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YA is apparently so over that no one wants to read our discussion post about it. 🤣
The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/t...
The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/t...
The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It)
The YA market once boomed because of adult readers, but many have moved on–while publishers have not. Publishers remember when 2005 gave us Twilight, 2008 The Hunger Games, and 2011 Divergent…
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February 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
YA is apparently so over that no one wants to read our discussion post about it. 🤣
The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/t...
The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/t...
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/n...
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Information Goodreads: Northanger AbbeySeries: NoneAge Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 1817 Summary Catherine Morland loves nothing more than reading Gothic novels, so she is thrilled to b…
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February 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/t...
The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It)
The YA market once boomed because of adult readers, but many have moved on–while publishers have not. Publishers remember when 2005 gave us Twilight, 2008 The Hunger Games, and 2011 Divergent…
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February 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/t...
The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/t...
The Heyday of YA Is Over (And Publishers Need to Admit It)
The YA market once boomed because of adult readers, but many have moved on–while publishers have not. Publishers remember when 2005 gave us Twilight, 2008 The Hunger Games, and 2011 Divergent…
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February 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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With a lot of prolific writers, you can see the "structure" they start using in their books. For some it's the literal plot beats or the catchphrase they gave the protagonist. For Sanderson, I'd say you can tell the main theme he started with, and then the charateristic of the world he's building.
February 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
With a lot of prolific writers, you can see the "structure" they start using in their books. For some it's the literal plot beats or the catchphrase they gave the protagonist. For Sanderson, I'd say you can tell the main theme he started with, and then the charateristic of the world he's building.
I've not even the world's biggest Sanderson stan. I just think this recent backlash with the arguments his books are actually terrible is a bit ridiculous.
February 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I've not even the world's biggest Sanderson stan. I just think this recent backlash with the arguments his books are actually terrible is a bit ridiculous.
I'm playing with the idea Sanderson's themes are "easy to see" bc his books actually believe in something/have a stance. I read a lot of today's books where the author seems confused what they're even trying to say. It's not "nuanced." It's just confused. Or they have no point at all. It's just fun.
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I'm playing with the idea Sanderson's themes are "easy to see" bc his books actually believe in something/have a stance. I read a lot of today's books where the author seems confused what they're even trying to say. It's not "nuanced." It's just confused. Or they have no point at all. It's just fun.
I'm confused by posts saying Brandon Sanderson's books don't have complex themes. I think they all have a theme! Is the criticism the fact that you can TELL there's a theme and it's too "easy" to see the themes?
February 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I'm confused by posts saying Brandon Sanderson's books don't have complex themes. I think they all have a theme! Is the criticism the fact that you can TELL there's a theme and it's too "easy" to see the themes?
The most effective way of proofreading a blog post is clearly to post it, then reread it yourself and notice all the typos after 30 people have already read it.
February 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The most effective way of proofreading a blog post is clearly to post it, then reread it yourself and notice all the typos after 30 people have already read it.
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Magic for Marigold by L. M. Montgomery
Information Goodreads: Magic for MarigoldSeries: NoneAge Category: Children’sSource: PurchasedPublished: 1925 Official Summary The eccentric Lesley family could not agree on what to name Lorr…
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February 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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What Makes a Good Cozy Fantasy? (Fantasy with Friends) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/w...
What Makes a Good Cozy Fantasy? (Fantasy with Friends)
Fantasy with Friends is a meme hosted here at Pages Unbound that poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. Feel free to leave a comment, even if y…
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February 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Jane of Lantern Hill by L. M. Montgomery (The Author of Anne of Green Gables) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/j...
Jane of Lantern Hill by L. M. Montgomery (The Author of Anne of Green Gables)
Information Goodreads: Jane of Lantern HillSeries: NoneAge Category: Middle GradeSource: PurchasedPublished: 1937 Official Summary For as long as she could remember, Jane Stuart and her mother live…
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February 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Jane of Lantern Hill by L. M. Montgomery (The Author of Anne of Green Gables) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/j...
