In this EW interview Becky Albertalli discusses how her new book, The Upside of Unrequited, features cameos from those in Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. The author also discusses her upcoming third book, which will be the sequel to Simon with Leah’s point of view, and the Simon movie.
Veep star Tony Hale has recently joined the cast of Fox 2000’s coming-of-age story Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.
The studio began developing the movie in October after it picked up movie rights to Becky Albertalli’s 2015 book about sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier.
The cast includes Jennifer Garner, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Logan Miller and Talitha Bateman.
Harper Lee, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning To Kill A Mockingbird, passed away on the morning of February 19, 2016. Her famous novel was a 2012 TRCA Top 10 nominee.
Rainbow Rowell, author of the 2014 TRCA title Eleanor & Park, released her new novel this May. Carry On: A Novel tells the story of Simon Snow who is described by his roommate Baz as the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. Check out the video to learn more about Rowell’s latest creation.
The book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is set to be adapted for the big screen by Sorrento Productions and Tauras Films. Marius Markevicius will direct and Ben York Jones will adapt the script.
Between Shades of Gray, the 2011 best-selling YA novel by Ruta Sepetys, tells the story of a young teenager, Lina Vilkas, who is deported to Siberia during Stalin’s reign during World War II and separated from her father.
Between Shades of Gray was a 2013 Teen Reader’s Choice Award nominee.
HarperCollins Publishers recently provided information regarding Cammie McGovern’s upcoming novel. Set for release this October, those who loved Say What You Will are sure to enjoy her upcoming work. Described as “a beautiful, big-hearted book,” A Step Toward Falling should appeal to fans of Jennifer Niven, Robyn Schneider, and Jandy Nelson.
Shadow Scale, the sequel to Seraphina, a 2014 Top 10 title, picks up where Seraphina left off, with the Queendom of Goredd coming to terms with the existence of half-dragons, a civil war among the dragons themselves after an act of betrayal, and the risk of that war spilling across their borders.
When war eventually breaks out between the dragons and humans, Seraphina must travel the lands to find those like herself—for together they will be able to fight the dragons in powerful, magical ways.
As Seraphina gathers her crew, she is pursued by humans who want to stop her. But the most terrifying is another half dragon, who can creep into people’s minds and take them over. Will Seraphina play it safe or risk everything?
The first and most enduring award for GLBT books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. Since Isabel Miller’s Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the transgender/ bisexual/ gay/ lesbian/experience.
This year I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson, A TRCA Top Ten title, was named a Stonewall Honor Books for Children’s and Young Adult Literature.
Teen Reader's Choice Award 