When she was little, Jennifer Donnelly never wanted to go to Disneyland. Instead, she wanted to step back in time and live in history. Since scientists haven’t figured out how to travel through time just yet, Jennifer has decided to–lucky for us! [...]
Interviews
Interview with Gail Gailes
When you think of psychological thrillers in contemporary YA, the novels of Gail Giles top the list. For almost a decade her stories have tackled the darker, less observed characteristics of teenagers and constantly tested the boundaries of what can be and should be discussed in YA. By acknowledging of this darkness, Giles constantly highlights what is truly bright and meaningful in our world; she reminds us why the teenage experience is so singular and unique.
Interviews
Interview with Dorothy Hearst
YARN is thrilled to offer our readers an end of summer treat: an interview with Dorothy Hearst, author of The Wolf Chronicles Trilogy. It’s been said, by the legendary author Jean Auel, no less!) that Hearst is doing for wolves what “Watership Down” did for bunnies. That’s some pretty heavy praise indeed [...]
Interviews
Sonya Sones Interview & Poems
Longevity is difficult to attain and maintain in a society where videos go viral in minutes and Twitter feeds reload every second with new, vital information. However, Sonya Sones has managed to remain a prominent figure in literary circles for more than a decade with timeless novels in verse. [...]
Interviews
Samantha Schutz Interview and Poems
Robert Frost once remarked that, “Poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom.” This is exactly the case with the poetry of Samantha Schutz. Her memoir in verse, “I Don’t Want to Be Crazy” and her newest novel in verse, “You Are Not Here,” tackle mental instability and personal loss with such candid [...]
Interviews
Interview with Allen Zadoff
Debut authors in YA have a difficult job: They must introduce well-versed teen readers to characters and story lines they have not read before. They have to be current, engaging, funny, intelligent, and, most importantly, not boring. Allen Zadoff [...]
Interviews
Interview with Pete Hautman
Fearless. Simple. Eloquent. Lasting. These are a few of the many glowing adjectives that have been used to describe Pete Hautman’s writing. He is the author of more than a dozen novels including, “Sweetblood,” National Book Award winner “Godless,” “Rash,” and “How to Steal a Car.” [...]
Interviews
Interview with Malinda Lo
YARN editors were thrilled to interview Malinda Lo, the brilliant and witty author of “Ash.” If you haven’t yet had a chance to read “Ash,” (which you definitely should) it’s the Cinderella story retold with a fairy/lesbian twist. Malinda’s prose recreates an ancient world, where fairies dominate the forests alongside farming villages, and carriages carrying [...]
Fiction
Fire Escape and Q&A with Mitali Perkins
Asha hurried through the aisle of pulsating washers and whirling dryers. The machines sang like a choir of middle-aged American ladies, but she ignored them. She was headed for the table marked “Give-Aways.”
The laundry room could have been a refuge if it hadn’t been for the other, darker [...]
Interviews
Barry Lyga Interview, Part 2
And here’s Part 2 of our “astonishing” interview with Barry Lyga.
YARN: “Boy Toy” is an amazingly difficult novel to describe in terms of plot. However, it seems like Josh’s main issue is not so much the actual sexual abuse but the memory of it. Could you elaborate on the fine line between the two [...]
Interviews
Interview with Barry Lyga, Part 1
Guts. If there’s a word that describes Barry Lyga’s amazing novels, it’s that. Guts. I mean, what other writer is willing to totally reveal his comic book geekdom in his first novel (“The Amazing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl”), then discuss the complicated sexual abuse of a teen boy by a female teacher in his second book (“Boy Toy”) [...]
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