Jane of Lantern Hill by L. M. Montgomery (The Author of Anne of Green Gables)
Information Goodreads: Jane of Lantern HillSeries: NoneAge Category: Middle GradeSource: PurchasedPublished: 1937 Official Summary For as long as she could remember, Jane Stuart and her mother live…
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February 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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I finally finished a book I started in 2023, so now my StoryGraph stats say I take two months to finish a book on average. 😂
February 1, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I finally finished a book I started in 2023, so now my StoryGraph stats say I take two months to finish a book on average. 😂
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10 Fantasy Novels with Protagonists in Their Twenties
Before the prevalence of romantasy, it was a common complaint in bookish communities: there are no books about people in their twenties! I don’t actually know why this was a complaint. Perhap…
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January 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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❗NEW NEW ❗On my blog I got something new and sparkly!✨ Starting this year I will each month tell you about my favourite community posts of that month! I am so excited~ Come check out January's favs!🎉
#BookBloggers #Blogging #Books #Blogs #BookSky📚💙
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#BookBloggers #Blogging #Books #Blogs #BookSky📚💙
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January 30, 2026 at 1:19 PM
❗NEW NEW ❗On my blog I got something new and sparkly!✨ Starting this year I will each month tell you about my favourite community posts of that month! I am so excited~ Come check out January's favs!🎉
#BookBloggers #Blogging #Books #Blogs #BookSky📚💙
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#BookBloggers #Blogging #Books #Blogs #BookSky📚💙
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Twitter continues to be the worst social media for driving blog traffic. It's hilarious every time I see Facebook works better. Facebook!
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Twitter continues to be the worst social media for driving blog traffic. It's hilarious every time I see Facebook works better. Facebook!
People posting about how hard it is to clean w/small kids is so funny. Half the replies are, "Well I had 17 toddlers at once and only cleaned 1 hr/day, and MY house was SPOTLESS!" The other half are, "You're doing too much. You don't clean the table after every meal! Just sit in the spilled sauce!"
January 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
People posting about how hard it is to clean w/small kids is so funny. Half the replies are, "Well I had 17 toddlers at once and only cleaned 1 hr/day, and MY house was SPOTLESS!" The other half are, "You're doing too much. You don't clean the table after every meal! Just sit in the spilled sauce!"
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One more thing before I go for the day, I'd like to interview book reviewers for the blog! I know that seems weird (maybe) but it can many days feel like a job and I'd like to hear from you all just as much as the people who create the books we read, so if you are interested shoot me a mssg...
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
One more thing before I go for the day, I'd like to interview book reviewers for the blog! I know that seems weird (maybe) but it can many days feel like a job and I'd like to hear from you all just as much as the people who create the books we read, so if you are interested shoot me a mssg...
10 Interesting Posts from the Book Blogosphere You May Have Missed in January 2026 pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/1...
10 Interesting Posts from the Book Blogosphere You May Have Missed in January 2026
Around the Blogosphere Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads shares anticipated reads for 2026. Zezee with Books participates in the characters of the year book tag. Michael @ My Comic Relief muses on T…
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January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Magazine subscriptions are a great way to encourage children and teens to read, especially those children who struggle with chapter books or teens who have lost interest in reading novels.
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#teachertwitter #kidlit #readingforpleasure
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#teachertwitter #kidlit #readingforpleasure
Magazines and newspapers for children and teenagers
Magazines for children in the UK. Pick from over 100 subscription titles for kids and teens to read at home or in school.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Magazine subscriptions are a great way to encourage children and teens to read, especially those children who struggle with chapter books or teens who have lost interest in reading novels.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ma...
#teachertwitter #kidlit #readingforpleasure
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ma...
#teachertwitter #kidlit #readingforpleasure
I somewhat envy people who are "snowed/iced in" and actually not expected to show up anywhere. The problem with living in an area where people like to pride themselves on "not caring about snow" is that it could be 0 degrees with 8 inches of snow and unplowed roads and you're expected to go to work.
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I somewhat envy people who are "snowed/iced in" and actually not expected to show up anywhere. The problem with living in an area where people like to pride themselves on "not caring about snow" is that it could be 0 degrees with 8 inches of snow and unplowed roads and you're expected to go to work.
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Away from the Vicarage by Noel Streatfeild
Information Goodreads: Away from the VicarageSeries: Vicarage #2Age Category: Teen/AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 1965 Summary WWI has ended, and everything has changed. The older generations seem …
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January 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Are any book bloggers currently using Substack? Or both a blog and Substack? (Thinking particularly of people who are posting as readers, not authors.)
January 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Are any book bloggers currently using Substack? Or both a blog and Substack? (Thinking particularly of people who are posting as readers, not authors.)
I particularly like the question of whether handing out free books is enough. As much as I do believe you need access to books in order to read books . . . acting like handing kids one free book on a topic they might not even like is going to turn them into readers probably isn't really helpful.
Today on the blog, Krysta is discussing how publishers can increase sales - and putting stuff on social media and sending books to TikTokers and waiting for something to go viral is not enough!
-Does social media work?
-Can we solve the literacy crisis?
-Is handing kids books actually effective?
-Does social media work?
-Can we solve the literacy crisis?
-Is handing kids books actually effective?
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I particularly like the question of whether handing out free books is enough. As much as I do believe you need access to books in order to read books . . . acting like handing kids one free book on a topic they might not even like is going to turn them into readers probably isn't really helpful.