From The Hub at YALSA: A Book That Feels Like a Hug: Cynthia Leitich Smith on Her New Anthology and Writing for Teens: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_daq...
@harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social #YALit #YABooks #AuthorInterview
@harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social #YALit #YABooks #AuthorInterview
A Book That Feels Like a Hug: Cynthia Leitich Smith on Her New Anthology and Writing for Teens
YouTube video by The Hub from YALSA
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November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
From The Hub at YALSA: A Book That Feels Like a Hug: Cynthia Leitich Smith on Her New Anthology and Writing for Teens: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_daq...
@harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social #YALit #YABooks #AuthorInterview
@harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social #YALit #YABooks #AuthorInterview
So, so honored. Thanks, YALSA (The Hub). I've been a fan of yours longer than I've been an author.
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2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults Fall Round-Up
At the end of the year, each team will choose the final list of nominations and determine the Selected List’s Top Ten from these titles.
www.yalsa.ala.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
So, so honored. Thanks, YALSA (The Hub). I've been a fan of yours longer than I've been an author.
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
Scope this pretty rad review from YALSA.
"Teens that enjoy realistic reads with hopeful endings will enjoy this one. Fans of Cope FIeld would also like T. L. Simpson’s first book, Strong Like You, Saints of the Household by Ari Tison, and Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt."
"Teens that enjoy realistic reads with hopeful endings will enjoy this one. Fans of Cope FIeld would also like T. L. Simpson’s first book, Strong Like You, Saints of the Household by Ari Tison, and Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt."
Best Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2026) Featured Review: Cope Field by T.L. Simpson
Craw’s voice and inner anger as he deals with abuse, expectations, and living in a place the book says “many don’t get out of” is so freshly done and has enough of small tow…
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November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Scope this pretty rad review from YALSA.
"Teens that enjoy realistic reads with hopeful endings will enjoy this one. Fans of Cope FIeld would also like T. L. Simpson’s first book, Strong Like You, Saints of the Household by Ari Tison, and Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt."
"Teens that enjoy realistic reads with hopeful endings will enjoy this one. Fans of Cope FIeld would also like T. L. Simpson’s first book, Strong Like You, Saints of the Household by Ari Tison, and Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt."
Take home episodes 50 through 71 of the YALSA and Ringo-nominated webcomic! Preorder @megjgrey.bsky.social’s The Croaking Volume 3, now on #Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
The Croaking Volume 3
The collected edition of Volume 3 of the YALSA and Ringo nominated webcomic by Megan Grey!
www.kickstarter.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Take home episodes 50 through 71 of the YALSA and Ringo-nominated webcomic! Preorder @megjgrey.bsky.social’s The Croaking Volume 3, now on #Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
Well that ALSC/YALSA reunification town hall left me with the feeling that teen services representation within ALA as a whole is basically dead. Unless we pay to also join ALSC, YALSA members cannot vote in the next election cycle for the people who will be driving the bus for the first year. *sigh*
October 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Well that ALSC/YALSA reunification town hall left me with the feeling that teen services representation within ALA as a whole is basically dead. Unless we pay to also join ALSC, YALSA members cannot vote in the next election cycle for the people who will be driving the bus for the first year. *sigh*
Full of Benji's signature charm, get pulled into a darkly funny story about what happens when curiosity rings. Would you answer the call? 💀
🏆 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2023 Book 🏆
Get your copy today!!
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🏆 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2023 Book 🏆
Get your copy today!!
store.silversprocket.net/collections/...
Benji Nate
Benji was born in Puerto Rico in 1994; exactly eight months after the first Chupacabra sighting on the anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident. Follow Benji on Instagram and Patreon.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Full of Benji's signature charm, get pulled into a darkly funny story about what happens when curiosity rings. Would you answer the call? 💀
🏆 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2023 Book 🏆
Get your copy today!!
store.silversprocket.net/collections/...
🏆 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2023 Book 🏆
Get your copy today!!
store.silversprocket.net/collections/...
A4: I am a YMA STAN. I LOVE award season! I have a HUGE display on one of my blank walls.
My favorites: Newbery, Schneider, Sibert, Stonewall, YALSA, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, Asian/Pacific American Award, American Indian Youth Lit Award, and Printz....just to name a few #TLSkyChat
My favorites: Newbery, Schneider, Sibert, Stonewall, YALSA, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, Asian/Pacific American Award, American Indian Youth Lit Award, and Printz....just to name a few #TLSkyChat
💛📚 Q4: Now let’s talk some specifics! Which book awards do you look forward to each year? (Are you a Newbery Nerd or a Schneider Stan?) Which awards do you still need to learn more about? Share A4 with #TLSkyChat. tlskychat.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A4: I am a YMA STAN. I LOVE award season! I have a HUGE display on one of my blank walls.
