Is it just me or has this been A WEEK? We've almost made it to the end, though, so here's a handful of internetness to help you hang in there until it's time to weekend.
Book Related Things
Veronica Rossi's giving us a Revolutionary War spy thriller! More deets here.
We're getting a new Megan Whalen Turner book, and she announced the title and pub date on her Tumblr.
Are you ready for new books from the Shadowhunters universe? Cassandra Clare dishes with EW about The Eldest Curses.
America Ferrera is editing a book of essays about diversity, and she's got an all-star lineup of contributors.
Bustle has a round-up of 5 YA books about immigration that feel extremely timely.
More from Bustle: they chatted with three YA authors about writing asexual protagonists.
The key to reading more books on your TBR list? Stop finishing books you don't like.
The kid lit industry banded together and raised $150,000 and more than 4,000 signatures in support of the Families Belong Together Act.
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Book deals, book deals everywhere!
Uprooted: A Novel by Naomi Novik (review)
Beneath the Shine by Sarah Fine (review)
More Than This by Patrick Ness (review)
Secondborn (Secondborn Series) by Amy A. Bartol (review)
You Know Me Well: A Novel by David Levithan and Nina LaCour (review)
The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland by Rebekah Crane (review)
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) by Lauren Graham (review)
The Traitor's Kiss (Traitor's Trilogy) by Erin Beaty (review)
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YA Onscreen Things
ICYMI: Mulan turns 20, Set It Up is a hit, Kristen Bell's new project and more in YA Onscreen!
The trailer for To All The Boys I Loved Before dropped yesterday and many a squeal could be heard from FYA HQ:
And OMG was it Christmas? Because we ALSO got a sneak peek at The Hate U Give yesterday!
So some of you got a chance to see a teaser of @TheHateUGive at #VidCon2018, and I wanted to share it with everyone. Be sure to tune into the @BET Awards this Sunday for a sneak peek at the FULL TRAILER! Then afterwards watch the full trailer online at https://t.co/OMlvgGM3B4. pic.twitter.com/FS6R36CHRq
— T'ChAngie Thomas Doesn't Cast Films (@angiecthomas) June 22, 2018
For my PLL peeps, Epic Reads has a first look at The Perfectionists.
Star Trek: TNG has signed a five-year deal with Alex Kurtzman to create new content for television.
MTV has a Daria reboot in the works and we have Feelings™ about it.
Social Media Things
Julie Murphy cosplaying White Lady Calling The Cops at a BBQ has us howling!
LANDRY!!!!!
i hereby move that we stop calling Jesse Plemons “Meth Damon/budget Matt Damon” and instead demote Matt Damon to “Messy Plemons”
— demi adejuyigbe (@electrolemon) June 21, 2018
I could get into a lengthy debate over whether Cher or Dionne is the Taurus and vice versa re: Libra, but this is otherwise perfect:
Clueless Zodiac
— Astro Poets (@poetastrologers) June 18, 2018
Aries: Murray
Taurus: Cher
Gemini: Tai
Cancer: Mr. Hall
Leo: Amber
Virgo: Christian
Libra: Dionne
Scorpio: Elton
Sagittarius: Josh
Capricorn: Cher's Dad
Aquarius: Travis
Pisces: Miss Geist
What are your potatoes?
We all need potatoes, as @lindaholmes put it once. pic.twitter.com/LTnSKD5iAk
— emery lord (@emerylord) June 21, 2018
Miscellaneous Things
Gina Rodriguez is using her 2018 Emmy campaign money from CBS TV Studios to pay for the education of an undocumented Latina high school student. *tears!*
Wait, did you guys know that Bill Weasley is Mad-Eye Moody's son IRL????
Brooklyn Nine-Nine actress Stephanie Beatriz explains why marrying a man doesn’t make her any less queer - could we love her anymore?
That's all for this week! Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments!