How completely psyched are we to have the EXCLUSIVE on Cecil Castellucci’s latest short story??!! Yeah, probably just as psyched as you are to read it. So get some strong tea ready to accompany you as you get sucked into this creepy, compulsively readable retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood.”
We don’t really, um, do Valentine’s Day in your usual candy and cut-out card way here at YARN. Perhaps you remember Chris Campbell’s “The Lover” from last year? Yeah, that’s more how we roll. So this year, we’ll have two amazing Valentines for you: A brand-new short story by Blythe Woolston, author of “The Freak [...]
In honor of World Poetry Day, YARN has created an invitational poetry event called “Measuring the World: The Geography of Poetry.”
YARN invites poets from all over the world to submit poems inspired by a common writing prompt on global themes. The chosen poems will be published on YARN on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2012.
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! [...]
OMG, this just in, January 23: John Corey Whaley has won BOTH the Printz AND the Morris Awards (YALSA’s highest honors) for his first novel, “Where Things Come Back.” Whew. And YARN is the only place you can read his “Random Word Challenge” poetry [...]
Kerri’s Pick: A great teen essay!
Shannon and I loved Lili’s essay right away. It’s a raw, honest self-examination that begins with the surprising admission that she was “some suburban snob.” Throughout, the prose is dense and atmospheric, and we can really see and feel what Lili does in that subway car. In a rather short essay [...]
Colleen’s Pick: Jessy and Derek’s Collaborative Poetry
I love “You Can’t Go Here” for so many reasons. Let me count the ways. [...]
Lourdes’s pick: Michele Tallarita’s short story.
Originally published on March 7, 2011 “Swamp Monster Bonanza” is, as in the words of character Attison, weird in its beauty. I cannot explain in words my fascination with this story. Maybe I am in awe of how people who once ridicule Robin and Attison can suddenly be paying to see them do tricks. Or it could be [...]
Kerri’s Pick: Tomas Mournian’s essay
Last summer, I received an email from Tomas Mournian asking if YARN would cover his new novel “hidden.” Being the scrupulous editor that I am, I did a little checking up on Mr. Mournian, and discovered that not only was he a hot-s–t journalist in LA, and “hidden” his first buzz-worthy novel, he’d also graduated from Berkeley, just like moi! So we exchanged a few emails [...]
Shannon’s pick: Jon Papernick
Meghan Cox Gurdon wrote a response piece to the furor arising from her diatribe against violent and mature themes in YA literature, “Darkness Too Visible.” Gurdon’s response primarily backs up [...]
By Michelle Barker “Beautiful or useful, one or the other,” growled Jimmy to his son. “The rest ain’t worth spit.” Halen Minn had heard those words every day of his life, and as the wooden trading cart rattled along its pot-holed muddy course from their Brinnian village into Hellarsburg, he heard them yet again. It [...]
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. [...]
By Kirsten Rice
He’s talking again, saying crazy things about packing the car and leaving town. So I tell him, “No, Grandpa, you can’t leave right now, just drink your tea.” And I go get Mom.
Grandpa’s house is weird now, without Grandma and almost without him, so it feels like I’m trespassing [...]
By Julie K. Shavin
Para-stalsis
I like men
who provide food for thought.
They are rare, though,
at best, medium rare.
[...]
Ta-da! Here is the excerpt we’ve all been waiting for–the first chapters of Allen Zadoff’s novel, “My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies.” And YARN is the only place on the Internet where you can read it. The novel will be released on May 10, but here’s a tantilizing first taste [...]
To top off our National Poetry Month festivities, we are so pleased and honored to present two new poems by Nikki Grimes. Thank you to Ms. Grimes, and to all of you YARN readers who have contributed to our Poem Drive and have read our offerings. Pandora’s Box You took care to find that special [...]
YARN's creepy & fantastic Little Red retelling by @misscecil: "To Grandmother's House" http://t.co/QCEfnHDq - posted on 04/02/2012 16:02:01NEW series by @mstiefvater http://t.co/BDTsB2xM - posted on 04/02/2012 14:02:11V-Day treats include a brand-new short story by Blythe Woolston, author of “The Freak Observer." @BlytheWoolston - posted on 04/02/2012 11:20:54Valentine's Day treat include Richard Larson, finalist for Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award for “Devolution.” - posted on 04/02/2012 11:02:22© 2010 YARN | About YARN | How to Submit | Contact the Editors
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