My favorites: Newbery, Schneider, Sibert, Stonewall, YALSA, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, Asian/Pacific American Award, American Indian Youth Lit Award, and Printz....just to name a few #TLSkyChat
My favorites: Newbery, Schneider, Sibert, Stonewall, YALSA, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, Asian/Pacific American Award, American Indian Youth Lit Award, and Printz....just to name a few #TLSkyChat
youtu.be/mHNCM-YALSA?...
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정국 (Jung Kook) '3D (feat. Jack Harlow)' Official MV
YouTube video by HYBE LABELS
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October 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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정국 (Jung Kook) '3D (feat. Jack Harlow)' Official MV
YouTube video by HYBE LABELS
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The #Kickstarter for creator @megjgrey.bsky.social’s The Croaking Volume 3 is now LIVE! Get in on securing your copy of the collected edition of the Ringo- and YALSA-nominated webcomic and take advantage of the bevy of backer rewards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
The Croaking Volume 3
The collected edition of Volume 3 of the YALSA and Ringo nominated webcomic by Megan Grey!
www.kickstarter.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The #Kickstarter for creator @megjgrey.bsky.social’s The Croaking Volume 3 is now LIVE! Get in on securing your copy of the collected edition of the Ringo- and YALSA-nominated webcomic and take advantage of the bevy of backer rewards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
Join YALSA for our next In The Loop discussion on Summer Reading Programs for teens! Need some new ideas to bring into 2026? Want to share your past successes? Bring your questions and triumphs to share with other YALSA members in this virtual discussion. #skybrarians
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: YALSA In the Loop: Summer Reading Programs for Teens. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Pull up a virtual chair because it’s time to talk Summer Reading Programs for teens! Need some new ideas to bring into 2026? Want to share your past successes? Bring your questions and triumphs to sha...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Join YALSA for our next In The Loop discussion on Summer Reading Programs for teens! Need some new ideas to bring into 2026? Want to share your past successes? Bring your questions and triumphs to share with other YALSA members in this virtual discussion. #skybrarians
“... I released the deepest and darkest things about my past in the hopes that someone might see a reflection of themselves in the words and know that they are not alone, and they too can grow and thrive.”
- George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
🔗 www.ala.org/bbooks
#BannedBooksWeek
- George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
🔗 www.ala.org/bbooks
#BannedBooksWeek
October 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“... I released the deepest and darkest things about my past in the hopes that someone might see a reflection of themselves in the words and know that they are not alone, and they too can grow and thrive.”
- George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
🔗 www.ala.org/bbooks
#BannedBooksWeek
- George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
🔗 www.ala.org/bbooks
#BannedBooksWeek
The 2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults Fall Round-Up is here! Check out which books made the cut on the YALSA Hub. #yalit
2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults Fall Round-Up
At the end of the year, each team will choose the final list of nominations and determine the Selected List’s Top Ten from these titles.
www.yalsa.ala.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The 2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults Fall Round-Up is here! Check out which books made the cut on the YALSA Hub. #yalit
youtu.be/mHNCM-YALSA?...
ALWAYS JUNGKOOK..✨️❤️✨️
ALWAYS JUNGKOOK..✨️❤️✨️
정국 (Jung Kook) '3D (feat. Jack Harlow)' Official MV
YouTube video by HYBE LABELS
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
youtu.be/mHNCM-YALSA?...
ALWAYS JUNGKOOK..✨️❤️✨️
ALWAYS JUNGKOOK..✨️❤️✨️
Watch an interview with author Candace Fleming on the YALSA Hub! #yalit
How Dare Humans Be So Complex? A Conversation with Candace Fleming
Candace Fleming on telling the truth, and yes, teens can handle the truth.
www.yalsa.ala.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Watch an interview with author Candace Fleming on the YALSA Hub! #yalit
I've read Melissa Blake's book cover to cover. Outstanding!
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www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-a...
Alex Awards
About the Alex Award
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September 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I've read Melissa Blake's book cover to cover. Outstanding!
www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-a...
www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-a...
#TLSkyChat A1 💬 Related: I REALLY hope that members of the Alex Award committee are considering @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's Everything Is Tuberculosis for this year's list! Learn more about the Alex Award here: www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-a...
September 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
#TLSkyChat A1 💬 Related: I REALLY hope that members of the Alex Award committee are considering @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's Everything Is Tuberculosis for this year's list! Learn more about the Alex Award here: www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-a...
