Get Ready to Meet Your New Favorite Authors—It’s the Debut Class of 2019!

Get ready to rock your TBR pile with these incredible new voices in YA books.

With so many amazing books out there, it can hard to find the one. Whatever you’re looking for in your next favorite book, these 2019 debut authors have it.

If you’re looking for . . .

The one that makes you question:

No One Here Is Lonely

By Sarah Everett

Our entire lives are online, but what if the boy you love actually lives there? For fans of Adam Silvera comes a story about the future of relationships.

The one that haunts you:

The Things She's Seen

By Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina

This brilliantly written thriller explores the lives—and deaths—of two girls, and what they will do to win justice. As Beth and her father unravel the mystery, they find a shocking and heartbreaking story lurking beneath the surface of a small town.

The one that gets under your skin:

Wilder Girls

By Rory Power

A feminist Lord of the Flies about three best friends living in quarantine at their island boarding school, and the lengths they go to uncover the truth of their confinement when one disappears. This fresh, new debut is a mind-bending novel unlike anything you’ve read before.

The one that sweeps you away:

House of Salt and Sorrows

By Erin A. Craig

As one by one her beautiful sisters mysteriously die on their isolated island estate, Annaleigh must unravel the curse that haunts her family. Be careful who you dance with…

The one that bewitches you:

The Babysitters Coven

By Kate M. Williams

Adventures in Babysitting meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this funny, action-packed novel about a coven of witchy babysitters who realize their calling to protect the innocent and save the world from an onslaught of evil.

The one that makes you feel:

Scars Like Wings

By Erin Stewart

Relatable, heartbreaking, and real, this is a story of resilience—the perfect novel for readers of powerful contemporary fiction like Girl in Piecesand Every Last Word.

The one that makes a difference:

Full Disclosure

By Camryn Garrett

In a community that isn’t always understanding, an HIV-positive teen must navigate fear, disclosure, and radical self-acceptance when she falls in love—and lust—for the first time. Powerful and uplifting, Full Disclosure will speak to fans of Angie Thomas and Nicola Yoon.