Welcome to a new entry into the ongoing series exploring popular YA genres, tropes, and themes as seen through the eyes of those writing them. Each guest piece offers insight into a topic that’s beloved–or deserves more attention–in the world of YA, including hallmarks, highlights, and books that exemplify the theme at hand.
Ryan Douglass launched the series with a look at YA retellings and reimaginings. Since then, Carolina Ixta explored activism and hope, Stacey Lee offered up her experiences and insights into Gothic YA, and Diana Ma dove into the popular world of franchise novels (where were Power Rangers YA books like hers when I was a kid?). We’ve heard from Kody Keplinger on the enduring popularity of books about cults, Kit Rosewater on queer histories and futures in...
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