Since there’s an influx of #kidlit folks over here: hi! I’m the Young Adult Fiction chair for the Cybils Awards this year. What’re some new and upcoming YA releases that should be on my radar?

Also gotta shout out Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa! Super cute graphic novel made for “all the gays who were obsessed with high school musical” (guilty 😂). The art is adorable and the story is so fun and super sweet. Sharing one of my fave panels here!

I’m biased because I illustrated the cover but I gotta shout out Natalie Naudus’s debut GAY THE PRAY AWAY! It’s inspired by her own experience of leaving a religious cult and is so beautifully written. Natalie (the sapphic audiobook queen herself) also narrates the audiobook!

Would like to nominate a friend's book, The Slayer's Magic by CJ Hosack

I’m here to shamelessly self-promote my MG series if that’s okay. The Aunt Claire’s Pet Care series is a girl-in-STEM adventure series to remind us all that everyone’s skill and talents have value ❤️ authorkatieevans.com/aunt-claires...

Mine! If it’s okay to self promo 🥲 This Night is Ours came out May 14 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers