Mid-March 2022 News, Deals, Reveals, & More

The Rundown

  • Book Deals
  • Cover Reveals
  • Bestseller Lists
  • Awards/Honors
  • Buzz – Starred Reviews
  • General Updates
  • Podcasts
  • March 2022 Joy

Book Deals

  • Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge sold a YA nonfiction book, NEARER MY FREEDOM, coming spring 2023 from Lerner/Zest Books.
  • Brian Wasson sold, at auction, his debut YA romcom, SEVEN MINUTES IN CANDYLAND, coming fall 2023 from Quill Tree.
  • Che Grayson and Illustrator, Taylor Keith sold their YA debut horror graphic novel, THE HOLLOW, coming spring 2025 from Abrams/Amulet

Publisher Breakdown 2022 So Far

  • Available to Paid Newsletter Subscribers and Patreon Patron supporters at the ARC level or above only.

Cover Reveals

  • The authors of WHITEOUT unveiled the cover and release date, November 8, 2022.
  • Natasha Bowen unveiled the cover for SOUL OF THE DEEP (September 27, 2022).
  • Kalynn Bayron unveiled the cover for MY DEAR HENRY: A JEKYLL & HYDE REMIX (February 28, 2023).
    • Photography: Elina Garipova/Trevillion Images/Carli Teteris
    • Cover Design: Samira Iravani

Bestseller Lists

NYT: LEGENDBORN by Tracy Deonn landed at #4 on the Paperback List.

Awards/Honors

Buzz – Starred Reviews

*Booklist: RIGHT WHERE I LEFT YOU by Julian Winters

*BookPage: AFRICAN TOWN by Charles Water & Irene Latham (Audiobook)

*Kirkus: CONFESSIONS OF AN ALLEGED GOOD GIRL by Joya Goffney, NOTHING BURNS AS BRIGHT AS YOU by Ashley Woodfolk

*Publishers Weekly: NOTHING BURNS AS BRIGHT AS YOU by Ashley Woodfolk

*School Library Journal: BITTER by Akwaeke Emezi

General Updates

Podcasts

March 2022 Joy

Happy reading!

WANT MORE?

If you would like a super-size version of this newsletter in your inbox each month, be sure to subscribe to the Melanin in YA Monthly Newsletter ($5 per month) over at Substack! You’ll also get certain data before it hits Melanin in YA as well as links to secret pages before they officially go live!

Got a News Tip?

Email Melanin in YA at info@melanininya.com with your news tip!

FIND MELANIN IN YA

Link Tree

Twitter I Instagram I Facebook Page I Facebook Group

Goodreads Group I Goodreads Friend I Clubhouse

Donate Once I Become a Patron

Leave a Reply