Young Adult Fiction

We've got vast amounts of knowledge and information available to us at our fingertips - so why are literacy rates steadily declining? Audio

American author Marissa Meyer has spent much of the past decade reimagining the classic fairy stories we think we know so well, and turning them into smash hits. Her first novel, Cinder, became a New… Audio

Writers of fiction for young adults explore themes that are universal in nature but often most poignant in young people finding their way in the world. Two new books by New Zealand authors Half my… Audio

A bleak futuristic world of injustice is the setting for Tina Shaw's new Young Adult novel Ursa. The thriller is launched at the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and National Awards Day in Auckland… Audio

Over the summer, producer Mark Amery's teenagers devoured the first two great books in a new series for young adults - and their parents - Children of the Furnace. They're by a Nelson author Brin… Audio, Gallery

Kate De Goldi is a fiction writer and book reviewer. Her most recent novel, From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle, won the Esther Glen Medal at the 2016 NZ Children's and Young Adult Book Awards, and… Audio

Do adults underestimate the kind of issues young people deal with daily? Sally Gardner sees the “Y” in YA as standing for why something happens and the “A” for an attempted answer. She is joined by… Audio