Lamp Lighters and Seed Sowers: Tomorrow’s YA
In her keynote address from the YA: What’s Next? publishing conference, author Beth Kephart makes an impassioned case for YA books that are heartfelt, authentic and empowering.
Removing the YA Label: A Proposal, a Fantasy
Author Beth Kephart challenges the value of categorizing books as being for Young Adults. What does the YA label really tell us, anyway?
Making War Personal in Young Adult Novels
War is a tricky subject to write about for teens. So what makes such a novel worth reading? It’s all in the details, argues author Beth Kephart.
The Value Rubric: Do Book Bloggers Really Matter?
Author Beth Kephart discusses the impact bloggers have had on her career, propelling her most recent novel into a third printing and foreign rights sales.
Between Shades of Gray: The Making of an International Bestseller
Beth Kephart writes about how Ruta Sepetys’ novel Between Shades of Gray became an international bestseller.