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.

Beyond the Bestsellers: So You’ve Read SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson

  For this month’s edition of “Beyond the Bestsellers,” I’m going to do something a little bit different. This series ...

A Censored History of Ladies in YA Fiction

The first woman of YA — and the first person to be recognized as a YA author — started out ...

Be Brave: 7 Awesome Pieces of DIVERGENT Swag

Now that you’ve gotten your Divergent on, in both book form and film form, why not express your passion for ...

The Ladies Have Always Kicked Ass: Why We Talk About Gender, Books, and Criticism

Last week’s release of the annual VIDA count highlighted yet again that the influential review world favors male authors and ...

Beyond the Bestsellers: So You’ve Read “The Lunar Chronicles” by Marissa Meyer

Over the last few months, I’ve talked about a lot of contemporary/realistic YA fiction on Beyond the Bestsellers, including next ...

Love and Libations: 7 YA Books and Beverages for a Romantic Night of Reading

Are you planning a quieter Valentine’s Day of curling up with a book and a drink? I thought it could ...

Book Lists for Every Type of Reader: A Roundup of “Bests”

Every January, librarians, educators, and other members of the American Library Association’s (ALA) various divisions gather to hash out a ...

Black History in YA Fiction: A Time Line

It’s black history month, and rather than offer up a straightforward book list of young adult titles that highlight aspects ...

Beyond the Bestsellers: So You’ve Read Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkins is not only a New York Times Bestselling author, she’s a perennially popular author. No matter how many ...

The Value of Young Reading Experiences

Some of the most pivotal things we ever learn come from the books we read when we are young. In ...