Update: Thanks to interest, weโ€™ve now added a second live discussion section option!

I am so happy to say that my series on #TheHungerGames will be offered again starting in June! This series will run Summer-Fall in SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity.

May the odds be ever in our favor. ๐Ÿน

https://youtu.be/Tlwojys1CR0?si=ZaYdjoDqyzcvmdf2

Info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/0930/

#Dystopia #SFF #YoungAdult #YALit #ScienceFiction #Books #Bookstodon #Resist

SPACE: The Hunger Games Book Club with Amy Sturgis (General Humanities)

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YA Dystopian Fiction and the Defanging of Dark Themes - David Somerfleck | Science Fiction Author

The Hunger Games is built on the premise of children murdering children on live television. The Giver depicts infanticide as routine civic procedure. Divergent packages totalitarian body-sorting as a personality quiz. YA dystopia is wildly popular and systematically defanged โ€” and the gap between its premises and its execution tells us something important about how we talk to young readers about the darkness they already live inside.

David Somerfleck

Now confirmed by student vote! I am so happy to say that, thanks to student interest, we are planning to revisit #TheHungerGames books this Summer-Fall in SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity. #TheHungerGames series of modules will be offered again starting in June!

May the odds be ever in our favor. ๐Ÿน

https://youtu.be/Tlwojys1CR0?si=ZaYdjoDqyzcvmdf2

Info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/0930/

#Dystopia #SFF #YoungAdult #YALit #ScienceFiction #Books #Bookstodon #Resist

SPACE: The Hunger Games Book Club with Amy Sturgis (General Humanities)

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Looking for FREE* Romance novels for the weekend? Check out this Bookfunnel event - Fantasy, Shifter, PNR, Romantasy, Sci-fi, and YA - 50+ authors brought you their best!

PS: there's an excerpt of my YA novel in there ๐Ÿ™‚

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Check out this Bookfunnel event: https://bf.sophiemaddon.com/ticking_clocks_2026/y6m2cy3x2j

PS: there's an excerpt of my YA novel in there ๐Ÿ™‚ - as per a reviewer, it's a YA combination of Portal Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, Light Sci-Fi, Comedy and later on, the story veers into a suspense direction.

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Ticking Clocks

Ticktock, Ticktock, Ticktock... Time to sit on the edge of your seat as each story draws you into its world.

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ TWO MONTHS TO GO! ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

The Boy Maeve will be coming out on 26 May 2026

*He only knows two things for sure: his name is Maeve and heโ€™s a boy.*

https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/the-boy-maeve-by-kai-ash/9781761212468

https://kaiashwrites.com/writing-and-awards/

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I am so happy to say that, thanks to student interest, we are planning to revisit #TheHungerGames books this Summer-Fall in SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity. With enough demand, #TheHungerGames series of modules will be offered again! It's open for voting now.

May the odds be ever in our favor. ๐Ÿน

https://youtu.be/Tlwojys1CR0?si=ZaYdjoDqyzcvmdf2

Info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/0930/

#Dystopia #SFF #YoungAdult #YALit #ScienceFiction #Books #Bookstodon #Resist

SPACE: The Hunger Games Book Club with Amy Sturgis (General Humanities)

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Okay... Is Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender great literature, even great YA literature? Absolutely not. Has it been entertaining as fuck to read? Yup. Can't go wrong with two beheadings in the first 30 pages.

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With only two months to go until the official publication date of 26 May 2026, today I got to hold an advanced copy of the finalised book! Hardie Grant Children's Publishing sent it in a very awesome black box, wrapped up in beautiful native flower wrapping. What a joy to receive! And

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In this Authority Magazine interview, Kristin Marquet sits down with YA historical fiction author Andrew Varga to explore what it takes to become a great author. His thoughts on reading widely in your genre are particularly worth noting. Recommended for writers, teachers of writing, and book lovers.
#WritingCommunity #Authors #HistoricalFiction #YALit #Booksky
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/andrew-varga-on-the-5-things-you-need-to-know-to-become-a-great-author-e01f14cdb82f?sk=v2%2F4574ca53-36b3-4db2-a97f-9b009812ba9d
Andrew Varga On The 5 Things You Need to Know to Become a Great Author

Read a lotโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠI think that almost all authors are readers first. For me, it started with reading hundreds of fantasy novels and learning theโ€ฆ

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