I spent my Tuesday night learning about some fantastic young adult books coming out this summer from HarperCollins Canada. I'm sure you'll be just as pumped as I was to learn about them!

Plus we heard from Becky Albertalli, author of the forthcoming IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY (and others!) and Ibi Zoboi, author of forthcoming NIGERIA JONES (and others!)!

Tell me down below what your excited to read!

Summer 2023 YA Preview #FrenzyPresents

Summer 2023 YA Releases

We then got into what the upcoming Summer 2023 young adult releases are and there are so many fantastic books! I am going to be preordering some below and I can't wait to get my hands on them.

You can add them all to your To Be Read pile by checking them out on Goodreads!

IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY

Author: Becky Albertalli

Series: N/A

Publisher: Balzer & Bray

Publication Date: May 2, 2023

Summary:

With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexuality, identity, and friendship.

Imogen Scott may be hopelessly heterosexual, but she’s got the World’s Greatest Ally title locked down.

She's never missed a Pride Alliance meeting. She knows more about queer media discourse than her very queer little sister. She even has two queer best friends. There's Gretchen, a fellow high school senior, who helps keep Imogen's biases in check. And then there's Lili—newly out and newly thriving with a cool new squad of queer college friends.

Imogen's thrilled for Lili. Any ally would be. And now that she's finally visiting Lili on campus, she's bringing her ally A game. Any support Lili needs, Imogen's all in.

Even if that means bending the truth, just a little.

Like when Lili drops a tiny queer bombshell: she's told all her college friends that Imogen and Lili used to date. And none of them know that Imogen is a raging hetero—not even Lili’s best friend, Tessa.

Of course, the more time Imogen spends with chaotic, freckle-faced Tessa, the more she starts to wonder if her truth was ever all that straight to begin with. . .

Preorder:

Amazon | Chapters | TBD

NIGERIA JONES

Author: Ibi Zoboi

Series: N/A

Publisher: Balzer & Bray

Publication Date: May 9, 2023

Summary:

Warrior Princess.

That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movement, a Black separatist group based in Philadelphia. Nigeria is homeschooled and vegan and participates in traditional rituals that connect her and other kids from the group to their ancestors. But when her mother—the perfect matriarch to their Movement—disappears, Nigeria’s world is upended. She finds herself taking care of her baby brother and stepping into a role she doesn’t want.

Nigeria’s mother had secrets. She wished for a different life for her children, which includes sending her daughter to a private Quaker school outside of their strict group. Despite her father’s disapproval, Nigeria attends the school with her cousin, Kamau, and Sage, who used to be a friend. There, she slowly begins to blossom and expand her universe.

As Nigeria searches for her mother, she starts to uncover a shocking truth. One that will lead her to question everything she thought she knew about her life and her family.

From award-winning author Ibi Zoboi comes a searing, powerful coming-of-age story about discovering who you are in the world—and fighting for that person—by having the courage to remix the founding tenets of your life to be your own revolution.

Preorder:

Amazon | Chapters | TBD