鈥淧arable of the Sower鈥� Is Now, Says Gen Z
Young people who have read Octavia Butler鈥檚 1993 novel say it鈥檚 not only prescient, but also carries lessons for today.
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Young Readers Find Hope鈥攁nd Escape鈥攊n Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
Reading science fiction and fantasy can help young people learn how to cope with stress and anxiety.
Revamped
What the evolution of vampire fiction tells us about modern society.
8 Books for Insight and Inspiration
YES! staff members recommend reads that provoke thought and prompt action.
Happy Endings for Queer Characters
An interview with the playful, prefigurative, beloved and sometimes banned author, T.J. Klune.
11 Books to Give and Share
YES! staff recommend books that influenced and entertained us this year.
A Bigger Picture Gives Our Ancestors Their Full Humanity
鈥淭he Dawn of Everything鈥� confronts deep assumptions about how human society developed from its humble origins.
By Tracing Addiction to Childhood Trauma, Can We Find Compassion?
鈥淥ur job, as human beings, is to learn from our suffering.鈥�
Reverberations as a Generation Takes a Knee
With a simple gesture, Colin Kaepernick started a movement.
Children鈥檚 Author Tells the True Story of Columbus鈥� Exploits
Oriel Mar铆a Siu鈥檚 new children鈥檚 book explodes the myth of Christopher Columbus as a celebrated explorer and re-centers Indigenous narratives of how the Americas were colonized.
Grief as Pandemic in an Afrofuturist Novel
In adrienne maree brown鈥檚 new work of speculative fiction, grief is a pandemic that devastates Detroit.
Identity and Islamophobia in a Post-9/11 Graphic Novel for Teens
In 鈥淧iece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin鈥檚 Hijab,鈥� a young teen struggles to define her identity in the aftermath of a hate crime.
How to Recapture Your Imagination
A celebrated storyteller draws on myth and metaphor to direct our gaze away from the screen and toward the wonder of the world.
6 Books That Bring the Asian American Experience Out of the Margins
In memoir and nonfiction, these authors navigate big themes and resist stereotypes.
Tough Love for Mediocre White Guys
Getting White men to give up dominance is a challenge.
Asian American Sisters in the Movement for Racial Liberation
A look back at inter-racial solidarity between Black Americans and Asian Americans, from Nobuko Miyamoto in 鈥淣ot Yo鈥� Butterfly.鈥�
It Takes a Village. After an Accident, I Found One
Sonora Jha was new to America and on her own with a 6-year-old when she was injured in a car accident. But she found a new community willing to help out鈥攚ith songs, play dates, and kimbap.
A Little Cat in a Big War
In 鈥淭he Little War Cat,鈥� concepts of war and trauma are introduced to young children in a way that is age-appropriate and invites them to feel empathy.
Native Family Values: Writing 鈥淭he Whale Child鈥�
A brother-and-sister writing team bring Native culture and love of family to an environmental story for children.
8 Books to Light a Dark Season
How would you describe 2020? Alarming, chaotic, enraging, or all of the above? Here are some brilliant books to help you make sense of it all and get ready for a new year.
An Economy Built on Sharing
Instead of conspicuous consumption, try the conspicuous sharing of 鈥淏uy Nothing.鈥�
Why Pessimism About the Pandemic Is a Good Thing
We can find hope in a perspective that does not mask the worst that can happen to us.
The Next Election Is About the Next 10,000 Years
Dramatic climate action is critical because we鈥檙e about to cross tipping points that are not reversible.
10 Books Climate Activists Are Reading Now
Prepare to be informed and inspired!
How Controversy Over 鈥淎merican Dirt鈥� Inspired a Movement for Change
Latinx writers are demanding accountability from the publishing industry鈥攁nd encouraging the public to read responsibly.
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