Writing at the "fantastic" intersection of sci-fi and young adult romance, Christine Johnson reveals more about her paranormal tale The Gathering Dark, and her inspiration from

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For her standout YA novel Out of Nowhere,

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Born to be an author, Dan Wells opens up about his hotly anticipated second installment in the Partials series: Fragments.

Callie LeRoux has put her grimy, harrowing trip from the depths of the Dust Bowl behind her. Her life is a different kind of exciting now: she works at a major motion picture studio among powerful studio executives and stylish stars.

When 15-year old Thea's math-genius boyfriend, Cam, mysteriously vanishes from their upstate New York town, the weirdness is just beginning.

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When 16-year-old Abigail's mother dies in Scotland--leaving a faded photo, a weirdly cryptic letter, and a one-way ticket to America--she feels nothing. Why should she? Her mother gave her away when she was a baby, leaving her to grow up on an anti-nuclear commune and then in ugly foster homes.

Defy the Dark, an all-new anthology, features 16 stories by critically-acclaimed and bestselling YA authors as they explore things that can only happen in the dark. Authors include Sarah Rees Brennan, Rachel Hawkins, Carrie Ryan, Aprilynne Pike, Malinda Lo, Courtney Summers, Beth Revis, Sarah Ockler, and more.