Teen Read Week is Almost Here

It’s time to get ready for a week-long celebration of all things YA literature as the American Library Association’s Teen Read Week kicks off on Sunday, October 18. This year’s theme is “Read Beyond Reality” which “encourages teens to read something out of this world, just for the fun of it.”

For their part, the divas over at readergirlz have planned a fantastic line up of live online chats with top teen authors throughout the week so you can ask burning questions about the their books, find out about their daily lives, and learn about their writing process.

Here’s the schedule so you can mark your calendars:

• Monday, Oct. 19: Beyond Imagination with authors Justina Chen Headley (North of Beautiful), Alyson Noël (Evermore) and Zoe Marriott (Daughter of the Flames)
• Tuesday, Oct. 20: Beyond Hardship with rgz diva Lorie Ann Grover (Hold Me Tight), Elizabeth Scott (Living Dead Girl) and Lynn Weingarten (Wherever Nina Lies)
• Wednesday, Oct. 21: Beyond Daily Life with rgz diva Holly Cupala (Tell Me a Secret), Lisa McMann (Wake) and Cynthia Leitich Smith (Eternal)
• Thursday, Oct. 22: Beyond Our World with rgz diva Melissa Walker (Lovestruck Summer), Cassandra Clare (City of Ashes) and Patrick Ness (The Knife of Never Letting Go)
• Friday, Oct. 23: Into Our Beyond with rgz diva Dia Calhoun (Avielle of Rhia) and pioneering YA sci-fi author Sylvia Engdahl (Enchantress from the Stars)

All events are from 6 p.m. Pacific Time (9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) at the rgz forum. Hope to see you there!