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Colleen and Zoë from Teen Press Corps were able to chat with authors Roshani Chokshi and Rick Riordan before our April 14th event for Chokshi's Aru Shah and the City of Gold! We're huge fans of both Rosh and Rick around these parts, so we were thrilled to listen in as they discussed the Aru Shah series, Rick's amazing imprint, TV and movie adaptations, and much, much more.
"Now we come to spring break 2021, where I’m a little high on pain meds after getting my wisdom teeth out and planning on re-reading all of the Grishaverse novels before the show comes out. I was excited to rediscover what made me love these books and this universe so much, as well as to see if any of my opinions had changed (AKA, would I like Mal this time?). " - Ivy
Colleen W. of BookPeople's Teen Press Corps shares her thoughts on her favorite author's latest: Sarah J Maas's A Court of Silver Flames! You can find more of Colleen's reviews over on the Teen Press Corps blog! *Note: This review will not contain spoilers beyond what is present in the synopsis of the book until … Continue reading Review: A Court of Silver Flames
A look at a few of our most anticipated YA titles of Spring 2021! A reminder that these and more are all available to pre-order through bookpeople.com! Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas - coming January 12 We've been waiting for Concrete Rose for what seems like FOREVER, and it's finally *almost* here! If you've read … Continue reading Teen Thursday: 2021 Releases We NEED RIGHT NOW!
This was a BIIIIIIG week for new books, including amazing titles for teens! Check out some of our bookseller and Teen Press Corps favorites below! Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam "PUNCHING THE AIR is beautifully and impactfully told, scene by scene and poem by poem revealing the present and past, hopes … Continue reading Teen Thursday: Hello, September New Releases!
This was originally published in the Teen Press Corps' blog: bookpeopleteens.wordpress.com The Teen Press Corps recently got together to talk BOOKS (as we do), going over what stories captured our hearts in 2019 and what we’re dying to get our hands on in 2020, like Infinity Son and Sword in the Stars! Here are a bunch of our … Continue reading Teen Thursday: The TPC’S 2019 Favorites!
A few of the amazing things we're looking forward to at Texas Book Festival! It's finally here!!!! We're ready for a weekend packed with all things BOOKS! We're continuing the TTBF celebration with more YA goodness at Texas Book Festival. Join us in downtown Austin for the ultimate book lover's dream fest... here are just … Continue reading Teen Thursday: We can’t wait for Texas Book Festival…
Teen Press Corps member Ivy is a HUGE Adventure Zone fan, and he got to interview Griffin McElroy at his last BookPeople event! We thought we'd bring this back for a little #ThrowbackThursday in honor of the BUNCH of signed copies we have of the second Adventure Zone book, Murder on the Rockport, which you … Continue reading Teen Thursday: Interview with Griffin McElroy
TONIGHT Christopher Paolini 7 PM at Austin Central Library Speaking about and Signing The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm NEW TEEN FICTION Mike by Andrew Norriss Mike is the imaginary friend and projection of a repressed wish that won't go away until Floyd confronts both his greatest fear and greatest … Continue reading Teen Thursday
UPCOMING EVENT The Great Unknowable End by Kathryn Ormsbee From the author of Tash Hearts Tolstoy comes a funny, moving novel about the lengths we’ll go to make dreams our dreams come true that’s perfect for fans of Shaun David Hutchinson and Rainbow Rowell. Slater, Kansas, is a small town where not much seems to … Continue reading Teen Thursday
