Strange Bedfellows: Queers, Conservatives, Catholics
Jonathan Alexander ponders homophobia in Islam and Christianity.
Jonathan Alexander ponders homophobia in Islam and Christianity.
Jonathan Alexander reviews the new Netflix series “Thirteen Reasons Why.”
Jonathan Alexander interview children’s author Brian Selznick.
Jonathan Alexander interviews scholar of YA literature, Kenneth Kidd.
An interview with author Francesca Lia Block.
GIVEN ITS PENCHANT for exploring hot topics, young adult fiction is no stranger to environmental issues. YA dystopias are often set in postapocalyptic...
Peck’s larger claim is that despite AIDS, and maybe even because of AIDS, gay men must make sure not to lose joy in sex.
Marriage isn't just for two people anymore: on "While We're Young" and "The Overnight."
Photography by Jon Hughes / Photopresse
Madeleine L'Engle is pegged as a writer for young people, but that isn't all.
Dystopic stories are attractive. They appeal to a readership that feels threatened — economically in an age of downward mobility, and politically in...
Children's and young adult fiction about Hurricane Katrina helps shape cultural understanding of social justice.