Beth Kephart writes about how Ruta Sepetys’ novel Between Shades of Gray became an international bestseller.
UK Bestseller Philippa Gregory to Publish Historical YA Romances
Philippa Gregory has signed a world rights agreement with Simon and Schuster to publish four young adult historical romance titles
How Self-Published Authors Get Their Covers Right
When it comes to book cover design, you should weigh their options carefully. We talk to authors and service providers talk about best cover design options.
Building Online Communities for Teen Readers
The number of teen and YA publishing sites has proliferated in the past year. Here we survey the scene, looking at what works and why.
YA is Hot: “Young Adult” Coming to a Theater Near You
The upcoming movie Young Adult, due in December, stars Charlize Theron as a YA author trying to reclaim her high school sweetheart.
GBO Book of the Month: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
The GBO New York presents its July Book of the Month: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
#BEA11: YA Writers Collaborate to Educate About Bullying
By Rachel Aydt Wednesday at noon, on the Uptown Stage, four YA authors gathered to discuss their new book project Dear Bully, a spirited anthology that has gathered some of the industries best to crack open the shame and hurt of being bullied—and bullying. The panelists were Ellen Hopkins, Lisa McCann, Megan Kelley Hall, and Mary Rose Wood. To whet …
Eight Million Viral Views Later: In Search of the Ultimate Children’s and YA Book Trailer
Book trailers — surveyed here last week — are a complicated art form, half-entertainment, half-promotion. Making them appeal to children and teens can be even more challenging. By Kathleen Sweeney The big screen success of the Dave Eggers/Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are would suggest that producing a book trailer for children would be as …
Tag Team: YA Authors Mechling, Moser on Collaboration in the Digital Age
Lauren Mechling and Laura Moser have been co-authors of teen novels for nearly a decade. Their latest collaboration My Darklyng is a young adult novel running on Slate.com (with enhanced features unfolding on Facebook, Twitter, and other dark corners of the Internet) throughout the summer. Pros as tag-team fiction-writing, Mechling and Moser are taking their first a stab at co-authored …
Alice Born Digital: How Transmedia Storytelling Becomes a Billion Dollar Business
Ian Harper explains the Inanimate Alice project and what makes this transmedia experience a success in this emerging field of storytelling.