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YA BOOKS OF 2026

The high stakes of The Hunger Games meets the rich magical setting of Caraval and the ensemble cast of Six of Crows in this heart-pounding YA fantasy. June 2026 – Walker Books

Beth March’s sisters will stop at nothing to track down her killer—until they begin to suspect each other—in this “brilliantly snappy…electrifying” debut thriller. January 2026 – Simon & Schuster

A high-stakes love and death romance set in a luxury resort by a multiple award-winning author: They Both Die at the End meets Romeo and Juliet meets The White Lotus. June 2026 – Walker Books

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Interview with Birdie Schae, Author of Smash or Pass

Birdie Schae had big dreams from the moment she was born in a small town in Belgium. Now an author and student in The Netherlands, she spends most of her time writing love stories, analyzing all sorts of fiction through tears, or listening to a truly concerning amount of music. Smash or Pass is her debut novel.

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Top Reads: Gaslit by Megan Davidhizar

Ella wishes that she could do something more fun on New Year’s Eve than babysit, but lately her life has taken a scary turn with a diagnosis that she is trying her best to ignore. So after she barely recovers from another paralyzing migraine, Ella arrives late to her aunt’s house for babysitting.

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