Kelly Jensen

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen.

The Latest In YA News, From Adaptations to Fresh Comics (and More!)

Updates on the forthcoming adaptation of WE WERE LIARS, prep for the final season of THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY, and more!

It’s Been Two Decades Since I Read This Book, But I Think About It Every Day

This powerful book about the search for extinct species has followed me for 20+ years.

2025 YA Microtrend: Wrestling With Queer Identity and Religion

Several new YA books out in 2025 dive into the tricky territory of being a queer person of Christian faith.

New YA Book Releases This Week, April 30, 2025

Read your way into a great batch of new YA books hitting shelves in hardcover and in paperback this week.

11 Botanical Bookmarks for Plant Lovers

Spring into the season of growth with these gorgeous bookmarks for plant and flower lovers.

April’s New YA Comic and Nonfiction Releases

From a clever retelling of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST to the origins of the Jonestown cult, read your way into April's new YA comics and nonfiction releases.

New YA Book Releases This Week, April 9, 2025

This week's new YA book releases lean into nerdiness and queer romance. Dive on into some excellent reads.

12+ Book Censorship Posts To Revisit: Book Censorship News, April 4, 2025

Catch up on previous book censorship stories on common book ban myths, damaging narratives about sexual assault, and more.

IMLS Board of Directors Demands Answers About Agency’s Future

"In the absence of some or all of IMLS staff, what activities and functions, if any, are being undertaken by the Division of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with respect to agency operations?"

Celebrate Poetry With These 2025 YA Verse Novels

2025 is an incredible year for YA verse novels. Dive into over a dozen new releases hitting shelves this year written partially or fully in poetry.

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