Knockout 2025 YA Debuts, Excellent Nonfiction, and More YA Book News

That said, grab your TBR and get ready to add new reads for 2026.

• This is the shortlist for the YALSA Morris Award, which recognizes the year’s best debut YA novels. We have some really great titles!
• This month, another YALSA award shortlisted for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. Again, a great list with my favorite books of 2025. It’s worth noting that this list is particularly white in terms of authors. I believe it’s because this year’s YA nonfiction lineup wasn’t particularly diverse. This is something to keep an eye on next year, as YA nonfiction is one of the more popular works of history. largely A diverse lineup of titles.
• Take the time to read this great article by Malinda Law about the necessity of sex in YA novels and where and why you should read the entire book before deciding whether the content is “pornographic” or “inappropriate” for teenagers.
• Read all the new YA science fiction and fantasy releases in December.
• When it comes to science fiction and fantasy (and horror!), Alex Brown picks the most notable books in speculative YA in 2025.
• The two books that won the YA category at this year’s Goodreads Choice Awards aren’t particularly surprising. Because both were very popular this year and had ample marketing budgets. Check it out here.
• According to the Hollywood Reporter, YA shows are booming on the streamer. Although these are not all adaptations of YA novels, they are shows that reach a teen audience.
• While we’re on the topic of YA and streaming, we have a lot of adaptation news to share. beginning: find her edge The film is based on Jennifer Iacopelli’s YA novel of the same name and tells the story of an elite ice skater torn between two different lovers.
• Amazon acquires rights to adapt YA book repeat after mewritten by Jennifer Warman in Fall 2024.
• An adaptation of Melissa de la Cruz’s 2014 series is in the works at Disney+ ring and crown. This linked story has a weird obsession with comparing this YA book to Game of Thrones, but this doesn’t make sense because there’s no need to compare them.
• And for the old-timers, here’s some news you’ll be excited about. An adaptation of Christopher Pike’s film is in the works Dai Softly.
• It’s been almost a year since the movie was released in theaters, and a teaser trailer for the movie has already been released. sunrise of the reaping.
• Reviews on the adaptation of good luck with your life It was overwhelmingly positive. I can’t wait to check this out!
• Feast of hungry ghosts ” is a collection of short stories published in 2009 that has now been made into a movie (which is really funny!). Here’s a little more information about the book and how it’s been adapted. Hopefully it will be released in 2026. If you haven’t read this book yet, it’s worth picking up. Perhaps it will be reissued when it is made into a movie.
• What about the information about season 2? we were liars And a spin-off series?
• this is not a test ” will be released in limited theaters starting February 20, 2026. You can expect and read excerpts from repackaged and updated zombie novels.
• And finally, in adaptation news, Wendy Wonder’s probability of miracle Picked up by Amazon Studios.
• Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to write a really fun article for School Library Journal about Jane Austen’s 250th birthday and where and how Austen remains a perennial favorite for remixing in the YA space. If you like YA Jane Austen, here’s a great roundup of retellings and remixes from Publishers Weekly.
• ‘Good Morning America’ YA Book Club’s Latest Picks Are Fun Romances There will always be next year By Johnson & Johnson (i.e. George M. and Leah!).
• A new YA fantasy by Roshani Choksi is coming in 2026. You can check out the cover and excerpt here.
• This is SE Hinton and outsiderone of the first YA books ever published.
• Exciting update brings Liz Prince’s stunning graphic memoir Tomboy ‘ has been reissued, and a second memoir from Prince is also scheduled for release.

And so begins the 2025 season of “What’s Up in YA?” It’s nearing the end. Next week, we’ll bring you the first batch of new YA books for 2026, followed by a look at the most popular “best” books of the year.