Congratulations to Angela Shanté THE UNBOXING OF A BLACK GIRL #YALSA #booktok #yareads #yabooks
www.threads.com/@authorangel...
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Angela Shanté (@authorangelashante) on Threads
BOOK MAIL ... another award!
@americanlibraryassociation, thank you to all the librarians and educators who selexted THE UNBOXING OF A BLACK GIRL
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Written as a collection of vignettes and poe...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Congratulations to Angela Shanté THE UNBOXING OF A BLACK GIRL #YALSA #booktok #yareads #yabooks
www.threads.com/@authorangel...
www.threads.com/@authorangel...
@darkhorse.com presenta en enero Touched by a Demon, una hilarante serie de cómic de comedia y terror de Kristen Gudsnuk , autora de la aclamada serie Henchgirl y YALSA
uncomicmas.blogspot.com/2025/09/dark...
uncomicmas.blogspot.com/2025/09/dark...
September 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@darkhorse.com presenta en enero Touched by a Demon, una hilarante serie de cómic de comedia y terror de Kristen Gudsnuk , autora de la aclamada serie Henchgirl y YALSA
uncomicmas.blogspot.com/2025/09/dark...
uncomicmas.blogspot.com/2025/09/dark...
Applications for the Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant are now open! This $1,000 award recognizes a librarian who has a creative, innovative project that promotes literacy and is open to YALSA and non-YALSA members. Applications are due December 1. #librarians #libraries
Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant
The Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant recognizes a librarian who has a creative, innovative project that promotes literacy. Examples of literacy include, but are not limited to, digital, media, visua...
www.ala.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Applications for the Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant are now open! This $1,000 award recognizes a librarian who has a creative, innovative project that promotes literacy and is open to YALSA and non-YALSA members. Applications are due December 1. #librarians #libraries
Coming soon to #Kickstarter: The Croaking Volume 3, the collected edition of the continuing story of the YALSA and Ringo nominated webcomic by @megjgrey.bsky.social! Sign up to be notified at launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
Coming soon: The Croaking volume 3
The collected edition of volume 3 of the YALSA and Ringo nominated webcomic by Megan Grey!
www.kickstarter.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Coming soon to #Kickstarter: The Croaking Volume 3, the collected edition of the continuing story of the YALSA and Ringo nominated webcomic by @megjgrey.bsky.social! Sign up to be notified at launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
“If you’re going to run away, run away to a library." Watch an interview with Rex Ogle on the YALSA Hub Blog. #yalit
“If you’re going to run away, run away to a library.”: Interview with Rex Ogle
“If you’re going to run away, run away to a library.”: Interview with Rex Ogle
www.yalsa.ala.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“If you’re going to run away, run away to a library." Watch an interview with Rex Ogle on the YALSA Hub Blog. #yalit
Abigail Hing Wen talks about her bestselling romance series, her newest AI-inspired middle grade, and the power of writing effective relationships for teen readers on the YALSA Hub. #yalit
“The more specific we make our stories, sometimes the more universal they become.”: A Conversation with Abigail Hing Wen
Abigail Hing Wen talks about her bestselling romance series, her newest AI-inspired middle grade, and the power of writing effective relationships for teen readers.
www.yalsa.ala.org
September 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Abigail Hing Wen talks about her bestselling romance series, her newest AI-inspired middle grade, and the power of writing effective relationships for teen readers on the YALSA Hub. #yalit
I feel so honored to receive such a wonderful review of TRUTH, LIES from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)! Head on over to the link in my bio if you’d like to give it a read.
#yaauthor #historicalfiction #historymatters
#yaauthor #historicalfiction #historymatters
August 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I feel so honored to receive such a wonderful review of TRUTH, LIES from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)! Head on over to the link in my bio if you’d like to give it a read.
#yaauthor #historicalfiction #historymatters
#yaauthor #historicalfiction #historymatters
The paperback edition of THIRSTY, the ALA Rainbow Book List Pick and YALSA Top 10 Fiction Book with three starred reviews is out today - complete with a new cover! Add this paperback to your library's collection ASAP 🙌 @jashammonds.bsky.social #edusky
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bit.ly/45ryKRM
August 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The paperback edition of THIRSTY, the ALA Rainbow Book List Pick and YALSA Top 10 Fiction Book with three starred reviews is out today - complete with a new cover! Add this paperback to your library's collection ASAP 🙌 @jashammonds.bsky.social #edusky
bit.ly/45ryKRM
bit.ly/45ryKRM