Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera sparks new life and culture into the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice by framing it as a love letter to Puerto Rico. The book follows Pheus, a Black Domincan teenag…
Book Review: Brown Girl Ghosted by Mintie Das
What do you get when you mix AHS: Coven, Riverdale, Mean Girls, and Buffy? Answer: This Book. Brown Girl Ghosted centers on 16 year old Violet Choudhury, who lives in a small town in Illinois. SheR…
Book Review: Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry
Atmospheric and evocative, Tigers Not Daughters explores the nonlinear nature of grief and sisterhood through the lens of magical realism. Author Samantha Mabry tinges her words in bittersweet energy …
10 Spring 2020 Reads That Prove Books and Music Go Hand-In-Hand
Books and music. You can’t find a better combination than that. From listening to an author’s playlist for your favorite book to listening to a film score as you read, books and music go hand-in-hand …
Author Q&A: Sandhya Menon on OF CURSES AND KISSES
With Valentine’s Day near, there is nothing better to celebrate romance and love than with a new book. Of Curses and Kisses releases on February 18th and is filled with all of the things you lov…
10 Books That Show Tech & Social Media Are Total Story Starters
Here at The Young Folks, we love a good story that is influenced by technology and social media. There is something about characters who face their challenges that makes us feel seen. Social media and…
Book Review: A Song to Take the World Apart by Zan Romanoff
A Song to Take the World Apart happened to start off strong, centering on a young girl cursed with an ability she didn’t understand and a boy far too tempting to resist. The element of mystery, …