Category: NOVL

Ariana Grande is no doubt one of the icons of our generation. You can’t deny that her songs are bops. Back in April, she announced she was taking a break from Twitter and encouraged her fans to “take breaks n read books … you’ll feel so much better, your brain will thank u.“ Though the…

I definitely recommend you check out all of these illustrators and designers. Without their beautiful work and dedication, we would not have the stunning covers we do and the world would be a little less magic. “Design and illustration are underappreciated art forms” is the hill I will die on. Watch me.

Each individual has a story of strength and perseverance, and our support of their courage shouldn’t be limited to just this one day. One of the most effective ways we can build empathy in the world is through reading—in particular, through reading the stories of those who differ from you. Here are just a few…

We all love books here, but sometimes you just need a break from the written word. When that happens, I love going to the movies. Ah, the smell of buttery popcorn and the taste of blue-raspberry slushee... glorious! What are your theater-going preferences? Well, if you plan your ideal movie-going experience, I'll recommend which book-to-film…

And we'll always be ROYAALS [rooooyals]. There's so much to love about books with fictional royalty: the court intrigue, the scandals, the plot threads about questioning power and birthright, THE PRETTY CROWNS. So in honor of all our NOVL books about royal politicians, descendants, and spies, take this quiz and we'll tell you which bookish…

When I was younger, my dad, my brother and I used to watch a lot of anime together, which then translated to me reading mostly manga and playing JRPG games for a big part of my life. Then, the other day, while I was sitting on my bed binge-watching the Fruits Basket remake and eating…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that YA has many MANY beloved characters. But for every character we know and love well, there are so many others that deserve more attention! So here are some of my favorite LBYR characters that I think should have more folks rallying around them. Go hug them. Go love…

I took some of my favorite Black Mirror episodes and paired them with a book recommendation based on similar themes. While not all books on this list are as dark as Black Mirror is, they all still shake me to the core.

Tabitha, Elodie, and Moe: a beauty queen, a wallflower, and a burnout. When Tabitha challenges them to a steal-off, they forge a strange alliance linked by the thrill of stealing, and the reasons that spawn it. A more unlikely trio high school has rarely seen. Which one are you?

The world in Folk of the Air is glittering and dangerous and all the characters despicable in some way or another. But dang it if I don’t want to date some of them anyway! What can I say, the fae are so charming! But who should I ask out? Well, I made a quiz to…

On Friday, the first season of the Netflix Original Series Trinkets will air! Like most great entertainment, it’s based off a book with the same title…by the same screenwriter/author, Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith! Kiwi’s credits include Legally Blonde, Ella Enchanted, 10 Things I Hate About You, The House Bunny, She’s the Man,…you get it—she brings it…

There are few moves from the villain playbook quite as well-employed as blackmail. Leveraging private information to force someone to do things they would otherwise not do definitely qualifies as despicable. Of course, blackmail IRL is an absolute no-go, morally abhorrent and potentially seriously illegal to boot. However, in the wonderful world of YA, a…