Interest in the young adult literature genre is growing, appealing not only to young people ages 12-18, but adults as well. We’ll hear about some of the YA books out there, talk to Maine authors and learn about what makes this genre appealing to readers.
Guests
- Megan Frazer Blakemore, librarian, award-winning author of young adult and middle grade novels
- Kate Egan, freelance book editor and author who has worked in children’s publishing for almost 20 years and edited the “Hunger Games” series
- Melissa Kim, Islandport Press editorial director, children’s book author
- Gillian French (by phone), award-winning author of YA novel “Grit” and more
- Kenny Brechner (by phone), owner, Devaney Doak & Garrett booksellers in Farmington
Resources
- "Good and Gone," by Megan Frazer Blakemore
- Author Brandon Mull
- "Throne of Glass," by Sarah J. Maas
- "Dragonriders of Pern," by Anne McCaffrey
- "The Girl Who Drank the Moon," by Kelly Barnhill
- "Ranger's Apprentice," by John Flanagan
- "Children of Blood and Bone," by Tomi Adeyemi
- "Saving Sammy: A Mother’s Fight to Cure Her Son’s OCD," by Beth Alison Maloney
- "Heralds of Valdemar," by Mercedes Lackey
- "The Iguana Tree," by Michel Stone
- "Midnight Without a Moon," by Linda Williams Jackson
- Author Sis Deans
- "Wrecked," by Maria Padian
- "Always Forever Maybe," by Anica Mrose Rissi
- Author Terry Farish
- Author Stephen King
- Maine Student Book Award
- "Posted," by John David Anderson
- "The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery," by Steve Sheinkin
- Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators