Tag: Becky Albertalli

Celebrate National Coming Out Day with Queer YA Lit

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Last week, we celebrated Banned Books Week, seven days of promoting challenged books and speaking out against censorship. As I read list after list of banned books and the reasons

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Pretty Pink YA Books

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Pine Reads Review doesn’t normally judge books by their covers… but we’re making an exception, just for this blog. If you’re the type of person who color-codes their bookshelf, this

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Imogen, Obviously | Becky Albertalli

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Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli Releasing May 2, 2023 from HarperCollins Publishers; 432 pages Content Warning: Homophobia, biphobia, toxic relationships About the author: “Becky Albertalli is the author of the

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Forging the Future with Stories of the Past

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Without a crystal ball or time traveling machine, how can we envision the future? Well, while it may seem counterintuitive at first, the past is a pretty good place to

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That’s a Wrap! | Staff Favorites of 2020

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2020 has been . . . a year, to say the least. Luckily, the book gods still graced us with some amazing stories to help endure the veritable hellscape around

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YA & Social Justice | Why Every Vote Matters

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed, and for The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert! There is no doubt about it: the presidential

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