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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.

3 On A YA Theme: Candy-Covered Fiction

Do you have a sweet tooth and live in the U.S.? Then you might already be more than aware that ...

The Great 2015 YA Series Round-Up

I’ve rounded up the forthcoming YA fiction in the first quarter of 2015 and because the list was so long, ...

45+ Of Your Favorite Lead Characters in a Book Series

This giveaway is sponsored by Shovel Ready and Near Enemy by Adam Sternbergh. ____________________ The futuristic hardboiled noir that Lauren ...

“Truth is Stranger Than Fan Fiction”: The Best of Bookish PORTLANDIA

If you like sketch comedy and you have a sweet spot for satire, you should be watching IFC’s Portlandia. It was ...

2015 YA Fiction Preview: 105 Titles For Your January – March Radar

Now that the calendar has turned over, it’s time to prepare your to-be-read lists for what’s coming out in 2015. ...

3 On A YA Theme: Trans* Experiences and Identities

In December, Leelah Alcorn, a 17-year-old transgender teen, committed suicide. Her death sparked a massive outpouring online and further heightening ...

47+ of Your Favorite Books About Dragons

This week’s Riot Rec is sponsored by Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. Four decades of peace have done little to ease ...

3 On A YA Theme: 3 You May Have Missed This Year

Let’s wrap up this year’s “3 On A YA Theme” posts with three titles that, thematically, have nothing to do ...

60+ of the Best Books You’ve Ever Gotten as a Gift

This giveaway is sponsored by Kobo. Kobo has over 4 million eBooks in dozens of categories – from bestsellers to indie ...

Women in Fiction Need More Than The Bechdel Test

Most are familiar with the Bechdel Test, named after Alison Bechdel. A work “passes” the test if it features at ...