In the YA Diversity Book Club we chat about the latest YA books that celebrate diversity. Our book club includes Sandie @ Teen Lit Rocks, and Kristan @ We Heart YA. Each month we’ll focus on one book with a book review (our discussion chat) and an author Q&A plus some fun bonus features.
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Here’s our book club’s reading list – we’d love you to read along and join the discussion!
May 2016: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi – Discussion * Author Q&A * Audiobook Feature
April 2016: Fifteen Lanes by S.J. Laidlaw – Discussion * Author Q&A * Human Trafficking: Further Reading
March 2016 – In Real Life by Jessica Love – Discussion * Author Q&A * “Feature: Las Vegas IN REAL LIFE“
February 2016 – The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig – Discussion * Author Q&A * “Love the One You’re With” Friends to Lovers Feature
January 2016 – Most Anticipated Titles of 2016 – The Reading Date * Teen Lit Rocks * We Heart YA
December 2015 – Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn – Discussion * Author Q&A * Further Reading (& Giveaway)
November 2015 – Carry On by Rainbow Rowell – Discussion * 5 Things to Know about Rainbow Rowell * Keep Calm and Listen On (Audiobook Review)
October 2015 – Don’t Fail Me Now by Una LaMarche – Discussion * Author Q&A * A Tale of Two Families (With One Father in Common)
September 2015 – The Weight of Feathers by Anna Marie McLemore – Discussion * Author Q&A * Further Reading: Diverse Fantasy and Latin Heritage Month Recs
August 2015 – Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon – Discussion * Author Q&A * Hapa Characters in YA * Everything to Read After Everything, Everything
July 2015 – YADBC 1-Year Anniversary – Lessons from a Year of Reading Diverse YA * Author Q&A with Alwyn Hamilton * First Anniversary Perks * First Year Reflections and Giveaway
June 2015 – Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee – Discussion * Author Q&A and Giveaway * Strong Female Friendships in YA * Let’s Hear it for the Sidekicks
May 2015 – Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli – Discussion * Author Q&A * Why We Love SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA * Simon Says: The Audiobook Agenda
April 2015 – An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir– Discussion * Author Q&A * Seeing Both Sides: AN EMBER IN THE ASHES and Dual POVs * Sequel Pro/Con
March 2015 – Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein – Discussion * Author Q&A * If you Liked Black Dove, White Raven – Book Recs * 5 things you’ll learn from Black Dove, White Raven
February 2015 – My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga – Discussion * Author Q&A * Book Launch Party * Mental Illness in YA
January 2015 – The Way We Bared Our Souls by Willa Strayhorn – Discussion * Author Q&A * Diversity is not a Free Pass * Native American YA
January 2015 – Most Anticipated Titles of 2015 * The Reading Date * Teen Lit Rocks
December 2014 – Favorite Diverse Titles of 2014 * The Reading Date * Teen Lit Rocks * We Heart YA
November 2014 – Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan – Discussion * All the Flavors That We Are * Favorite LGBT Themed YA Novels
October 2014 – Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley – Discussion * Author Q&A * 4 Lies We Tell Ourselves — And Shouldn’t
September 2014 – Knockout Games by G. Neri – Discussion * Author Q&A * 5 Rounds With Knockout Games (why you should read it)
August 2014 – I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister by Amélie Sarn & Y. Maudet – Discussion * The French Connection * Reading Reflections
July 2014 – Like No Other by Una LaMarche – Discussion * Author Q&A * We Can Quibble What To Call It * 5 Greatest Hits