Beyond The Big 5

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[Beyond The Big 5 @beyondthebig5]

Thrilled to be able to share my interview with @Robinreul, author of the wonderful Where The Road Leads Us (out TOMORROW, 6th Apr, from @SourcebooksFire!) I loved this book and it was great to get to talk to Robin about it. https://t.co/f0C2tRu1G3

[Jim @Yayeahyeah]

Super-excited to have interviewed one of my absolute faves, @MissDahlELama, looking back at Under The Lights, and how queer YA has changed in the last six years. (Speaking of queer YA, don't miss Dahlia's Cool For The Summer, out TOMORROW!) https://t.co/ieVgM4dip2

[cw 🌷 (not really here) @artfromafriend]

Today for Asian Pasifika Heritage Month, we have Tanaz Bhathena, author of YA fantasy Hunted by the Sky! 🌟

In this interview, we discuss her book's historical Indian influences, prophecies, and challenging society's expectations of girls and women: https://t.co/gfwba4fZCV

[Beyond The Big 5 @beyondthebig5]

I’m SUCH a huge fan of Maggie’s wonderful books!

[Maggie Harcourt @maggieharcourt]

Can’t wait until theatres re-open? I can help you there: it looks like Theatrical is currently only 99p on Kindle.
Join stage management intern Hope, and the Earl’s Theatre backstage crew as they prepare to open the stage production of Piecekeepers! 🎭

https://t.co/GBGJgb3EZO

[Beyond The Big 5 @beyondthebig5]

Crossing my fingers hard!!

[Beyond The Big 5 @beyondthebig5]

@RashmiWriting @AmyDobson_ @aishabushby @FarshoreBooks Loved Moonchild!

[Charlotte Eyre @CharlotteLEyre]

This was a gratifying article to write. Children’s booksellers are doing great business. Thank you @mrbsemporium @StorysmithBooks @moonlaneink @chickenandfrog @childrensbkshop and everyone else who spoke to me

[funny little monk @uofwhales]

I just finished a novel so powerful, it’s sent me to my bed, I’m done for the day, I need to catch my breath

I forgot how good reading can be!!!

It’s “Elatsoe” by @ShiningComic btw

[Melanin In YA @melanin_ya]

Can we get 20 people to donate $20 today? Let’s make this Friday a good one over at the fundraiser! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

https://t.co/Cab4fj0mCh.

[Beyond The Big 5 @beyondthebig5]

Huge thanks to @JaeWalrus for a great guest post, sharing recommendations of Indigenous YA books published by Canadian publishers (plus one bonus adult novel with crossover appeal)! https://t.co/MpSxdLsBeb

[Jae Waller @JaeWalrus]

Thanks to @beyondthebig5 for letting me hop on the blog for a day and rave about my favourite Indigenous YA from indie Canadian publishers. Check it out! 😃

[Beyond The Big 5 @beyondthebig5]

@taehyungie_exe Heya - Here’s one of my invite codes for Readerly so we can swap book recommendations! Enter code dwm7yd https://t.co/WpNjeGt4L9

[Beyond The Big 5 @beyondthebig5]

Huge thanks to @JaeWalrus for a great guest post, sharing recommendations of Indigenous YA books published by Canadian publishers (plus one bonus adult novel with crossover appeal)! https://t.co/MpSxdLsBeb

[Beyond The Big 5 @beyondthebig5]

@littlehux YES. Dire.

[theresa 🫶🏻 @sapphoslibrary]

i get why people are upset about this tweet. i was too. however, that's no excuse to condemn the books or author. these are two of very few explicitly, positively lesbian books to exist in trad pub YA, written by a lesbian author

[Linsey Miller 🫀find me elsewhere🫀 @LinseyMiller]

HELLO YES DO YOU LIKE TERRIBLE NERDS, ACE GIRLS, AND MAGICAL, ETHICAL QUANDARIES?

If so, may I interest you in WHAT WE DEVOUR? It comes out July 6th from @SourcebooksFire.

[Beyond The Big 5 @beyondthebig5]

@hoping4nash @LJSilverman1 Was just about to say this!

[Fee @_verfeling]

Read 'Queen of Coin and Whispers' last month but hadn't managed to draw it yet :)
It's sapphic YA fantasy about a newly crowned queen and her spymaster. The signed version I ordered took like 2 months to get here but it's so pretty 😍