young adult

When You and I Collide is the YA sci-fi you’ve been waiting for

Isha Mandal
Two front cover images of THE PASSING PLAYBOOK with a headshot image of author Isaac Fitzsimons in the center
Two front cover images of THE PASSING PLAYBOOK with a headshot image of author Isaac Fitzsimons in the center

“The Passing Playbook” by Isaac Fitzsimons is The Tempest Book Club’s June Pick. Here’s the first chapter.

Talia Basma
A woman stands in front of a bookshelf.
A woman stands in front of a bookshelf.

The fault in YA books: why mental health in YA fiction needs to be better

Usraat Fahmidah

“Counting Down with You” by Tashie Bhuiyan is The Tempest Book Club’s May Pick. Here’s the first chapter.

Tashie Bhuiyan
[Image description: Collage of Megan Thee Stallion, Flo Milli, and Qveen Herby.] via rollingstone.com, respect-mag.com, and last.fm.]
[Image description: Collage of Megan Thee Stallion, Flo Milli, and Qveen Herby.] via rollingstone.com, respect-mag.com, and last.fm.]

Here are four female rap projects from 2020 that boosted my confidence

Ebony Purks
[Image Description: Artemis Fowl, a white boy with shaggy brunette hair and dressed in a black suit and dark black sunglasses struts towards the screen]. Via Disney.
[Image Description: Artemis Fowl, a white boy with shaggy brunette hair and dressed in a black suit and dark black sunglasses struts towards the screen]. Via Disney.

Artemis Fowl is a train wreck of a movie fit for 2020

Sumaia Masoom

[Black & white image showing a girl standing, desperately, and behind her a destroyed building.] war
[Black & white image showing a girl standing, desperately, and behind her a destroyed building.] war

Your twenties may have been the best years of your life; mine were drowned out by war

Rana N. Bushreida
[Image description: A copy of "What I Like About You"] Photo from Marisa Kanter.
[Image description: A copy of "What I Like About You"] Photo from Marisa Kanter.

The ultimate 2020 romance, “What I Like About You,” is debut author Marisa Kanter’s first masterpiece

Karis Rogerson
[Image description: Library with books and dangling lights] Via Janko Ferlič on Unsplash.
[Image description: Library with books and dangling lights] Via Janko Ferlič on Unsplash.

Confession: I haven’t read books for fun since I was in 8th grade

Srilekha Cherukuvada

Author Adalyn Grace's debut novel, "All the Stars and Teeth," with a blue cover, resting on a beach surrounded by seashells.
Author Adalyn Grace's debut novel, "All the Stars and Teeth," with a blue cover, resting on a beach surrounded by seashells.

Have you heard of “All the Stars and Teeth”, Adalyn Grace’s debut novel about fearless girls?

Karis Rogerson
Author of Purpose: How To Live and Lead With Impact Miracle Olatunji speaking on stage.
Author of Purpose: How To Live and Lead With Impact Miracle Olatunji speaking on stage.

Young author Miracle Olatunji talks purpose and how to live a life of impact

Aysha Qamar
A young woman peeks from behind the book, a Very Large Expanse of Sea.]
A young woman peeks from behind the book, a Very Large Expanse of Sea.]

Tahereh Mafi’s “A Very Large Expanse Of Sea” is a beautiful love story unlike any other

Samantha Nasreen Shamim