'The Hate U Give' author Angie Thomas says this YA novel is why she writes books for 'people like me' ...

Angie Thomas, author of "The Hate U Give," shares her book recommendations for this year's Independent Bookstore Day.

While The Hate U Give has been on banned books lists for years, it feels more imperative than ever to champion this book and spread its messages now.

No easy answers come forward, but you’ll treasure the characters who ring true and deserve to live their best lives.

Of the more than 273 books that were challenged, several — such as “ George,” by Alex Gino, a middle-grade novel about a transgender child, “ The Hate U Give,” by Angie Thomas and “The ...

Kayana Szymczak for The Boston Globe “The Hate U Give” author Angie Thomas captivated an audience at the Boston Globe Horn Book Awards at Simmons College on Friday night.

Angie Thomas's explosive debut novel The Hate U Give delivers a powerful and poignant look at police brutality, poverty and life in crime-ridden inner cities. Impossible to put down and stunning ...

The young adult novel "The Hate U Give" tells the story of a teenager whose childhood friend is shot and killed by a police officer. In the book, now a finalist for a National Book Award and ...

Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate, tells TIME about her new book, 'An American Sunrise,' and the state of poetry.

The Hate U Give was loosely based on the police-involved fatal shooting of Oscar Grant in the Bay Area. The storyline was also reportedly influenced by some of Thomas’ life experiences.