Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Series by Laura Pohl I’ve always loved reading love stories. There was nothing like opening a book to find a sweeping romance on its pages, love stories like I’d never seen before. Love stories that defied everything, society, family, even death. They were stories that made me fiercely believe in this powerful, unknown force. Stories that were impossible. I never even stopped to consider that it’s what love always meant for me: something impossible. It took me a while to understand my place while I was still in high school. Every single person [...]

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Series by Rosiee Thor Draft 1: I stumble through the motions of a story told poorly. It is flimsy framework, a bare beginning most of which I will tear down and rebuild. But it is written, and it is done. No one kisses anyone in this draft. I know I’ll have to change that, because everyone tells me teens only read YA for the romance--“If they can’t ship it, they’ll skip it.” Was I not a teen once too? Who will write for the girl I was, who lied about crushes at slumber parties [...]

by Kaitlin Mitchell Summer is the best time to catch up on our tbr lists. Looking for books set against the backdrop of summer to dive into? We’ve got you covered. Here are eight queer YA books you need to pick up. The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding Seventeen, fashion-obsessed, and gay, Abby Ives has always been content playing the sidekick in other people's lives. While her friends and sister have plunged headfirst into the world of dating and romances, Abby has stayed focused on her plus-size style blog [...]