When bestselling YA author Angie Thomas was growing up ... at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, Thomas realized that YA books like juggernauts “Twilight” and “Hunger Games ...

And like Black YA literature ... All the Says to Come." Angie Thomas: The author and activist's debut novel, 2017's "The Hate U Give," began as her senior project at Belhaven University.

Before finding her voice in young adult fiction, author Angie Thomas wanted to rap as a teenager ... there weren’t a lot of people who look like her in the world of young adult literature.

We speak with young adult authors Angie Thomas and Tomi Adeyemi about their work at a recent event at WBUR's CitySpace. And, there have been some longstanding concerns about ed-tech.

As we enter 2021, there’s no hotter author anywhere than Angie Thomas. She currently rules the New York Times ... a level of popularity more commonly associated with franchises like the Harry Potter ...

A few years ago, the author Angie Thomas wrote a young adult novel that ... It had this propulsive plot and characters who felt very real, like Starr's dad, Maverick. He wasn't distant or annoying ...

JACKSON — Angie Thomas was 6 years-old when she was caught ... daughter that there was more to the world outside Georgetown like bigger houses and endless possibilities. Angie said this moment ...

The founder of the creative writing program that inspired author Angie Thomas to write “The Hate ... he and his wife spar with one another, very similar to what happens in “The Hate U Give.” ...

Jackson’s Angie Thomas could never have dreamed that what ... and as a writer I felt it was the best audience for a story like this. So many young people are affected by cases like Khalil ...

The book has sold out of multiple bookstores, and author Angie Thomas' Twitter feed has been ... I felt it was the best audience for a story like this. So many young people are affected by cases ...